Clinical Core

UConn Health
Clinical Research Center

The Clinical Research Center (CRC) provides support across the full spectrum of patient-oriented research and is the cornerstone for clinical research at UConn Health. Our staff can provide investigators with the resources they need and help make it easier to get and stay engaged in research. CRC support is available to all UConn Health researchers who have a need for CRC resources and who will conduct clinical research of scientific merit.

Examples of what the CRC Clinical Core can provide are as follows: assistance with preparing IRB submissions, screening and recruitment, conducting study visits, sample processing/storage/shipping, investigational drug administration and informatics.

Studies funded by federal sources, foundations, industry and other sources are welcome. CRC collaborates with UConn Health’s Office of Clinical and Translational Research (OCTR) to navigate the intricacies of budget and contract negotiations as well as the complexities of research financial compliance.

Investigators are encouraged to contact the Clinical Core Nurse Manager to discuss the process for requesting CRC resources and the particular needs of their study. The CRC is dedicated to continuing to foster and optimize clinical research at UConn Health.

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Contacts

Elizabeth Laska, BSN, RN, CCRC

Nurse Manager

laska@uchc.edu

Kathleen Curley, BS, RN, CCRP

Research Facilitator

kcurley@uchc.edu

Paul Appleton, MD, CCRP

Clinical Research Assistant 3

pappleton@uchc.edu

Megyn Clement, DA, CCRP

Clinical Research Assistant 3

mclement@uchc.edu

Catherine Jahne, BSN, RN

Research Assistant 3

jahne@uchc.edu

Kiara Matias, BS

Clinical Research Assistant 1

matias@uchc.edu

Campus Address

Clinical Research Center, CM 219
UConn Health

Mailing Address

UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-3805

Services

Study Coordination and Management

  • Screening/recruitment
  • Informed consent process
  • Study visits
  • Subject Teaching
  • Phlebotomy/specimen collection
  • Investigational drug administration
  • Special testing/procedures
  • Other data collection (e.g. questionnaire administration, assistance with self-administered computerized questionnaires)
  • Study coordination
  • IRB submissions
  • Regulatory binder creation/maintenance
  • SAE/AE tracking and reporting
  • Case Report Form (CRF) design
  • Research record chart assembly and maintenance
  • Medical exam room use

Phlebotomy/Specimen Collection

Informed Consent Process

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