CTSI Service Center

Not sure where to start? Research navigators can help direct your team to the right resources. Please see the table below for a list of CTSI services and contacts.

Initial consultations for all services are offered at no cost. If a study requires special or extended involvement of staff, cost may be assessed. We will discuss all available options at the first consultation.

Please contact any of the CTSI services listed below as early in the process as possible, even before you have submitted a grant proposal.

Primary Contacts

• E. Mendy Dunn, PhD, RN
  CTSI Chief Operating Officer
  ecdunn0694@ufl.edu
  352.273.8700

Design a Study

Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design

• Design a study, determine appropriate sample size and perform statistical analysis.
• Contact
  Wei Xue, PhD
  qiangxue@ufl.edu

Community Scientist Program

• Tabs for resources, training, IRB, safety and ethics, standards and templates and professional associations.
• Contact
  Isabela da Silva Andrade
  i.dasilvaandrade@ufl.edu
  352.294.5986

Research Design and Data Coordinating Center (RDDC)

• Innovative research design, high quality data management, state-of-the-art data analysis and advanced data privacy technologies.
• Contact
  rddc@ctsi.ufl.edu
  352.294.5732 or 352.294.5770

LibGuides for Clinical Research

• Tabs for resources, training, IRB, safety and ethics, standards and templates and professional associations.
• Contact
  Terry Selfe, PhD
  tselfe1@ufl.edu
  352.273.8420

Data Management and Software

Clinical and Translational Science – IT

• Design and develop custom applications for research.
• Contact
  ctsit@ctsi.ufl.edu

REDCap

• Capture data with this secure, web-based application.
• Contact
  ctsi-redcap-support-l@lists.ufl.edu

Navigate

IND, IDE Assistance

• Receive guidance on IND, IDE application and reporting requirements.
• Contact
  Sheila Austin, MS, CIP
  sheila.austin@ufl.edu

Quality Assurance

• Consultation, auditing, SOP development, batch releases and training to ensure GCP, GLP and GMP.
• Contact
  Corinne Holman
  c.holman@ufl.edu

Regulatory Assistance

• Receive guidance on regulatory submissions, informed consent, IRB submissions and ClinicalTrials.gov registration and compliance.
• Contact
  Sheila Austin, MS, CIP
  sheila.austin@ufl.edu

Recruit Participants

Recruitment Center

• Assistance with developing recruitment strategies, creating recruitment materials and evaluating recruitment methods.

HealthStreet

• Recruit participants from the community, including underrepresented populations.

Integrated Data Repository

• Access clinical data for cohort identification and recruiting, and to answer research questions.
• Contact
  IRBDataRequest@ahc.ufl.edu

OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium

• Implement grant-funded research in real-world settings throughout the state.
• Contact
  onefloridaoperations@health.ufl.edu

Trial Innovation Network

• Addresses critical roadblocks in clinical research and accelerate the translation of novel interventions into life-saving therapies.
• Contact
  info@trialinnovationnetwork.org

Act Network

• Explore and validate feasibility for clinical studies across the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium.
• Contact
  Tanja Magoc
  ACT-I2B2Support@ahc.ufl.edu

Conduct Research

Clinical Research Center

• Facilities for outpatient and inpatient research including nursing, dietary and lab support.
• Contact
  Matt Rock
  rockm@ufl.edu

Clinical Research Support Services

• Clinical research study monitoring services.
• Contact
• Socorro “Tet” Pata
  spata@ufl.edu

Biorepository

• Store biological samples securely in a CAP-certified facility.
• Contact
  Amer S. Abouhamze
  amer@ufl.edu

Human Imaging Core

• Use structural and functional MRI services for human subject research.
• Contact
  Jens T. Rosenberg, PhD
  rosenb@ufl.edu

Translational Technologies

Center for Cellular Reprogramming

• Receive training and services for induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) derivation and related reprogramming technologies.
• Contact
  Katherine Santostefano
  khankows@ufl.edu

Center for Safety, Simulation & Advanced
Learning Technologies

• Simulate processes to promote patient safety.
• Contact
  Samsun Lampotang, PhD
  slampotang@anest.ufl.edu

Genotyping Core

• Design and perform genetics and pharmacogenetics studies with expert consultation.
• Contact
  Taimour Langaee, PhD
  langaee@cop.ufl.edu

Southeast Center for Integrated Metabolomics

• Use metabolomics services, including mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance and bioinformatics.
• Contact
  Alisha Mitchell-Roberts
  info@secim.ufl.edu

Translational Drug Development Core

• Receive assistance in moving your compound from the lab toward clinical trials.
• Contact
  Christopher R. McCurdy, PhD, FAAPS
  cmccurdy@cop.ufl.edu