Clinical Translational Core

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(CORE B- CTC: CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL CORE) PROJECT SUMMARY Description: The Clinical Translational Core (CTC) provides a comprehensive set of services designed to enhance the impact and rigor of clinical translational research on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Select services are novel and unavailable outside of the CTC; other services increase research efficiency and enhance quality control over study activities common to all CT research. Freeing individual IDDRC users of the burden of common activities in turn allows users to better deploy resources for innovation and maximizing the impact of their translational science. CTC services fall into four areas: (1) Assistance with assembling suitably large study cohorts to support rigorous, well-powered research. Recruitment of large samples is necessary for studies of developmental disabilities which have diverse clinical manifestations that must be measured and controlled for in data analyses to garner reproducible results. (2) Creation of study specific interactive databases and visualization tools which allow labs to track their study progress, efficiently allocate resources and effort, and prepare study reports and data submissions (e.g., NIMH Data Archive). The CTC, in collaboration with the Genomics and Data Integration and Neuroimaging and Neurocircuitry cores, support integration of different data types. (3) Support all phases of IRB and IND protocol preparation, submission and response to stipulations; and provide concierge services for other freely available research supports already on campus, such as services offered by CHOP’s Clinical Trials office, and services provided by the Penn/CHOP Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). (4) Expert clinical assessment support, including support with conventional psychological measurement; computable phenotypes from bioinformatic analyses of the electronic health records (EHR); and novel digital phenotyping using computer vision and computational linguistics to achieve granular measurement of speech, language and observable behaviors (e.g., nonverbal facial expressions and synchrony between individuals during interactions). These technologies and analytic capabilities are especially valued as they are not otherwise available on campus or commercially. The CTC will partner with the Preclinical Models Core on computer vision measurement of animal and human behaviors (e.g., gait), to derive features for mapping across species in order to more rapidly translate study findings and validate promising treatments. Relevance to IDDRC Mission: The CTC facilitates interdisciplinary translational research and training in IDDs (e.g., by working closely with the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program). The CTC provides centralized resources as well as novel cutting-edge techniques to support and advance IDD research linking genes, brain and behavior. The CTC is integral to advancing science that will impact the lives of those with an intellectual and/or developmental disability. Eligibility: Services are available to approved users of the CHOP/Penn IDDRC and for cross-site collaborations with others within the IDDRC network.