Resources and Services:
Clinical & Translational
Research Operations

The CTRU provides critical infrastructure to clinical studies, including adult and pediatric nursing services, phlebotomy, dietary services, laboratory biospecimen processing, and budget consultations.

CTRU

The Stanford Biobank assists researchers on-site and off-site sample inventory support, off-site “freezer farm”, and emergency support services, as well as data infrastructure and physical storage services for large, multi-site research efforts. Consultations services are available for lab storage facilities, freezer organization, freezer monitoring, specimen labeling/collection/processing, and e-consent.

Biobank

Spectrum provides CRU implementation assistance to departments throughout the School of Medicine (SoM). Services offered by CRUs include protocol review and feedback, annual enrollment tracking and assessment, roadmap to SoM services, as well as consultations on study feasibility, quality assurance, participant engagement, and regulatory requirements.

Clinical Research Units

OnCore is Stanford’s secure centralized system for tracking clinical research. As required by School of Medicine policy, all clinical research involving consent under Stanford purview, even if no participant signature is required (IRB has given a “waiver of documentation,” e.g., for info sheet or online survey) must be registered and record accrual in OnCore.

OnCore for Non-Cancer

RKS coordinates the multiple units responsible for quality and compliance improvement. This program is responsible for developing standard operating procedures, clinical trial policies, and best practices, as well as disseminating this information to our faculty and staff.

Regulatory Knowledge & Support

Spectrum provides resources and tools to help Stanford research teams meet their participant engagement and retention goals, with a focus on engaging participants as partners in research.

Participant Engagement Program

The Maternal and Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) mobilizes Stanford discoveries and expertise to improve healthier lives for expectant mothers and children. MCHRI offers full support for clinical research studies and trials, including experienced pediatric-focused clinical research coordinators and consultation services for research budgeting.

MCHRI

Clinical Research Support Office (CRSO)
CRSO provides operational, informatics, regulatory, and other needed support for the execution of studies at Stanford Children's Health.

CRSO

Drug & Device Development Training Program (D3)
D3 aims to advance cutting edge therapies and technologies generated by the Stanford community to benefit the advancement of care to mothers and children. Offerings include training and education, translational medicine research support, and seed grants.
Grant Wells, MS
Program Administrator

D3