Clinical Component

临床组件-摘要 南卡罗来纳州医科大学（MUSC）消化疾病研究核心中心（DDRCC）的目标 临床部分（CC）是建立生物统计学家和研究的研究支持基础设施 行动，以促进中心成员进行的研究的有效性。这将是完成 通过支持消化和肝脏疾病研究的设计，实施和分析， 在主题上属于DDRCC的主要研究重点。 CC有几个独特的功能，包括一个广泛的跟踪记录突出，合作研究， 消化和肝脏疾病，由生物统计学教授兼数据主任Valerie Durkalski博士领导 MUSC公共卫生科学系协调股（DCU）。Durkalski博士和她的团队 根据其作为统计和数据协调中心的经验， 许多NIH资助的多中心临床试验和研究。此外，CC团队成员已经非常重视 与中心研究人员一起参与了许多NIDDK资助的胃肠道疾病多中心研究。 CC有两个具体目标：在目标1中，CC将与DDRCC生物医学研究核心合作， DDRCC成员支持基础，转化和临床消化和肝病研究，并促进 将基础研究转化为临床环境。CC成员将在设计中利用他们的专业知识 协调消化系统疾病基础、转化和临床研究， 复员方案协调委员会成员参与规划和执行拟议的研究项目。在目标2中，消委会将提供 为复员方案协调委员会成员提供统计专门知识和支助。协调委员会将运用其统计专业知识， 设计创新和有效的研究（基础研究，临床试验，转化和 观察研究），分析和介绍试点数据，并制定赠款提交， 将解决提出的研究问题。 CC还将促进新调查员的专业发展。总而言之，CC是理想的 提供一个有凝聚力的平台，以促进拟议的目标，并已做好充分准备，并致力于确保 与DDRCC研究核心和成员的成功和富有成效的合作。

Clinical Component - Abstract The goal of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Digestive Disease Research Core Center (DDRCC) Clinical Component (CC) is to establish a research support infrastructure of biostatisticians and research operations to promote the effectiveness of research performed by Center members. This will be accomplished by supporting the design, implementation and analysis of research studies in digestive and liver diseases that fall thematically into the DDRCC’s major research priorities. The CC has several unique features, including an extensive track record of prominent, collaborative research in digestive and liver diseases, led by Dr. Valerie Durkalski, Professor of Biostatistics and Director of the Data Coordination Unit (DCU) in the Department of Public Health Sciences at MUSC. Dr. Durkalski and her team are ideally positioned to fill this role based on their experience as the statistical and data coordinating center for many NIH-funded multicenter clinical trials and research studies. Further, CC team members are already heavily involved with Center investigators on a number of NIDDK-funded multicenter studies in gastrointestinal disease. The CC has two Specific Aims: In Aim 1, the CC will collaborate with DDRCC Biomedical Research Cores and DDRCC members to support basic, translational and clinical digestive and liver disease research, and to facilitate the translation of basic research into the clinical setting. The CC members will utilize their expertise in the design and coordination of digestive disease basic, translational and clinical research studies to collaborate with DDRCC members in the planning and execution of proposed research projects. In Aim 2, the CC will provide statistical expertise and support for DDRCC members. The CC will apply their statistical expertise to contribute to the design of innovative and efficient research studies (basic research studies, clinical trials, translational and observational studies), analysis and presentation of pilot data, and the development of grant submissions that will address proposed research questions. The CC will also foster the professional development of New Investigators. In summary, the CC is ideally poised to provide a cohesive platform for facilitating the proposed aims and is well-prepared and committed to ensuring a successful and productive collaboration with the DDRCC Research Cores and members.