Building a Platform for Translational Research in Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases to Address Population Health (original) (raw)

The CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, based at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, was created in 2009 with support from the United States National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The vision of CRONICAS is to build a globally recognised Centre of Excellence conducting quality and innovative research and generating high-impact evidence for health. The Centre'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 organisation: it benefits from past experiences, including past mistakes, and improves upon them, and thus challenges traditional research approaches. This ethos and environment is key to fostering innovation in research. A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN PERU Established in Peru, the CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases is based at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and was founded to close the research and capacity building gap in relation to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Peru. In Peru, the field of Miranda et al.