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Clinical Research Operations and Conduct

Clinical facility operations, nursing services, specimen processing and storage facilities.

Clinical regulatory assistance, guidance, and education for investigators and study coordinators.

Access to part-time study coordinators, project managers, and assistance hiring/onboarding for human subjects research.

Proposal Development, Funding, and Team Science

Pilot funding opportunities including the Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Pilot award.

Proposal review and editorial support, identifying funding sources, grantsmanship training and education, sample applications, and TraCS Letters of Support.

Assistance with identifying collaborators, tools to develop and sustain teams, and team development and management.

Funds the development of innovative solutions to scientific and operational roadblocks in translational research.

Vouchers of up to $5,000 support engagement-related activities during the pre-award period.

Clinical Informatics and Electronic Health Record Data

Learn about or request data from the Carolina Data Warehouse for Health for research purposes.

Provides resources, through consultations and also developer time, to build initial versions of applications and help researchers move from concept to product.

Research Analytics, Design, and Data Management

Biostatistical collaboration, short-term consultation, statistical methodology support, assistance with grant and manuscript preparation

Quick translation of discoveries, ideas, and inventions into marketable products. R&D and research commercialization support.

Technical assistance for dissemination & implementation (D&I) science proposals, finding collaborators, and selecting and refining approaches to dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions.

Methodologies and best practices for qualitative data collection and analysis; tailored qualitative research study support and mentorship.

Assistance with mixed-method approaches; integrating dissimilar concepts/constructs; data collection techniques, data, and/or forms of analysis.

Engagement, Recruitment, and Demographic Support in Research

Trainings and resources for research teams and community/patient partners; tailored study support for engagement; facilitated connections between research teams and partners.

Planning or troubleshooting recruitment and retention efforts, creating/optimizing recruitment materials, MyChart recruitment.

Expert study design and methods support to address differential health outcomes. Population and participant demographic assessment.

Guidance for conducting research in healthcare and practice-based settings.

Training and Career Development

K12 program, R writing groups, mock reviews, Career Development Award (K) writing groups, mentor identification/training, responsible conduct of research.

Educational Events and Opportunities

View a monthly calendar of all TraCS-sponsored learning opportunities and other relevant trainings and events.

For a list of rates for NC TraCS services, visit tracs.unc.edu/rates.

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