B - Clinical Translational

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
Center URL:
Core URL: https://vkc.vumc.org/vkc/iddrc/core_b/

Core Personnel
: Beth Malow, M.D., M.S.
Core Associate Director: Paul Harris, Ph.D.
Bioinformatics Analyst: Richard Urbano, Ph.D.
Data Management Specialist: Jon Tapp
Core Staff: Evon Lee, Ph.D.
Core Staff: Elise McMillan, J.D.
Core Staff: Alison Vehorn, M.S.

Core B is a bridge between basic and clinical scientists who aim to advance the translational impact of their research on neurodevelopmental disabilities. The core provides essential recruitment and phenotyping services, with more intensive support for basic scientists who may be less familiar with conducting human studies. The core also develops innovative resources to advance translational IDD science.

Recruitment Services
Provides expertise on communicating recruitment needs to families and different disability communities in ways that optimize success via print materials, web, media, social media, and clinics and programs at the institutional, community, state, and national levels. Includes Studies-in-Schools consultation, IDD Sub-Registry of ResearchMatch, and StudyFinder.

Research Registries, Epidemiological Database Services, and Database Mining
Provides access to the Autism Research Registry, Down Syndrome Research Registry, and State of Tennessee epidemiological databases to facilitate translational research on specific neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Study Support and Consultations                                                                                                 Provides hands-on suppor to IDDRC Investigators to enable the execution of studies that meet their enrollment targets, while training these teams to design, recruit, consent participants, and implement future studies on their own that will serve as models for other teams.

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Last Edited: 09/30/20 12:00 AM by Natalie Martinez