TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH SUPPORT CORE
The TRSC leverages resources and talent from GC-CPEH parent institutions and supports translational environmental health sciences research to improve environmental health and advance equity by promoting translation of laboratory-based research into population studies and facilitating “reverse translation” of work in community and clinical settings into new hypothesis-driven research.
TRSC Leadership
Director
Baylor College of Medicine
Co-Director
Baylor College of Medicine
Leadership Development Program Participant
Baylor College of Medicine
Resources
The TRSC provides access to expertise and capabilities to foster translational studies (basic sciences into clinical and population studies) that can ultimately be disseminated to the community. These resources include in-house services and consultation with our navigators. When you use the services via GC-CPEH Facility core, the GC-CPEH will subsidize your costs for 1) up to 25% for Senior Investigators and 2) up to 50% for Junior Investigators.
Population Health and Clinical Sciences
Navigators: Drs. Elaine Symanski, Kristina Whitworth, Thomas Northrup
Guiding on designing and conducting population- and clinic-based investigations of the impact of environmental exposures on human health. Questions? Contact Dr. Elaine Symanski.
- Study design assistance for epidemiological and clinical studies
- Access to BCM biorepositories/Prospective biospecimen collection, processing, and sample storage:
- Population Sciences Biorepository (PSB)
- Human Tissue Acquisition and Pathology Biobanking (HTAP-Biobanking)
- Research Tissue Support Service (RTSS)
- Peribank
- IRB Protocol Assistance/Assurance
- REDCap-web application for data capture (ICTR)
Exposure Assessment Component
Navigators: Drs. Elaine Symanski, Fida Bacha, Abiodun Oluyomi, Lance Hallberg, Xueying Zhang
Guidance on modeling and measurement approaches for environmental health assessments. Questions? Contact Dr. Elaine Symanski.
- Consultation on selecting and applying the best methods to assess environmental contaminant exposure in an environmental health study
- Metabolic Research Unit (Navigator: Fida Bacha, MD) Learn more<
- Geospatial Analysis and Health Outcomes Shared Resource (GHSR)(Navigator: Dr. Abiodun Oluyomi) Learn more<
- Mobile-Clinical for Outreach and Community Health (Mobi-COACH) includes a phlebotomy lab, freezer for storage of samples and multiple locking storage units (Navigator: Dr. Lance Hallberg)
Community Engagement Research
Navigators: Drs. Elaine Symanski, Lance Hallberg
Guidance on Community-engaged approaches that involve developing critical partnerships with stakeholders to heighten relevance and impact of research activities. Questions? Contact Dr. Elaine Symanski.
- Approaches for community-engaged research
- Bridges to potential community partners
- Translating and disseminating scientific findings for lay audiences
- Reporting back to study participants
Request Services & GC-CPEH Matching Funds
Full members and Pilot Project awardees of GC-CPEH who use the TRSC Resources are eligible for Center subsidies to cover 25 to 50% of their costs. Click here to learn more about the service request and matching fund review and approval process.
Please complete the Facility Core Service Request Form to begin your request.
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Citation for Center Support
“Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences under Award Number P30ES030285. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.”
