“Medical advances happen faster here because we’ve broken down silos and embraced an intentional culture of multi-disciplinary collaboration and teamwork, which enables discovery to thrive,” said Ronald J. Sokol, [distinguished professor of pediatrics, director, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and assistant vice chancellor for clinical and translational science at CU School of Medicine and] inaugural chief scientific officer of the Institute and the Bruce and Bev Wagner Family Endowed Chair for Child Health Research, in a statement.