Building a platform for translational research in chronic noncommunicable diseases to address population health: lessons from NHLBI supported CRONICAS in Peru.

J Jaime Miranda, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Germán Málaga, María K Cardenas, Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco, M Amalia Pesantes, Ricardo Araya, Oscar Boggio, William Checkley, 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

Journal: Global heart 2015;10(1):13-9

PMID: 25754562

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Abstract

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.

Address: CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: [email protected].; CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.; CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.; CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; Division of Internal Medicine, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.; CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.; Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.; Division of Non-Communicable Diseases, Dirección General de Salud de las Personas, Ministerio de Salud, Lima, Peru.; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.; School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.; School of Sciences, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.; School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; Department of Parasitology, and Public Health Training Program, USA Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru.; Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.; Division of Environmental Science and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.; School of Sciences, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; Centre for Global Health - Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Tumbes, Peru; Cysticercosis Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru.; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Peru.

DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2014.12.012