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Ciit Changes Name; Broadens Agenda And Funding Sources

BT Catalyst, Jan, 2001

On the eve of its 25th anniversary, CUT has changed its name to reflect a broadened research agenda and an expanded approach to funding in support of its research mission.

"The new CUT Centers for Health Research is positioned to become one of the pre-eminent environmental and human health research institutes with a global role in benefiting the public," said President William F. Greenlee.

Established in 1976 as the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, the Institute gained international respect for its research into the potential effects of chemical exposures on human health. Today that research has expanded far beyond traditional toxicology to a diverse, multi-disciplinary research approach that involves collaborations with academia, government and industry.

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The new name reflects the new scope -- one of issues-based human health research. To support that mission, work has begun on plans to add nearly 100 researchers and to double available laboratory space over the next five years.

The "centers" in CIIT Centers for Health Research denotes the many different research units and programs that work together to form the institute. The first two of these are the Center for Integrated Genomics and the Center for Computational Biology and Extrapolation Modeling.

Core financial support for CIIT continues through its alliance with the American Chemistry Council, but CIIT is leveraging that support by pursuing external funding through peer-reviewed government and private foundation grants.

"For the first time we'll be competing with our colleagues across the nation for funds, and this competition will make for better science and enhance the credibility and acceptance of CIIT research," said Greenlee. "With the guidance of the CIIT operating board we have developed a strategic plan that will provide nearly $10 million in new research support by 2005." That figure complements the current $18 million operating budget.

The global scope of CIIT has also grown. The institute is now interacting with colleagues from the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) and the Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) through the Long-Range Research Initiative of the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA). "This worldwide coordination assures relevance to issues and the most efficient use of research dollars," Greenlee said.

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Ciit Changes Name; Broadens Agenda And Funding Sources

BT Catalyst, Jan, 2001

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