Mission
The mission of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging (CITRA) is to cultivate and maintain close ties between Cornell researchers in social science, clinical research and mental health, with community-based practitioners from throughout the five boroughs of New York City. This tie between community based organizations, social scientists, and medical researchers provides a living learning laboratory where research is conceptualized, conducted, and disseminated with continuous feedback from invested stakeholders. Thus, CITRA's mission is not only the origination of high quality research, but the creation of a dynamic infrastructure to support these research partnerships. CITRA is funded by the National Institute on Aging.