At TRC4, grants are one of several strategic initiatives designed to accelerate the journey from scientific discovery to real-world impact. Through diverse funding mechanisms, we support researchers in driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and achieving breakthroughs that transform patient care. In addition to funding, TRC4 strengthens trauma research by cultivating partnerships, amplifying visibility, and building infrastructure across the UT System and beyond.
Pre-hospital Care – Research focused on trauma care prior to a patient’s arrival to a hospital.
Innovative and Novel Surgical Support Technologies – Research and technologies that can treat life-threatening injuries of patients who are delayed in receiving definitive surgical care.
Innovative and Novel Devices, Drugs and Therapies – Research and technologies to treat trauma/combat casualty-induced injuries.
Clinical Practice Techniques – Research focused on expanding the scope, speeding the progress, or increasing the efficiency of active trauma/combat casualty research. Improvement of capabilities and partnerships for conducting multi-center, longitudinal, FDA regulated and non-regulated trauma clinical trials.
Trauma System Registries and Information Management – Research designed to assess current trauma care and recovery procedures (e.g. registries, existing data sources). Development of methods to improve coordination of the digital and remote-based patient data capture and collection.
Advanced Complex Wound Management – Research and development of therapies and solutions for traumatic injuries, such as complex burn, soft tissue, open fracture, penetrating torso and brain injury.
Supporting the next
generation of investigators.
Advancing early-stage ideas
into feasible projects.
Bridging discoveries from the lab to potential therapies.
Innovating patient care through
real-world studies.
