Services

MICHR is designed to serve investigators performing clinical or translational research from any school within the University. We provide research support services both at the project development stage (preaward), and at the project implementation stage (post award). MICHR staff and faculty help with study design, regulatory services, data management and biostatistics, research ethics and participant recruitment among other areas. For a comprehensive list click below.

Pre award

  • Proposal review and consultation
    • Protocol development
    • IND/IDE preparation/submission
    • Data safety monitoring plans
    • Project and data management
    • Biostatistical consultation
  • Template language for grant proposal
  • Budgeting
  • Multi site proposal development and writing
  • Career plan development

Post-award

  • Biostatistical Assistance
    • Analysis services
    • Assistance with manuscript preparation
    • Interpretation of results
  • Commercialization assistance
  • Data Management
    • Case Report Form (CRF) development and design
    • Data modeling and database specifications
    • Database implementation on web based applications
    • Data entry and cleaning (query generation, integrity checks)
    • Data coordination for single or multi-center research projects
    • End user support for database applications
    • Extraction of data for statistical purposes
    • Reporting (status, accruals, DSMB)
    • SOPs for data management following GCPs
  • Education and Career Development
  • Michigan Clinical Research Unit
    • Bionutrition Core
    • Clinical trial nursing
    • Mobile Clinical Research Team
    • Specimen management
  • Project Management
    • Clinical registry
    • Clinical study monitoring
    • Preparation and negotiation of budgets and contracts
    • Support and management of multicenter projects
  • Recruitment and community engagement
    • Consultation
    • Linking with regional community networks (Washtenaw County, Detroit and Flint)
    • Research team training
  • Regulatory
    • Assist with IND/IDE submissions and maintenance
    • IRB support services
    • Other regulatory submissions
  • Technical Cores
    • Bio-imaging
    • Documentation of Good Manufacturing Practices
    • Documentation of current Good Tissue Practices in manufacturing
    • Sleep Core services

For more information about MICHR services please contact MICHR at (734) 998-7474 or email um-michr@umich.edu.