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More Treatments for All People More Quickly

We conduct research and support activities that address long-standing challenges in translational research so that new treatments and other health solutions reach people faster.

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Unmasking Addiction: Scientists Discover Common Brain Network Among People With Substance Use Disorder

November 27, 2023 - Grantee/Partner News

Study Finds Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Cases in Children

November 21, 2023 - Grantee/Partner News

BU Study Finds Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Closures Associated With Changes in Hospital Care Practices

November 21, 2023 - Grantee/Partner News


Advancing Translational Science

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Director's Corner

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Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D.

Director's Message

How NCATS Built Better Models for Predicting a Medicine’s Safety and Efficacy

November 15, 2023

In her latest message, NCATS Director Joni Rutter describes the translational science principles NCATS used to build more accurate models for drug discovery and development.

About the NCATS Director

Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D., is the director of NCATS at NIH. Rutter oversees the planning and execution of NCATS complex, multifaceted programs.

NCATS Bold Goals Series

In a series of Director's Messages, NCATS Director Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D., shares her vision and audacious goals for the center over the next decade.

Previous Director's Messages

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