Clinical Trials Support Office

The Clinical Trials Support Office (CTSO) is the central hub for the trans-departmental Clinical Trials Support Units (CTSUs), providing enterprise-wide leadership, standards, policies, and a common infrastructure. 

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Michigan Medicine Site Profile

View the Michigan Medicine Clinical Research Site Profile for an overview of the resources we offer to support clinical research.

How We Serve Your Research Needs

Our goal is easier and more timely navigation through the clinical research administrative process at Michigan Medicine.

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Clinical Trials Support Units (CTSUs)

Clinical Trials Support Units (CTSUs) are business units that partner with investigators and their teams to ensure the timely and efficient activation and execution of clinical trials at Michigan Medicine.

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Study Coordinator Support

Principal Investigators can ultimately find a smoother process and save time by taking advantage of our study coordinator pool, which can provide investigators with team members who are already on staff and fully trained.

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Michigan Clinical Research Unit (MCRU)

The Michigan Clinical Research Unit (MCRU) provides clinical staff, resources, and infrastructure that are necessary to conduct adult and pediatric human clinical research protocols at the University of Michigan.

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Training, Education, and Resources

The Clinical Trials Support Office provides a structured and formalized path for developing faculty and study teams early in their career or new to clinical trial research.

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The Clinical Trials Support Office and CTSU team members are here to help faculty and study teams easily and efficiently navigate the clinical research process, with greater support and increased satisfaction.

With this strong institutional backing of clinical research, Michigan Medicine is able to retain and recruit top-tier clinical scientists, improve our national visibility, and demonstrate the value of clinical trials to patients, families, and society.

Anna Lok, MD
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Anna Lok
CTSO FY22 At A Glance
1,541
Studies
453
Principal Investigators
43,276
Study Subjects
Clinical Trials at Michigan Medicine
Contact Us
Clinical Trials Support Office
Medical School Office of Research
M-CTSU: North Campus Research Complex, Building 520
O-CTSU: North Campus Research Complex, Building 300
2800 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
About Us

The Clinical Trials Support Office is a unit of the Medical School Office of Research, where our mission is to foster an environment of innovation and efficiency that serves the Michigan Medicine research community and supports biomedical science from insight to impact.

Upcoming Research Events All Office of Research Events
BRCF Flow Cytometry and Sony ID7000 Lunch and Learn
On Wednesday March 27, Sony Field Application Scientist Ben Janoschek will be on campus to give a presentation on how the features of the Sony ID7000 Spectral Cell Analyzer can allow you to get more out of your Flow Cytometry.
Subparts B, C, and D - Special Populations
This course will examine the additional regulatory requirements for conducting research involving pregnant women, fetuses, neonates, children, and prisoners, including the requirements for these populations in a research project and obtaining informed consent.
Federal and Institutional Requirements for Human Subject Research (Level I)
This course will introduce the basics of conducting human subject research in compliance with federal regulations and institutional practices.
Elements of Informed Consent
This course offers an overview of informed consent in human subject research. The course will examine IRBMED’s standard consent template and focus on how it reflects federal requirements.
Introduction to eResearch
This course is intended for those unfamiliar with eResearch, the university’s electronic research administration site. This course will provide a basic knowledge of working in and using eResearch while examining the process for creating and submitting an initial project application.
Waivers, Alterations, and Alternative Forms of Informed Consent (Level II)
This course offers an overview of some special situations relating to informed consent. Specifically, waivers and alterations of informed consent, waivers of documentation of informed consent, and obtaining consent from non-English speakers.
THNK Spectral Education Series & Flow Cytometry
The THNK Spectral Education Series will help you understand the differences between spectral and conventional flow cytometry with basic of multicolor panel design experiments.
Reporting AEs, ORIOs, and UaPs
This course will identify what constitutes an Adverse Event, ORIO, and Unanticipated Problem and how such events impact risk to subjects. Additionally, the course will review the requirements of reporting such events to the IRB and other entities.
Amendments and Continuing Reviews
This course is a follow-up to Initial Project Applications and will examine the process for submitting amendments and scheduled continuing reviews to IRBMED using eResearch once a project’s initial application has been approved.
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Research Scouts Program Closes First Year of Funding
Research Scouts supports the Bold Science area of the Medical School's strategic research plan, "Great Minds, Greater Discoveries." The program makes awards of up to $150,000 to novel and visionary projects, and recently closed it's first year of funding.
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Apply Today! Biotech Career Development Program
The Biotech Career Development Program (BCDP) is a structured, cohort-based career development program for STEM graduate students and postdocs that guides participants through self-reflection, skill-building, and career exploration strategies in advance of seeking full-time employment or an internship/externship.
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Office of Research
Call for Submissions: Global Health Commercialization Pitch Competition
Fast Forward Medical Innovation is partnering with the Center for Global Health Equity and the William Davidson Institute to host the second annual Global Health Commercialization Competition, a dynamic platform for U-M faculty visionaries to contribute their technical solutions to some of the most pressing healthcare challenges facing the world today.