NORTH CAROLINA TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE (NC TRACS) - PROJECT SUMMARY THE NORTH CAROLINA TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE (TRACS) IS A DYNAMIC REGIONAL NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND >250 COMMUNITY COLLABORATORS ACROSS OUR STATE. BASED AT UNC CHAPEL HILL, TRACS HAS STRATEGICALLY FOSTERED PARTNERSHIPS WITH NC A&T, THE LARGEST HBCU IN THE U.S., WHICH BRINGS EXPERTISE IN HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND DATA SCIENCE, AND NC STATE, WITH A NATIONALLY RANKED SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE IN ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS, WE WILL CATALYZE DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH, WITH AN EXPLICIT FOCUS ON ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY BY COMPLETING OUR OVERALL AIMS. AIM 1: PERFORM AND SUPPORT RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES THE SCIENCE OF TRANSLATION WITH THE GOAL OF CLEARIN
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