NIH grants Clemson University $11M for musculoskeletal center: 5 things to know

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The National Institutes of Health Center for Biomedical Research Excellence gifted $11 million to Clemson (S.C.) University to launch the South Carolina Center for Translational Research Improving Musculoskeletal Health.

Here are five things to know:

1. Bioengineers from Clemson will spearhead the new center, which combines orthopedics and other clinical expertise from Greenville (S.C.) Health System and the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

2. Researchers at the center will study musculoskeletal disorders and design and evaluate new devices, interventions and drug therapies.

3. A major component of the center's creation is to develop "virtual clinical trials" to reduce the time it takes ideas to go from concept to clinical practice. By constructing very specific models of each step at the body, tissue and molecular scales, the scientists will build a catalog of predictive models that can be used in research, thereby creating a continuous loop of data that will improve innovation.

4. Clemson also plans to designate some of the funds toward scientists at the center. With the grant, five Clemson junior researchers will tackle fundamental questions about musculoskeletal disorders.

5. Since 2009, Clemson has received more than $400 million in COBRE funding.

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