Steven Dubinett is the Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCLA. The CTSI is part of the NIH CTSA Consortium and has 10 program areas that provide resources to support clinical and translational research. These program areas include clinical and community research, biomedical informatics, pilot studies, career development, and biostatistics. The CTSI is governed by an Institutional Steering Committee and receives guidance from internal and external advisory boards. It also offers Bridge Grants of up to $75,000 for one year to highly qualified new investigators conducting interdisciplinary translational research across UCLA and its affiliated institutions.