The
General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) located at the
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)
is
one of a national network of approximately 80 GCRC centers
located within hospitals of academic medical centers throughout
the U.S. The primary mission of a GCRC is to provide a
research infrastructure for clinical investigators who
receive grant support from the NIH or from other Federal
agencies. The GCRC is equipped to handle many types of
studies involving research with human subjects. It accords
highest priority to studies that are sponsored by NIH.
In addition, those studies that are supported by other
external funding and investigators who propose to obtain
funding in the future are also highly valued. The GCRC
also provides the platform to perform research for the
Flight Analog studies conducted on the sixth floor.
The GCRC provides:
An optimal setting for controlled studies by both
basic and clinical investigators
Bi-directional and multidisciplinary interactions
among those involved in basic and clinical research
on both children and adults
An environment and resources for developing future
physician-scientists in the clinical research
arena
Technological and therapeutic approaches to ensure
rapid translation of new, basic scientific knowledge
into effective patient care
is
one of a national network of approximately 80 GCRC centers
located within hospitals of academic medical centers throughout
the U.S. The primary mission of a GCRC is to provide a
research infrastructure for clinical investigators who
receive grant support from the NIH or from other Federal
agencies. The GCRC is equipped to handle many types of
studies involving research with human subjects. It accords
highest priority to studies that are sponsored by NIH.
In addition, those studies that are supported by other
external funding and investigators who propose to obtain
funding in the future are also highly valued. The GCRC
also provides the platform to perform research for the
Flight Analog studies conducted on the sixth floor.
