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Patient-Oriented Research

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The Patient Oriented Research Unit (PORU) has dedicated space on the 10th floor of the Northwest Tower and serves as an academic base for the interaction and collaboration of clinical investigators within the Department of Pediatrics. Administrative members of the PORU assist members of the Department with submission of human studies protocols to the Internal Review Board (IRB) and with preparation of clinical research grants and contracts. PORU investigators are studying a variety of clinical topics, including diabetes, asthma, sickle cell disease, hypertension, cancer predisposition, organ transplantation, smoking cessation and many others. Beyond physicians, participants in these studies include psychologists, epidemiologists, and biostatisticians.

Patient-Oriented Research

Unit Leaders

Faculty

The Patient Oriented Research Unit (PORU) has dedicated space on the 10th floor of the Northwest Tower and serves as an academic base for the interaction and collaboration of clinical investigators within the Department of Pediatrics. Administrative members of the PORU assist members of the Department with submission of human studies protocols to the Internal Review Board (IRB) and with preparation of clinical research grants and contracts. PORU investigators are studying a variety of clinical topics, including diabetes, asthma, sickle cell disease, hypertension, cancer predisposition, organ transplantation, smoking cessation and many others. Beyond physicians, participants in these studies include psychologists, epidemiologists, and biostatisticians.

 
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