Mission:

To facilitate the planning, design, coordination, performance, and tracking of clinical research in children according to local, federal, and international guidelines & laws.

Goals:

• Investigate the pharmacology of novel therapeutic agents in children
• Increase the overall quantity and quality of clinical trials and especially participation in NIH-sponsored trials at DCH.
• Partner with OCTRI to develop translational research in pharmacogenomics and pharmacoproteomics
• Collaborate with community pediatricians to conduct clinical research
• Provide a milieu for educating health professionals about pediatric clinical research and clinical trials
• Attract inquiries for study participation from academic colleagues and industry partners