Clinical Research Infrastructure

Facilitating the translation of basic research into the clinical arena and into the community

Full Project Name:Clinical Research InfrastructurePrincipal Investigator:Reza Shaker, MD, MedicineCo-Investigator:Gilbert White, MD, Medicine; Thomas Bray, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ellis Avner, MD, Pediatrics; Mark Harris, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; William Wiener, PhD, Marquette University; Cheryl Maurana, PhD, Institute for Health and EquityAward Amount:$1,026,464

Award Date

September2006

Project Duration:45 months

Project Description Narrative:

Funding for this project will support a pilot program to integrate and coordinate the healthcare research-related activities of basic scientists, clinical investigators, and community partners. A disease area will be selected that results in a high incidence of morbidity and mortality in Wisconsin and a disease for which both the academic and community partners have current support. The intent is to bring participating partners together to develop a strategy to coordinate their research activities.

AHW funding will support the development of a model for an integrated program to determine its administrative and infrastructure requirements. Subsequently, with support from the National Institutes of Health, this model will be applied to other disease entities.