GENERAL CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER

本申请建议建立一个普通临床 研究中心（GCRC）在霍华德大学。该计划的目标是 鼓励和促进个人和合作临床 霍华德大学健康科学中心（HUHSC）的研究。在 为了实现这一目标，GCRC将提供设施、工作人员 和环境，以（1）鼓励创新的个人和 合作临床研究;（2）促进学术互动 临床和基础科学学院之间;（3）支持当前和 将受益于GCRC资源的计划临床研究项目; (4)促进对特殊、文化敏感、临床 在大多数情况下遇到的问题，虽然不是全部，少数 由霍华德大学医院（HUH）服务的人群;（5）准备 医学院学生，内务人员，研究员和初级教师的职业生涯， 临床研究，（6）促进HUH的持续发展 作为一个临床和研究培训机构，以卓越的 学术和医疗服务。GCRC将位于HUH， 最初将包括2个住院床位和4个门诊检查 会议室，并配备适当的人力和物力资源， 程序. GCRC设施将位于前医疗病房， 选择其现有的设施和位置。初期项目 本GCRC申请中建议和描述的内容来自 微生物学、内科、儿科、外科和 癌症研究和镰状细胞中心。具体预防犯罪领域进行了研究 包括哮喘、高血压、肾病、癌症、糖尿病 脊髓压迫，胃肠道疾病，艾滋病和艾滋病毒- 相关条件。这些疾病中的大多数在一般情况下是常见的 华盛顿大都市社区，以及他们的发病率， 以及相关并发症的严重程度， 在HUHSC患者人群中。设立全球区域中心将提供 有机会研究这些疾病的几个方面和/或 与此同时，为基础 开发更科学和医学上值得注意的 未来的研究和治疗依据。建立 位于HUHSC的全球气候研究中心将扩大其现有的研究设施， 加快转变为临床研究的卓越中心 和培训及其有效

This application proposes the establishment of a General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at Howard University. The goal of this program is to stimulate and facilitate individual and collaborative clinical research in the Howard University Health Sciences Center (HUHSC). In order to accomplish this goal, the GCRC will provide facilities, staff and an environment to (1) encourage innovative individual and collaborative clinical research; (2) facilitate scholarly interaction between the clinical and basic science faculties; (3) support current and planned clinical research projects that will benefit from GCRC resources; (4) promote investigation of special, culturally-sensitive, clinical problems encountered in the mostly, though not entirely, minority populations served by Howard University Hospital (HUH); (5) prepare medical students, housestaff, fellows, and junior faculty for careers in clinical research, and (6) facilitate the continued development of HUH as a clinical and research training institution, reputed for exceptional academic and medical services. The GCRC will be located in the HUH and will initially consist of 2 inpatient beds and 4 outpatient examining rooms, with appropriate human and physical resources to support its programs. The GCRC facilities will be located on a former medical ward, chosen for its existing facilities and location. Initial projects proposed for, and described in, this GCRC application are from the departments of Microbiology, Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, and the Cancer Research and Sickle Cell Centers. Specific areas of research include asthma, hypertension, kidney disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus, spinal cord compression, gastrointestinal disorders, AIDS, and HIV- related conditions. Most of these diseases are common in the general Washington Metropolitan community, and the prevalence of their incidence, as well as the severity of related complications, is notably excessive in the HUHSC patient population. Establishment of a GCRC will provide the opportunity to investigate several aspects of these diseases and/or conditions at the same time, thus providing the foundation for the development of more scientifically and medically note-worthy investigative and treatment rationales for the future. Establishment of a GCRC at the HUHSC will augment its existing research facilities and speed its transformation into a center of excellence in clinical research and training.