The Cedars-Sinai Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) is designed to serve the needs of clinical research in a variety of settings, both inpatient and outpatient. The CTRC at Cedars provides clinical support services in an outpatient facility located in the Steven Spielberg Building of the Medical Center on Alden Drive in Los Angeles. Additional facilities include a processing lab and a DXA imaging procedure room.
Each of our rooms offers subjects a comfortable reclining lounger or a hospital bed. Each room is equipped with flat screen TVs and DVD players to help subjects relax through long procedures, while receiving excellent care delivered by highly skilled certified research nurses.
One of our unique features is our mobility, allowing support of research activity in the field. Such “field” services include providing support in CSMC clinics, surgical units or inpatient units, and assisting with data or specimen collection from patients and their family members. We also have a Research Subject Advocate who oversees research and data safety issues in close collaboration with the clinical investigators who utilize the CTRC.
Overview
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Contacts and Location
Location:
8723 Alden Drive, Room 280
Los Angeles CA, 90048
Program Director: Odelia Cooper, M.D. - (310) 423-2830
Associate Program Director: Mariko Ishimori, M.D. - (310) 423-3870
Administrator: Debby Peterson - (310) 423-8969
Bionutritionist: Mindy Mamelak, R.D. - (310) 423-6426
Research Nurse Supervisor: Lisa Ronghong Nie, Ph.D., R.N.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Staffing
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Staff Directory
Odelia Cooper, M.D., Program Director
Mariko Ishimori, M.D., Associate Program Director
ADMINISTRATION
Debby Peterson, Administrator
Specialization Areas
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Specialized Resources
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CTRC Program
- Protocols with patients undergoing provocative testing, sample collections, and drug/hormone administration
- Research nursing support for inpatient/outpatient studies. A 'mobile' unit that collects biological samples and supports investigators both in the field and in the hospital
- Research subject screening, recruitment & education
- A Sample Processing Laboratory that provides sample acquisition and triaging, including phlebotomy support for inpatient and outpatient research studies. Long-term sample storage is available in our laboratories in the Davis and Spielberg Research Buildings.
- Bio-Nutrition research support (including DEXA scans)
- Clinical rooms for research encounters, infusions, phlebotomy & testing
- Research sample storage
- Trial design and biostatistics support
Nursing Support
Staff:
Lisa Ronghong Nie, Ph.D., R.N., Research Nurse Supervisor
Katie Abdel-Razek, R.N., Research Nurse
Bella Bernshtam, R.N., Research Nurse
Nilly Moore, R.N., Research Nurse
Donald Zucca, R.N., Research Nurse
Bionutrition Support
Staff:
Mindy Mamelak, R.D., Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Body Composition Core
Staff:
Mindy Mamelak, R.D., Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Donald Zucca, R.N., Research Nurse and iDXA Pro Operator
Data Safety Monitor Assistance
Available in the development of Data Safety Monitoring plans for CTRC supported protocols (IRB- and SAC-approved) in order to comply with federal requirements in patient safety.
Umbilical Cord/Amnion Tissue Collection Service
Body Composition Core
Staff:
Mindy Mamelak, R.D., Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Donald Zucca, R.N., Research Nurse and iDXA Pro Operator
