Clinical Research Center at a
Glance
Lynda Lane MS
Administrative Director
Clinical Research Center
• Funded through a grant from the National
Center for Research Resources – NIH for the
past 53 years. Formerly the GCRC.
• Purpose: to provide infrastructure support for
clinical research.
• Part of the Clinical and Translational Science
Award (CTSA)
• Access resources and support through the
StarBRITE website.
www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/starbrite
Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and
Translational Research (VICTR)
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Establish physical and virtual home
for translational investigation
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Stimulate/streamline
communications and remove
impediments
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Develop a new generation of
investigators
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Actively develop novel
methodologies
Gordon Bernard,
MD
CTSA PI
Clinical and Translational Research
Center Facilities
Clinical Research Center
•19 bed Inpatient and Outpatient
facility
•Located on hospital space – S 3100
MCN
Pediatric Clinical Research
Center
•6 Room Outpatient clinic
•Located in the Vanderbilt
Children’s Hospital Clinic 9th Floor
DOT
Clinical Trials Center
•2 room outpatient clinic
•Office space for 15 research
personnel
•Located at the Village at Vanderbilt
•New office at 100 Oaks Mall
Surgery
5%
Nursing Psychology Anesthesia
2%
4%
5%
Pharmacology
6%
Radiology
5%
Oncology
8%
Psychiatry
6%
Pulmonary
8%
CRC
Investigators by
Department
Pediatrics
23%
Cardiology
5%
Other Medicine
23%
Nursing Core
• MCN location Staffed 24/7
• Pedi CRC staffed M-F
• 26 Full time inpatient and outpatient
nurses
• 2 Unit clerk
• 2 administrative support staff
Cardiovascular Physiology
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Autonomic Testing System
Vascular and Cerebral Doppler
Microneurography System
Echocardiograph - Ultrasound
ECG
Forearm Blood Flow Systems
Tilt Table
EndoPat
Energy Balance and Exercise Physiology
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Bicycle Ergometers Treadmills
Metabolic Carts
DXA Scanner
Metabolic Chamber
BodPod
Bioelectrical Impedance
Activity Monitors
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Bionutrition Assessment
• Metabolic Kitchen
– Controlled nutrient meals
• Dieticians for meal planning
• Food analysis software
Informatics Lab
• Poster Printing
• Physiological Equipment Development
• Computer and software Support
Assay Development and Core Lab
• Imaging Satellite
• PET Imaging
• fMRI - 3 and 7 tesla
Sleep Research Core
•Two inpatient rooms configured
for sleep monitoring systems
•EEG
•Polysomnograms
•Multiple sleep latency
What can the CRC
Provide ?
• Pilot funding support
• Inpatient and outpatient space and
nursing care
• Ancillary support for pilot projects
Grant Budget Planning for VICTR / CRC
resources
• For grant budget planning, if you are
submitting an investigator-initiated
proposal funded by a federal grant,
agency, or foundation, you may
assume that the following support is
available to you at no cost from the
VICTR Clinical Research Center
Clinical Research Center and
Pediatric CRC
• CRC Space and Nursing
• Centrifuge Use
• Dry Ice for Shipping Samples
• Freezer Space for Short-Term Sample Storage
• Inpatient Space and Nursing Care
• Outpatient Nursing Care on CRC
• Outpatient Space on CRC
• Pediatric Outpatient Nursing on Pedi CRC
• Pediatric Outpatient Space on Pedi CRC
• Ultrasound Technician CRC
Nutrition Services
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Diet Assessment - Outpatient
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Diet Instruction - Outpatient
Food Records and Food Recalls Training
Nutrition Counseling
Nutrition Data System - Training
Nutrition Data System for Research - Use
Regular Meal/Snack
Special Nutrient Controlled Meal
Study Diet Development
Physiologic Measurement
• Metabolic Cart
• 24 Hour Energy
Expenditure (Chamber)
• Actigraphy
• Actigraphy set up
• Bioelectrical Impedance
• Bod Pod
• DEXA
• Doppler Blood Flow
Equipment
• EKG Without Interpretation
• Echocardiograph Equipment
• Exhaled Nitric Oxide
Analyzer
• Forearm Blood Flow
Equipment
• Physical Activity
Monitoring Pedometers
• Tilt Testing
• Treadmill Testing -VO2
Max
Grant Management
• Must avoid double-dipping
• OK to state in grant proposal that
Vanderbilt has a CRC that provides
support.
• Can get letter of support for grant
proposals
Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational
Research (VICTR) Supported Weekly Clinics
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
10:00 – 11:00 AM
VICTR
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Funding Clinic
MCN A-3210
12:00 – 1:00 PM
b,c
Biostatistics Clinic
12:00 – 1:00 PM
b,c
Biostatistics Clinic
MCN D-2221
12:00 – 1:00 PM
b,c
Biostatistics Clinic
MCN A-3210
9:00 – 10:00 AM
CRC Research
a,f
Skills Workshop
MCN A-3210
12:00 – 1:00 PM
b,c
Biostatistics Clinic
MCN D-2221
2:00 – 3:00 PM
d
BioVU Office Hours
MCN A-3210
2:00 – 3:00 PM
e
REDCap 101 Clinic
MCN A-3210
12:00 – 1:00 PM
b,c
Biostatistics Clinic
MCN D-2221
(Theme: Omics data)
MCN D-2221
2:00 – 4:00 PM
a
REDCap 201 Clinic
(2nd & 4th Tues only)
MCN D-2212
a No registration necessary.
b Email notification of upcoming attendance helpful – contact biostat-clinic@list.vanderbilt.edu.
c See http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/Clinics for more details, including daily themes.
d By appointment – contact Erica Bowton, erica.bowton@vanderbilt.edu.
e Contact Veida Elliott, veida.elliott@vanderbilt.edu, for available session dates.
f See http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/crc/workshop.html for schedule of topics & presenters.
How do I get support?
StarBRITE
• www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/starbrite
• www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/crc