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Testing facility with drop-in computer access (closed through Summer 2025)
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Clinical & Translational Research Toolkit
Commonly Used Resources for Conducting Research
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Clinical & Translational Research Toolkit
Clinical research resources especially useful for Clinical Research Coordinators and others working with the Institute of Translational Health Sciences.
Reference Shelf
Micromedex
Natural Medicines
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UW Lab Test Information Database
Contact A Librarian
HSL Biomedical Research Toolkit
Library-recommended databases for clinical research, scientific information, funding, and collaboration.
Funding
Grants Resources Guide (UW HSL)
NIH Public Access Policy Help Guide (UW HSL)
NIH biosketch guide/SciENcv (UW HSL)
UW Office of Research
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Billing and Budgeting
CRBB (Clinical Research Budget & Billing) Support
Grant and Contract Accounting
Training
CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative)
UW Protecting Patient Information (HIPAA) Training
UW Patient Care Services Credentialing
ITHS Training, Career Development, and Mentoring
CRBB Training
School of Medicine only.
Dissemination of Research
HSL Writer's Guide
UW Institutional Repository, ResearchWorks
IRBs
UW IRB (Human Subjects Division)
FHCRC Institutional Review Office and Cancer Consortium IRB
SCCA (refer to parent institution's IRB)
Seattle Children's IRB
Veterans Affairs of Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS)
WIRB (Western Institutional Review Board)
ITHS Trial Innovation Network
SMART IRB
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Central IRB
GIM 10 (Financial Conflict of Interest)
Just In Time Review
ITHS Services and Resources
ITHS (Institute of Translational Health Sciences)
ITHS Clinical Research Centers
ITHS Research Bioethics Consult
ITHS Research Coordination Support Services
ITHS Recruitment Support Service
UW Services and Facilities
UW Research Testing Services
UW Investigational Drug Services
UW Clinical Research Handbook
UW Records Management Service
Translating Consent Forms
UCAR
Scientific Instruments
Additional Reviews
Environmental Health and Safety
Radiation Safety Program
Institutional Biosafety Committee
RDRC (Radioactive Drug Research Committee)
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (ESCRO)
Clinical Trials Forms
ITHS Forms and Templates
CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
UW OSP Clinical Trials Guidance & Policies
Clinical Data Management
REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
Data Collection Instrument Library at REDCap
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Support for REDCap
ITHS REDCap Training Schedule
UW Libraries Research Data Management guide
Community Based Research
ITHS Community-Academic Research Partnerships
PRIMER: Partnership-driven Resources to IMprove and Enhance Research (Researcher Toolkit)
PRISM: Program for Readability In Science & Medicine
Research with special populations; Integrating Special Populations (ISP)
Consortium Research Resources
Leaf - UW Medicine Cohort Discovery Tool
NWBioTrust (biospecimens)
Participate in Research (clinical study recruitment site)
Research Partners
Seattle Children's Clinical Research Support Office
Seattle Children's IDS (Investigational Drug Services)
FHCRC Clnical Research Support Services
FHCRC Office of Sponsored Research
Collaboration Tools
DIRECT2Experts (find faculty by area of expertise at ~70 institutions)
Building Collaborations - Research Toolkit
HSL Search Tips for Finding Collaborators
National Organizations
CTSA Consortium
NCATS: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences