NICHD Office of the Clinical Director

NICHD临床主任办公室（OCD）目前的临床研究组合包括临床试验、罕见疾病的自然历史研究以及药物和设备开发。临床研究项目目前包括71项方案，由30名NICHD首席研究员和210名副研究员进行。大约一半的协议包括儿科患者，其中许多关注罕见疾病。百分之二十五（25%）的方案涉及试验性药物或设备。目前的研究领域包括发育障碍、人类健康发展、发育内分泌学、神经科学、遗传学、转化成像、儿科和生殖内分泌学、不孕症、生育能力保存和人口健康。这些临床研究活动由NIH校内研究计划（IRP）管理，患者在NIH临床中心（CC）参与。在NIH临床中心提供高质量和安全的患者护理在nichd临床研究项目和服务的背景下至关重要。

The NICHD Office of the Clinical Director's (OCD) current clinical research portfolio includes clinical trials, natural history studies of rare diseases, and drug and device development. The clinical research program currently includes 71 protocols, conducted by 30 NICHD Principal Investigators and 210 associate investigators. Approximately half of the protocols include pediatric patients, of which many focus on rare diseases. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the protocols involve investigational drugs or devices. Current research areas include developmental disorders, healthy human development, developmental endocrinology, neurosciences, genetics, translational imaging, pediatric and reproductive endocrinology, infertility, fertility preservation, and population health. These clinical research activities are governed under the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP) with patient participation in the NIH Clinical Center (CC). Delivery of quality and safe patient care in the NIH Clinical Center is vital in the context of NICHDs clinical research programs and services. Partnerships and collaboration efforts both inter- and intra- NIH institutes and externally through research agreements with leading academic institutions nationally, and partnerships with industry through technology transfer or cooperative research and development agreements foster advancement of science and cutting-edge scientific research. Emphasis of nurturing a clinical research environment which encourages creativity and expanding fundamental scientific knowledge of summer interns, post-baccalaureate research trainees, as well as post-doctoral and clinical fellows in various basic science and clinical disciplines. The various components of the Office of the Clinical Director are to achieve the mission of NICHD: NICHD leads research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, enhance the lives of children and adolescents, and optimize abilities for all.