The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio, a collaborative among ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½) and its affiliated hospital systems, the Cleveland Clinic (CC), MetroHealth (MH), University Hospitals (UH), the Louis Stokes Veterans Administration Medical Center (VA), University of Toledo (UToledo) and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) aspires to be a catalyst for high quality clinical and translational (C/T) research both locally and nationally by changing the culture and environment of biomedical research, sharing resources and expertise, and streamlining the research process to move translational research from bench to bedside and to the community.