OverviewThe
General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) is funded by a grant from
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and offers the faculty of
Georgetown University Medical Center and
peer reviewed funded investigators from the surrounding District
of Columbia hospitals the optimal environment
in which to conduct clinical research. The GCRC does not fund specific
research projects, but provides infrastructure and support in the
form of inpatient |
beds,
outpatient services, staff
and core equipment necessary to conduct studies.
The General Clinical Research Centers (GCRC)
program of the NIH was established in 1960 to create and
sustain specialized institutional resources in
which clinical investigators can observe and study human physiology
as well as study and treat disease with innovative approaches. The
objective of the GCRC program is to make available to medical scientists
the resources that are necessary
for the conduct of clinical research. The primary purpose for a
GCRC is to provide the clinical research infrastructure to investigators
who receive peer-reviewed primary research funding from the NIH
and other components of the US Government. It can also be used to
support other hypothesis-based research and can be available for
industry-sponsored research at cost.