Investigator Resources

See below for services, rates and how to cite support from the CDU CTRC.

Community Engagement

Contact: Nadia Aibani, 323-568-3395, nadiaaibani@cdrewu.edu

Genetics

Contact: Pranabananda Dutta, PhD, 323-563-5947, pranabandutta@cdrewu.edu

GIS

Contact: Paul Robinson, 323-568-3368, paulrobinson@cdrewu.edu

HIV Mobile Testing Unit

Contact: Cynthia Davis, 323-249-5732, cynthiadavis@cdrewu.edu

Rates 

ABPM

  • Description: 24Hr Blood Pressure Monitor
  • Standard time: 0.5HR

Carotid U/S

  • Description: Measures Intima Media Thickness
  • Standard time: 0.5HR

DEXA

  • Description: Body Composition/Bone Density
  • Standard time: 0.5HR

SphygmoCor

  • Description: Pulse wave velocity and analysis
  • Standard time: 0.75HR

EndoPAT

  • Description: Measurement of endothelial dysfunction
  • Standard time: 0.5HR

EKG

  • Description: Cardiac electrical activity graphic print-out
  • Standard time: 0.5HR

OGTT

  • Description: Oral Glucose tolerance Test: Body’s ability to use glucose (Dx PreDiabetes and Diabetes)
  • Standard time:
    • 2.5HR
    • 4.5HR
    • 6.5HR
    • 9HR

B/P

  • Description: Standard Aneroid
  • Standard time: 0.25HR

BIA

  • Description: Total Body Composition: Fat Mass, Fat %, Water Weight, Body Mass Index, etc.
  • Standard time: 0.25HR

Anthropometric Measurements

  • Description: Height, Circumference: Waist, Hips, etc.
  • Standard time: 0.25HR

Phlebotomy

  • Description: Straight Stick, Butterfly Needle
  • Standard time: 0.25HR

Specimen Prep

  • Description: Centrifugation, Aliquoting, etc.
  • Standard time: 0.5HR

Transportation

  • Description: Average Trip / Extended Trip
  • Standard time: >15 miles

Funding

The CTRC is funded by the NIH National Institute On Minority Health And Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) program under CDU AXIS Center Grant Number U54MD007598.

See the CDU-CTRC flyer (PDF), which outlines services and facilities.

CDU-CTRC Flyer