translational technologies resources

The primary goal of the Translational Technologies Resources (TTR) core of the CTSC is to make expensive "high end" research technologies available to the clinical/translational investigator in a manner that facilitates access and maximizes successful utilization. To do this, the TTR will create a clinical research environment that encourages innovation and development of new technologies; will develop education and training programs that expose students, staff, physicians, and faculty to enabling technologies for clinical and translational research; will ensure that clinical and translational investigators have access to state-of-the-art facilities and assist them in choosing the appropriate experiments to address their questions; and will assist clinical investigators in developing HIPAA compliant repositories for human materials essential to the research mission.

Leadership
Mission
  • Improve investigator access to multiple cores, enhance efficiency of core laboratories, and develop mechanisms to enable comparison of data across technological platforms
  • Encourage development and adoption of new technologies within the CTSA
  • Develop a detailed knowledge-base for developing Bio-repositories and provide a seamless, HIPAA compatible system for enhancing investigator access to fresh and stored human subjects materials via collaboration with the Participant and Clinical Interactions Resources Program
How we support Investigators
  • Provide education and training in TTR technologies (via development of specific programs within the TTR and through collaboration with the CTSA Education and Training Program) to clinical/translational researchers so that they understand the basic concepts of modern research tools, their strengths and weaknesses, and their specific applications
  • Develop novel extensions and applications of these technologies and resources for translational research
  • Core Directors are readily available to meet with clinical/translational researchers to assist them with experimental design and set-up, data analysis, and other inquiries
How to Contact Us
  • Check the applicable box(es) in the Translational Technologies Resources section of the CTSC Request Management System (https://casemed.case.edu/ctsc_rms/)
  • CWRU Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics
    • Email translational-tech@case.edu to contact Joan Schenkel and Shannon Swiatkowski who will direct queries to the applicable Core personnel
  • Cleveland Clinic Research Core Services
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