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Division of Clinical Pharmacology
100 Technology Drive
Suite 450
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412.648.1880 |
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Center for Clinical Pharmacology
Mission and Vision
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Provide a national center of expertise in clinical pharmacology incorporating
drug discovery, drug development and optimization of drug use.
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Facilitate scientific knowledge transfer in clinical pharmacology through basic
science collaborations and industry partners.
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Educate and train clinical scientists to pursue technologies in clinical
pharmacology and train the next generation of clinicians in therapeutics.
Improve therapeutic outcomes for clinical patient care.
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Support the commercialization of research technologies in clinical
pharmacology, and thereby accelerate the translation of research discoveries to
commercialization.
The fundamental premise of the concept of translational research is that
insights acquired in in vitro or animal model systems can be used to develop
hypotheses which can be tested in humans; conversely, clinical observations in
humans can be used to generate hypotheses which be developed and tested in in
vitro or animal model systems. Combined, these two approaches promise to go a
long way toward enhancing our understanding of the basic physiological
mechanisms involved in response to drug therapy and contribute to improved
therapy.
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