Our Collaborators

The Duke University Clinical & Translational Science Institute is using the TSBM to:

• Evaluate the impact of pilot projects funded by the CTSI by incorporating the TSBM into Accelerator funding applications.
• Utilize and further develop TRACER, an online platform to track important milestones and translational real-world benefits of CTSI programs and projects.
• Create, test, and validate a standardized TSBM coding tool developed by the University of California Irvine Institute for Clinical & Translational Science. This tool uses information obtained through a survey based on the TSBM framework and is administered about CTSA-funded projects.
• Advance the use of the TSBM as a structured evaluation framework to systematically assess translational progress, outcomes, and societal impact.
• Disseminate impact case studies of their work using the TSBM model. Highlighted case studies, and a link to all case studies, are included below. 
  • Biopsychosocial Determinants of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
  • The ADAPTABLE Study: Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-Term Effectiveness
  • Oxysterols for Treatment of Perinatal Brain Injury
  • From Brain Tissue to Blood Tests: Minimally Invasive Biomarker Innovation for Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

The Implementation Research Institute, a mentored training network for implementation scientists, is using the TSBM to:

• Train junior investigators to identify the broader health impacts of their work, map pathways of impact for their research, and communicate about how implementation science can improve health services and change communities
• Disseminate impact case studies and impact profiles to showcase the impact of IRI fellows’ and alums’ work and the impact of the IRI itself as a mentored network:
  • View IRI Impact Highlights 2024, a two-page summary of three TSBM case studies from the 2024 cohort showcasing the impact of IRI fellows’ and alums’ work.
  • View IRI Impact Highlights 2023, a three-page summary of five TSBM case studies from the 2023 cohort showcasing the impact of IRI fellows’ and alums’ work.
  • View IRI Impact Highlights 2022, a two-page summary of four TSBM case studies from the 2022 cohort showcasing the impact of IRI fellows’ and alums’ work.
  • View IRI Impact Highlights 2021, a two-page summary of four TSBM case studies from the 2021 cohort.
  • View IRI Impact Highlights 2020, a two-page summary of six TSBM case studies from the 2020 cohort.

The Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute at Oregon Health & Science University is using the TSBM to:

• Create, test, and validate a standardized TSBM coding tool developed by the University of California Irvine Institute for Clinical & Translational Science. This tool uses information obtained through a survey based on the TSBM framework and is administered about CTSA-funded projects.
• Disseminate impact case studies of their work using the TSBM model:
  • Assessing Community Belonging in Central Oregon
  • SOLACE: An Early Warning System for Adolescent Suicidality
  • Reducing Diabetes Risk Factors

The University of California Irvine Institute for Clinical and Translational Science is using the TSBM to:

• Evaluate the impact of research projects funded through ICTS by including the TSBM in funding applications and progress reports.
• Create, test, and validate a standardized TSBM coding tool developed by the UC Irvine ICTS. This tool uses information obtained through a survey based on the TSBM framework and is administered about CTSA-funded projects. View the research article about this work.
• Disseminate quantitative summaries and impact highlights of ICTS-supported research using the TSBM model in public-facing reports. 
• Disseminate an impact case study of their work using the TSBM model:
  • Safely Reopening Schools during COVID-19

The  University of California Los Angeles Clinical and Translational Science Institute is using the TSBM to:

• Evaluate the impact of CTSI-supported investigators and develop prospective and retrospective case studies.
• Disseminate impact studies of work using the TSBM model.
• Train junior investigators to identify the broader health impacts of their work, map pathways of impact for their research, and learn how D&I science can improve health and health care.

The University of Washington Institute of Translational Health Sciences is using the TSBM to:

• Disseminate an impact case study of their work using the TSBM model:
  • Six Building Blocks for Improving Opioid Medication Management in Primary Care

The University of Washington School of Medicine is using the TSBM to:

• Engage community stakeholders to identify and prioritize the translational benefits of a Return-to-Learn (RTL) youth concussion intervention

The Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science Institute is using the TSBM to:

• Evaluate the impact of CTSI-supported investigators through development of retrospective TSBM case studies
• Evaluate the impact of newly funded pilot projects by incorporating the TSBM into CTSI Pilot funding applications
• Disseminate impact case studies of work using the TSBM model:
  • Telehealth Use and Access to Services for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
  • Linking Eating Behavior to Flavor Perception in Early Childhood