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Recent Announcements:

8/25/10 CRC 2011 calendar
5/1/10 Saturdays BN available
10/5/09 CRC 2010 calendar
6/7/08 CRC Dress Code Policy
5/19/08 New and Improved MD Orders
5/7/08 Doctors Orders & Timing of Arrival of Orders
3/12/08 Access to CRC Lab
9/19/07 Doctors Orders Review Process
8/16/06 CRC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
04/07/05 Study staff updates
03/25/05 Access to CRC Posted Doctors Orders
03/18/05 Reduced research charges for panel tests at CRC
03/09/05 ! Responsibilities for reporting HRC-approved amendments to the CRC
02/10/05 Doctor's Orders changes for new special fund #
3/30/04 Metabolism and Nutrition meal tickets on the CRC
1/14/04 Standard naming convention for CRC Doctor's Orders

Applying to Use the CRC     top

Welcome to the CRC. We hope that utilizing our facilities will enhance your clinical research.

About the HRC Resource Request Application

The HRC Resource Request Application is a web-based tool that allows investigators to submit requests for Harvard Catalyst-funded in- and outpatient resources. Investigators may apply for resources at one or more of the Catalyst Human Research Centers. 

After the application is submitted, the administrative, nursing, and Metabolic Phenotyping Core (bionutrition) staff at each institution where resources are requested review it to determine the feasibility and costs (if any) of conducting the study.  The application is then reviewed by two scientific reviewers selected from appropriate disciplines who evaluate the scientific merit of the study and, if necessary, assist in the prioritization of resources.

Please note that proposals for investigator-initiated studies, funded or unfunded and without previous peer review in NIH format, must include a letter from a biostatistician stating that s/he has reviewed the project and finds it acceptable. The Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Consulting Service may be used for this. Please refer to their page for more information:

http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/biostatisticsconsultation.html

This application covers resource review and scientific review only. Institutional Review Board (IRB) review is a separate process, and is handled by the respective IRBs at each institution or through a ceded review process. IRB review may occur before, at the same time as, or after the scientific and resource review, depending on the institution(s) involved.

Access to this application requires an HMS eCommons ID. You may obtain one if you do not already have one by going to http://ecommons.med.harvard.edu/

How to submit a CRC Protocol:

Please go to the following link to submit a new protocol for review:

http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/inoutpatientresources.html

Please also submit these documents / questions with your protocol submission:

  1. Doctors Orders: Please contact Faith Fortune (ffortune@partners.org) to obtain the Doctors’ Orders templates
  2. CRC New User Form
  3. Biosketch Template
  4. Medical Record Storage: Where would you like the Medical Records stored once the study has been completed? To Medical Records or to Retrievex (outside company)

Helpful Links for Investigators

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Institutional Review Board (IRB) Submissions         top

The Partners Institutional Review Board (IRB) provides guidance conducting clinical research at Partners. Please go to http://healthcare.partners.org/phsirb/ for more information.


Publications      top

Publications and/or any internal or external communications must acknowledge use of the CRC program as well including the NIH grant number as the CRC funding source.

Please acknowledge the CRC grant as follows:

Grant Number: 1 UL1 RR025758-01
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Research Resources
General Clinical Research Centers Program

It is very important that the CRC grant is cited or the CRC contribution is explicitly acknowledged in all publications arising from studies that used any CRC resources at any time. The number of publications is a tangible measure of Center productivity. Publications are often used to support reports to the Director of the NIH and to Congress, and we can only use those publications that cite the grant by number or explicitly acknowledge CRC support. If your study utilized the GCRC Resources (Prior to 5/31/08), please use grant number M01-RR-01066. Please use both grant numbers if appropiate.

Education     top

2010 Summer Student Presentations

1. Braidie Campbell (Mentor: Jonathon Bean, M.D)

2. Jenifer Brown (Mentor: Janet E. Hall, M.D.)

3. Dorota Chapko (Mentor: Madhu Misra, M.D.)

4. Elaine Chiang (Mentor: Xiaoduo Fan, M.D.)

5. Jennifer Lee (Mentor: Elizabeth Thiele, M.D.)

6. Xingyue (Star) Wang (Mentor: David Henderson, M.D.)

2009 Summer Student Presentations

1. Gabriela Garcia (Mentor: Mohammed Milad, Ph.D)

2. Ashley Leichliter (Mentor: Denise Faustman, M.D., Ph.D)

 

2008 Summer Student Presentations

1. Adam Chen (Mentor: Merit Cudkowicz, M.D.)

2. Margarita Ebril (Mentor: Karen Furie, M.D.)

3. Rachel Levy (Mentor: Karen Furie, M.D.)

4. Sarah Merhar (Mentor: Karen Miller, M.D.)

5. Kate Miley (Mentor: David Henderson, M.D.)

6. Nicole Panico (Mentor: Janet Hall, M.D.)

 

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