On May 1, Tulane University, as part of the Center for Clinical and Translational Studies, received a National Institutes of Health grant worth $82 million to address disparities in health across the Deep South.
The CCTS is a partnership of 11 universities, academic health centers and research institutes across Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi led by the University of Alabama, Birmingham and Tulane. The CCTS aims to bring together different institutions and use their strengths to complement each other in the fight against health disparities throughout the southern United States. …