The Northwestern University GCRC offers several core resource facilities. These primary core resources are available as direct support to approved investigator-initiated, peer-reviewed studies carried out at the GCRC. The services are also available at minimal, cost-recovery-based charges for industry-sponsored studies. At NMH, the discrete unit features six inpatient beds and a 1,334 square foot outpatient facility with four outpatient rooms and five outpatient beds. The facility's environment can be adapted for specific study requirements, such as sleep studies or bone marrow transplant. A core laboratory provides a range of assays, specimen processing, and storage services. There is also a research dietary core offering dietary services, testing, and measurements such as basal metabolism, resting energy expenditure, and body mass index by multifrequency bioimpedance analysis. The dietary facility includes a research kitchen for the formulation of special or controlled diets and dietary analysis. |
GCRC nursing personnel are specialists trained for research procedures, including, but not limited to, pharmacokinetic studies, circadian studies, oral glucose tolerance tests, tilt table research, continuous pulse and blood pressure monitoring, EKGs, pituitary hormone testing, central line access and site care, CADD pump infusion, chemotherapy administration, monoclonal antibody administration, and adverse event management. A biostatistician is available to provide biostatistical support to GCRC investigators. Informatics support is provided by the Informatics Core manager. |  |
