The
General Clinical Research Center is in its 44th year of operation.
The current grant extends through February 2008 with an annual budget of
over $3 million.
The unit is located in General Hospital and is staffed 24 hours/day by 12
research nurses.
The unit includes 12 inpatient beds, outpatient facilities, metabolic
kitchen and research dietitians.
GCRC
core facilities include analytical (RIA, ELISA, HPLC, GCMS), cardiovascular
(endothelial function, hemodynamics), neurophysiology (microneurography, EEG),
and body composition (DEXA, pQCT) laboratories. Biostatistical and informatics
support are also available to all GCRC investigators. There is also an Oral
Craniofacial Component sited in the College of Dentistry Center for Clinical
Research.
