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UTMB The Institute for Translational Sciences Clinical Research Center

 

The Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS) Clinical Research Center (CRC) is a 24/7 unit located on the 5th floor of Waverley Smith Pavilion which is centrally located between Jennie and John Sealy Hospitals at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston. In late July 2022, we opened an ITS – CRC Satellite Clinic in League City where investigators with CRC approved protocols are able to schedule outpatient visits. The CRC Satellite Clinic is located in rooms 2.204A (Unit) and 2.204 (Core Laboratory) in the UTMB Clinics Building at League City Campus. Since 1963, UTMB has performed high-quality human subject research in the ITS-CRC, which provides critical resources to investigators throughout the lifespan of their projects.  The ITS-CRC provides an environment for conducting complex Phase I – Phase IV clinical trials including PI-initiated and industry-sponsored studies. Many studies involve pharmacokinetics or research in special populations and orphan diseases. The ITS-CRC provides comprehensive services including in-patient and exam rooms, nursing, bionutrition, core laboratory, exercise and special procedure rooms, exercise and metabolic equipment and a DXA scanner. To ensure best practices, we also provide hands-on training and access to specialized mentoring. Our clinical research practicum provides an opportunity for researchers and their staff to practice the skills covered in UTMB’s clinical research training. The practicum offers training in a one-on-one or small group, collaborative setting. Participants will have the opportunity to role-play and review essential research functions.

Services provided by the ITS-CRC are made possible by continued support from UTMB and the implementation of a cost recovery program. We use revenue to maintain service levels and provide training and resources to clinical investigators and research teams. It is important that you meet with our ITS-CRC team to review your proposed study and get an estimate of charges to include in your budget. Please contact Liz Ruiz at ebruiz@utmb.edu to schedule.

For more information about the ITS-CRC, contact Lamonne Crutcher, RN, BSN, CCRP at lmcrutch@utmb.edu. For ITS-CRC Protocol Application Process questions, contact Liz Ruiz at ebruiz@utmb.edu.

Looking for a particular piece of equipment?

Did you know that the GCC has a Shared Equipment and Resource Committee (SERC) composed of the Directors/Leaders in equipment inventory and acquisition from each of the GCC institutions?  If you are looking for a particular piece of equipment, please email Suzanne Tomlinson, and the committee members will work together to try to locate it and introduce you to the PI who owns/administers it.

GCC Shared Equipment and Cores

Shared core facilities are an important benefit to members of the GCC research community.

GCC has acquired major equipment for shared use, available to Texas Medical Center researchers, thanks to the generosity, commitment and vision of philanthropic donors such as the John S. Dunn Foundation. Additionally, GCC member institutions have each designated shared core facilities within their own institutions (via a GCC inter-institutional memorandum of understanding), providing a large array of equipment available to GCC researchers at internal rates.

These leveraged shared resources enhance collaborative research, training and grant proposals and provide increased opportunities for inter-institutional cooperation and growth. (Photos welcome!) Please contact Suzanne Tomlinson, PhD, Director, GCC Research Consortia, at smtomlin@rice.edu for more information.

Looking for a particular piece of equipment?
Did you know that the GCC has a Shared Equipment and Resource Committee (SERC) composed of the Directors/Leaders in equipment inventory and acquisition from each of the GCC institutions? If you are looking for a particular piece of equipment, please email Suzanne Tomlinson (smtomlin@rice.edu), and the committee members will work together to try to locate it and introduce you to the PI who owns/administers it.

GCC Member Institution Designated Shared Core Facilities