Emerson Todd
PhD Student in Social Psychology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Penn State | Translational Science Fellow | LGBT Health Advocate
Lauren Jodi Van Scoy
Professor of Medicine, Humanities and Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine; Director CTSI KL2 Early-Stage Investigator Training Program
Alyson Eggleston, Ph.D.
Director of Evaluation & Associate Professor for Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institutes accelerates discoveries to benefit human health. As a member of the National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award Network, the institute provides resources, collaboration opportunities, services, workforce training, education and tools to help translate new research findings into tangible health benefits that improve the lives of those in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and beyond. Penn State is already a leader in clinical expertise, intellectual aptitude and innovative research. The Clinical and Translational Science Institute is the central infrastructure to catalyze discoveries, facilitate collaboration, build interdisciplinary teams, share tools and technologies, provide training and education for the future clinical and translational workforce and fund new discoveries. The institute fosters an environment that allows research discoveries to quickly and efficiently develop into health benefits. This goal is accomplished by providing: • consultation services • pilot funding • workforce development and education • research tools and resources • networking and collaboration opportunities
