NIA Announces Interest in Utilizing the CTSA Network - Trial Innovation Centers (TICs) to Study Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Aging-related Dementias

Notice Number: NOT-TR-15-016

Key Dates
Release Date: June 30, 2015

Related Announcements
RFA-TR-15-002

Issued by
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Purpose

This Notice to the research community reaffirms that the success of the CTSA Network - Trial Innovation Centers (TICs) is dependent on establishing strong partnerships with the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), as well as other federal, private and non-profit sponsors; and by providing quality study support and innovative approaches to their disease specific trials. As a prominent Participating Organization on RFA-TR-15-002, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) is co-funding the establishment of a TIC and intends to utilize this clinical research infrastructure for clinical studies on diseases of aging, in particular Alzheimer’s disease and other aging-related dementias.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Laurie M. Ryan, PhD
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Telephone: 301-496-9350
Email: CTSATICFOAQuestions@mail.nih.gov

Todd Wilson, DO
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Telephone: 301-435-0768
Email: CTSATICFOAQuestions@mail.nih.gov