Research services

Various institutes, centers, departments and programs offer research services for investigators.

Biostatistics

Biostatistics Consulting Laboratory:
Team of faculty and professional statisticians providing various statistical and data-related services for investigators (based in Department of Biostatistics).
CTSI Research Design and Analysis Program:
Research design and analysis support in biostatistics, epidemiology, measurement and evaluation in health services research.
UF Shands Cancer Center Biostatistics Core:
Support for cancer researchers in biostatistics, epidemiology, health outcomes, healthcare economics, clinical trials, data analysis and data management.

Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research:
Scientifically knowledgeable, technically superb scientific services in proteomics, genomics, bioinformatics and cellomics.

Clinical and Translational Science Informatics and Technology (CTS-IT):
Dedicated core facility providing research support in the areas of project collaboration, data collection, software engineering, database design and data management.
CTSI Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap):
Secure, Web-based application designed to support traditional case report form data capture for research studies (provided at no cost for use with any research project).
ICBR Bioinformatics:
Staff and computational resources to address data management and analysis requests for large-scale datasets (e.g., genomic, metagenomic, gene expression or proteomic projects).

Lifelong Learning:
An auxiliary that specializes in multimedia outreach for educational programs and employs experts in video production, graphic design, website development, instructional design and project management.

CTSI Regulatory Knowledge and Research Support Program:
Research project navigation services plus consultation and services for ethics, IRB, compliance, ClinicalTrials.gov, quality assurance and regulatory issues.
CTSI Recruitment Center:
The CTSI Recruitment Center optimizes recruitment and retention of study participants through consultations and services and collaborative research on the science of recruitment.
CTSI Research Design and Data Coordinating Center:
The mission of the RDDC is to advance biomedical research by providing innovative research design, high quality data management, state-of-the-art data analysis, and advanced data privacy technologies.
CTSI Clinical Research Center:
The CRC provides services for studies involving diverse diseases and age groups. The CRC’s highly experienced research staff includes registered nurses, research coordinators, a research dietitian, investigational pharmacists, research support and administrative personnel.
CTSI Clinical Research Vehicle:
The UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute mobile health fleet helps researchers improve community health one stop at a time. Our clinical support team can provide free health screenings, including blood pressure, glucose, oxygen, BMI and cholesterol testing and more.

UF Survey Research Center:
State-of-the-art survey research program with a 93-station computerized lab operating seven days a week.

CTSI Qualitative Research Collaboration:
Connection to UF’s experienced qualitative researchers when study designs call for qualitative research components.