From Bench to Bedside
Translating bench science to the bedside requires teams of scientists and clinicians armed with the resources to move ideas into reality.
There are UNMC resources and navigators available to guide you every step of the way.
Planning Your Project
| Planning Your Project | Contact |
| Grant Applications | Sponsored Programs Administration Bethany Decarolis, 402-559-6399 |
| Clinical Trial Contract Negotiation | UNeHealth Amanda Leingang, 402-559-7614 |
| IRB Application Questions IRB Application Assistance |
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Susannah (Sue) Logsdon, MS, 402-559-3779 |
| Registering your Study on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Lindsay Hicks, 402-559-6044 |
| Medicare Qualifying Analysis |
Clinical Research Center |
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Budgeting & Use of EPIC's Price Inquiry |
Clinical Research Center Katie Penas, MHA, CNMT, RT(N), 402-552-6601 |
| Biostatistics Consultation, Sample Size Analysis | Center for Collaboration on Research Design & Analysis (CCORDA) Fang Yu, PhD, email 402-559-6825 |
| Calculator for Patient Visits | |
| Clinical Database Tool (REDCap, Research Electronic Data Capture) |
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| Feasibility using Electronic Health Records | Electronic Health Record Data Access Core Purnima Guda, PhD, email 402-559-3845 |
| Systematic Review | McGoogan Health Sciences Library LibGuide |
| Find a Collaborator | SciVal Experts James Geiber, email 402-559-4565 |
Funding Your Project
| Funding Your Project | |
| Funding Opportunities | VCR Office email |
| Clinical & Translational Research Support Fund | LuAnn Larson, RN, BSN, CCRP, email 402-559-7685 |
| Edna Ittner Pediatric Research Support Fund | Sponsored Programs Administration Holly Dunning, email 402-559-7458 |
| UNMC Bridge Funding Program | Ken Bayles, PhD, email 402-559-4945 |
| Commercialization Services for Inventions | UNeMed Steve Schreiner, PhD, email 402-559-2176 |
| Sponsored Programs Administration | Assistance with grants and contracts Industry Sponsored Clinical Trials contact UNeHealth |
Subject Recruitment
| Subject Recruitment | Contact |
| Recruitment Specialist | clinicalresrecruit@unmc.edu |
| Subject Recruitment | Clinical Research Center LuAnn Larson, RN, BSN, CCRP, 402-559-7685 Courtney Kennedy, MSN, RN-BC, 402-552-2983 |
| Minority Community Collaboration and Recruitment | Center for Reducing Health Disparities Dejun Su, PhD, Director CRHD 402-559-9660; email: crhd@unmc.edu |
| Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center | Corey Smith, PhD, MA 605-721-1922 ext 161 |
| Posting Your Study on UNMC Clinical Trials Database | Lindsay Hicks, 402-559-6044 |
| Translation Services - no charge | Nebraska Medicine Interpretive Services 402-559-8697 |
| Translation of Research Related Documents - fee for service | Center for Reducing Health Disparities Translation Service Athena Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM 402-559-2095 |
| Disease Specific Registries | UNMC Biobanks and Disease Specific Registries |
Networks, Databases, and Centers
Clinical Service and Technology Cores
| Clinical Research Services | |
| Research Nursing Services Clinical Coordinators |
Clinical Research Center LuAnn Larson, RN, BSN, CCRP, 402-559-7685 |
| Investigational Drugs & Placebos (for human subject use) | Research Pharmacy, Jon Beck, PharmD, 402-559-5255 |
| Equipment and resources to support human studies involving physical activity | Wellness Innovation Clinical Research Lab, Liz Wellsandt, PT, DPT, PhD |
| Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacogenomics | DJ Murry, PharmD 402-559-3790 |
| De-identified Serum, Plasma, DNA Samples | The Nebraska Biobank |
| Tissue Biorepository | Tissue Procurement & Storage Facility Julia Bridge, MD, 402-559-5733 |
| Clinical pathology services | Nebraska Medicine Clinical Pathology Laboratory |
| Molecular Diagnostics/Tissue Typing | Department of Pathology Laboratory Services James Wisecarver, MD, PhD, 402-559-4618 |
| Human Tissue Pathology, Digital Imaging, Slide Scanning, Automated Immunohistochemistry and Specialized Histology | Tissue Sciences Facility |
| Human Genetics Testing | MMI Human Genetics Laboratory Form to Request Research Services |
| GMP Facility | Biologics Production Facility Phyllis Warkentin, MD, 402-559-6781 |
| Resource Toolkit | Contact |
| Accessing Radiologic Images for Research Studies |
Katie Penas, MHA, CNMT, RT(N) Mike Priebe |
| Research Core Facilities Instrument Scheduling (RSS Core Management System) |
Tess Kuenstling, PhD, MBA, 402-559-6162 |
| Telehealth consultations & support specialized, secure, interactive video and audio transmission available between healthcare facilities. Includes Tele-Emergency, Tele-Pharmacy with communication with over 100 hospitals, public health department and mental health clinics |
Melissa Diers, BA, MEd 402-559-4688 |
Clinical Translational Resource Contacts
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| LuAnn Larson, RN, BSN, CCRP Clinical Research Center |
Fang Yu, PhD Center for Collaboration on Research Design & Analysis |
Tess Kuenstling, PhD, MBA Research Resources |