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June 1, 2009 | Hospital News
Rockefeller University Hospital Opens New Sleep Research Center
The Rockefeller University Hospital has established a new Sleep Research Center equipped to conduct clinical investigations of normal sleep patterns as well as sleep disorders that occur in conjunction with disease states under investigation at the hospital.
June 1, 2009 | Center News
Recruitment Outreach and Support Service Hitting Its Stride
The Recruitment and Outreach Support Service team provides strategic and practical support to research teams to enhance the recruitment of eligible volunteers to research protocols at the Rockefeller Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
June 1, 2009 | Hospital News
Funds Pledged to Endow the Heilbrunn Family Center for Research Nursing at The Rockefeller University Hospital
The Rockefeller University received a generous pledge from Helaine Lerner and Joan Rechnitz, daughters of the late Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn, for the creation of the new Heilbrunn Family Center for Research Nursing. The Center will establish a home for the profession of clinical research nursing.
June 1, 2009 | Center News
2008-09 Bridges to Better Medicine Addresses Advances in Translational Science
On Friday morning, May 1, the Bridges to Better Medicine Initiative held its third breakfast forum of the 2008-09 academic year, entitled “New Targets for Antibiotic Drugs: Manipulating the Biology of Cells.” The spring breakfast forum featured Dr. C. Erec Stebbins, Associate Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Structural Microbiology, and Dr. Steven Projan, Vice President and Global Head of Infectious Diseases at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research. More than 90 guests attended the forum – among the best attended since the Initiative’s inception – which focused on the challenges of antibiotic resistance and the pursuit of more effective antibacterial drugs.
June 1, 2009 | Center News
Meet the Scholar: Manish Ponda, M.D.
Clinical Scholar Dr. Manish Ponda discusses his research interests and his experiences as a Rockefeller University Clinical Scholar.
June 1, 2009 | Center News
Integrated Research Information System (iRIS) Update
The iRIS system has three components: electronic review board assistant, study management, and subject management.
June 1, 2009 | Center News
The Clinical Research Support Office Post-Approval Audit Program: Scientific Integrity, Participant Welfare, and Good Clinical Practices – Part I
Every investigator’s pulse inevitably quickens at the prospect of an audit, yet for those investigators who have completed audits with any of the Clinical Research Support Office’s (CRSO) three auditors and implemented a Corrective Plan of Action, it is clear that the goals of the program are educational and non-punitive, aiming to make sure that coordinators and investigators have the skills, tools, and knowledge they need to accurately and safely conduct their protocols.
June 1, 2009 | NIH News
NIH Now Requires Submission of All Manuscripts to PubMed Central (PMC)
On May 25, 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) changed its policy regarding public access to findings from federally supported research, mandating submission of manuscripts to PubMed Central. The NIH Public Access Policy ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH-funded research.
June 1, 2009 | Center News
Center for Clinical and Translational Science Facilitation Office
The Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Facilitation Office provides services of experienced and certified research coordinators and data entry personnel available to assist researchers.
June 1, 2009 | Center News
Advisory Committee for Clinical and Translational Science
Scheduled meeting dates and submission deadlines, Committee and Subcommittee membership, and recent meeting minutes, as well as a historical archive of the 2008 - 2009 ACCTS minutes are accessible here.
June 1, 2009 | Clinical Research
Center Studies Currently Recruiting Participants
Enter here to find information on current studies being conducted at the Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science that are actively recruiting participants.
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