To help cultivate an environment at the Medical College that encourages and supports the application of research to patient care, we have established the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). This new and innovative infrastructure will advance education, collaboration and research in clinical and translational science.
The Institute is being built on the Medical College’s alliances with Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, the Zablocki VA Medical Center and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin’s Blood Research Institute, and a long history of collaboration with Marquette University, Milwaukee School of Engineering and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The CTSI will have adjunct faculty members from all of these institutions and community researchers. The adjunct faculty members will have access to research facilities and educational services of the partner institutions. The CTSI, though its degree-granting members, is in the process of developing master’s and PhD degree programs in clinical and translational sciences.
The Institute’s goal is to advance biomedical sciences and application to patient care and technology transfer.
To oversee the CTSI, I have appointed Reza Shaker, MD, Fel ’88, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research. Dr. Shaker will maintain his roles as the Joseph E. Geenen Professor in Gastroenterology, Chief of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, and Director of the College’s Digestive Disease Center. Dr. Shaker is a premier clinician and investigator recognized internationally for his research in gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal motility/sensory physiology and swallowing disorders. His leadership acumen and experience integrating basic science and clinical research will be of great value to the CTSI and its efforts to bring basic discoveries to bedside use, build collaboration and develop the next generation of clinical and translational researchers.
Michael J. Dunn, MD '62 Dean and Executive Vice President