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CFS Institute for Translational Research Funded for a 3rd Consecutive 5-Year Grant

The CFS USF Institute for Translational Research Education in Adolescent Substance Use (ITRE) has been funded for a 3rd consecutive 5-year grant by the National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Drug Abuse.

ITRE facultyThe 3rd consecutive 5-year ITRE grant is led by Co-Principal Investigators Tom Massey, PhD (right) and Bruce Lubotsky Levin, DrPH (left), and Co-Investigators Donna Burton, PhD (center) and Ardis Hanson, PhD (not shown). 

The $1,750,000 grant is led by Co-Principal Investigators Tom Massey, PhD and Bruce Lubotsky Levin, DrPH, and Co-Investigators Donna Burton, PhD and Ardis Hanson, PhD. The mission of the ITRE is to develop, cultivate, and disseminate an innovative model of research education that addresses best practices for translational research in adolescent substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.

The ITRE is a collaboration between CFS at the University of South Florida College of Behavioral & Community Sciences and the Center for Health Equity Research at Northern Arizona University.