Building a platform for translational research in chronic noncommunicable diseases to address population health: lessons from NHLBI supported CRONICAS in Peru.
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Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz;
Francisco Diez-Canseco;
Germán Málaga;
María K Cardenas;
Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;
M Amalia Pesantes;
Ricardo Araya;
Oscar Boggio;
William Checkley;
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Patricia J García;
Fabiola León-Velarde;
Andrés G Lescano;
Victor Montori;
William Pan;
Maria Rivera-Chira;
Katherine Sacksteder;
Liam Smeeth ;
Héctor H García;
Robert H Gilman;
(2015)
Building a platform for translational research in chronic noncommunicable diseases to address population health: lessons from NHLBI supported CRONICAS in Peru.
Global heart, 10 (1).
pp. 13-19.
ISSN 2211-8160
DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2014.12.012
The CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, based at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, was created in 2009 with support from the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The vision of CRONICAS is to build a globally recognized center of excellence conducting quality and innovative research and generating high-impact evidence for health. The center's identity is embedded in its core values: generosity, innovation, integrity, and quality. This review has been structured to describe the development of the CRONICAS Centre, with a focus on highlighting the ongoing translational research projects and capacity-building strategies. The CRONICAS Centre of Excellence is not a risk-averse organization: it benefits from past experiences, including past mistakes, and improves upon them and thus challenges traditional research approaches. This ethos and environment are key to fostering innovation in research.