Title:

CChiPS: Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies

Date:

April 18, 2008

Speaker:

Flaura Koplin Winston, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Founder & Scientific Director, Center for Injury Research and Prevention
Director, CChIPS

Summary

The National Scioence Foundation awarded the Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS) an Industry and University Cooperative Research Center designation. This little-known program was established several decades ago to promote efficient corpoate/academic exchange and to leverage resources for fundamental research. This model of cooperation was adopted recently by the National Cencer Institute investigation of orphan cancers. Dr. Winston believes that such industry academic partnerships, with safeguards in place for academic freedom and scientific integrity, are essential to advancing health.