General Clinical Research Center

Howard University General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)

Information for investigators

Investigators who wish to conduct studies in the GCRC are encouraged to contact the GCRC as early as possible into the process.

In general, GCRC access requires an application to the GCRC Advisory Committee. This application should be accompanied by copies of the protocol, IRB approval, approved consent forms and a data safety and monitoring plan (DSMP) .

Detailed background on the DSMP and instructions for completing the form are available here as well.

Please, review the DSMP monitoring requirements and the template for producing DSMP periodic progress reports.

Downloadable copies of all the required forms can be found on the Forms page.

To contact the GCRC, call the front desk at (865)-4272 or email gcrc@howard.edu

Staff contact information can be found on the Staff Resources page.