CORT
Center for Research Translation
The National Institute of Health (NIH) recently awarded Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center a $6.3 millon award to establish a Center of Research Translation (CORT) in Psoriasis. This is one of the largest grants ever given to a medical institution in the United States for the study of psoriasis.
A Center of Research Translation (CORT) in Psoriasis based at University Hospitals Case Medical Center will integrate a strong psoriasis and skin disease research base with a large existing cohort of psoriasis patients. $5M from the new University Hospitals Murdough Family Center for Psoriasis will further increase the capabilities and geography of the clinical referral network, and in combination with $2M from Case School of Medicine for recruitment in psoriasis, these resources comprise a substantial institutional commitment to the CORT. The Skin Diseases Research Center’s cutaneous biology infrastructure and experience will accelerate the Case Psoriasis CORT’s advances for psoriasis patient benefit. The translational projects envisioned will test innovative therapeutic interventions in psoriasis that are based upon new mechanistic findings. They also provide new pathogenetic information using biologic samples from patients and animal models. It is intended that each Project will generate therapeutic modalities that change the treatment of psoriasis patients.
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