The Pulmonary Translational Research Core (PTRC) was established to foster excellence in research from the lab bench to patient bedside to clinical practice and to advance patient care and health outcomes in the field of pulmonary medicine. The PTRC is formed to provide the resources, services, operations, and training to support and promote the planning and implementation of translational and clinical research in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine (PACCM) at the University of Pittsburgh.

Goals

• To provide guidance to navigate the processes and procedures for conducting clinical research.
• To support and enrich the capabilities of investigators and their team promising early translational research through essential expert consultation;
• To provide infrastructure and resources to facilitate basic, translational, and clinical research.
• To facilitate collaborative research and partnerships through the identification of complementary expertise and team building;
• To provide educational resources to investigators on basic, translational, and clinical research.