Staff and Services
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Staffing and Services at Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA CTRC
The facilitator advises and assists new investigators on obtaining regulatory approval for their research projects and directs the new/junior investigators to research resources available both on campus and throughout the UCLA-CTSI.
Research Facilitators
Jocelyn Campos, jocelyn.campos@lundquist.org
The CTRC provides nursing support for clinical research. Our nursing staff is knowledgeable and skilled in protocol implementation, data collection, phlebotomy, IV insertions, pharmacokinetic studies, drug-abuse studies, administration of investigational drugs, multiple sample collection, Oral Glucose Tolerance Tests, glucose clamp studies, EKGs, and assisting investigators with minor bedside procedures.
Contact information
Loritta Manai, Tel: 323-457-1912, email: lmanai@lundquist.org
Location
The Liu Research Center, Bldg RB3, 1124 W. Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502
Hours
Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Extended or overnight 24 hours (open for 10 nights per month for overnight studies). Potential users please contact nurse manager for information.
Nutrition support is available for extended stay, outpatient and community-based studies, including: design of research diets, preparation of nutrient controlled meals, metabolic and nutritional status assessments, including DXA, indirect calorimetry, BIA, and anthropometry, diet analysis and nutrition education.
Staffing
The CTRC is staffed with registered nurses, medical assistants, and registered dietitians. Our nurses, medical assistants, and bionutritionists are certified in good clinical practices (GCP), HIPAA, and protecting study volunteers in research.
- 4 registered nurses
- 2 medical assistants
- 2 bionutritionists
Contacts
UCLA CTSI Office at Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA
| TITLE | NAME | PHONE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site Director | Christina Wang, MD | 310-222-2503 | |
| Administrator | Jocelyn Campos | 310-222-2503 | |
| Administrative Assistant | Karina Fing | 310-222-1880 | |
| Facilitators | Jocelyn Campos | 310-222-2503 |
Clinical and Translational Research Center
| TITLE | NAME | PHONE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site Director | Christina Wang, MD | 310-222-2503 | |
| Associate Site Director | Loren Miller, MD | 310-222-5623 | |
| Nurse Manager | Loritta Manai, RN | 323-457-1912 | |
| Nutrition Manager | Rachelle Bross, PhD, RDN | 310-974-9538 | |
| Body Composition | CTSINutrition@lundquist.org | 310-974-9538 | |
| Endocrine and Metabolic Research Laboratory | Christina Wang, MD | 310-222-2503 | |
| BioMedical Mass Spectroscopy Facility | Director, Jennifer K. Yee, MD | 310-222-1971 | |
| Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA CT Reading Core | Matthew Budoff, MD | 310 222-4107 |