Clinical Research Resources

Clinical Research Resources Links

The Division for Clinical Research Resources (DCRR) of the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) ensures that specialized facilities and biological materials needed for patient-oriented research are accessible to biomedical investigators whose research projects are supported by the National Institutes of Health and other peer-reviewed sources.

Within each category below is a list of resources, which are located primarily at academic and research institutions nationwide. Individual entries for each resource describe its emphasis and provide contact information.

Abbreviations used in this directory

Resource Categories

Clinical and Translational Science Awards—accelerate the process that moves basic discoveries from the laboratory into the clinic.

Clinical Research Informatics—a variety of programs providing informatics support to clinical researchers.

General Clinical Research Centers—offer clinical investigators specialized research environments that provide the infrastructure necessary to conduct patient-oriented research.

Genotyping and Analysis Center—the first national center for high-throughput genotyping dedicated solely to large-scale single nucleotide polymorphism analysis.

National Gene Vector Biorepository—serves as a critical resource for academic investigators conducting gene therapy research.

Islet Cell Resource Centers—isolate, purify, and characterize human pancreatic islets for subsequent transplantation into patients with type I diabetes.

Human Tissue and Organ Resource for Research—supports a procurement network to ensure the availability of human tissues and organs for biomedical research.

Rare Disease Clinical Research Network—supports regional centers of excellence for clinical research into, training in, and demonstration of diagnostic, prevention, control, and treatment methods for rare diseases.

For Further Information

For additional information on existing clinical research resources, contact:

Anthony R. Hayward, M.D.
Director, Division for Clinical Research Resources
National Center for Research Resources
National Institutes of Health
One Democracy Plaza, Room 906
6701 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 4874
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4874
Telephone: 301-435-0790
Fax: 301-480-3661
E-mail: CRADIR@mail.nih.gov