On the first Wednesday of every month, CCTS now offers three consultation clinics: (1) Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD); (2) Bionutrition; and (3) Biorepository. All take place at PCAMS from 11:30am-1pm. No appointment necessary, but do bring your laptop and statistical, methodological, diet study, or specimen questions!

The BERD clinic offers assistance with research projects that are ongoing or planned, manuscripts in progress, and responses to peer reviewers. One-on-one consultations are also available by appointment for situations that may require more in-depth assistance, such as collaborating on pilot proposals and feasibility studies. The CCTS team of BERD experts includes Dr. David Redden, chair of the UAB Department of Biostatistics. A wealth of BERD resources is available on the CCTS website.

Betty Darnell heads the CCTS Bionutrition Unit, which offers a clinic to help researchers plan and design the nutritional components of their protocols, as well as to provide assistance with recruitment and screening of research participants and dietary data collection and analysis. Bionutrition also offers appointments if researchers are unable to attend the clinic or need greater assistance. A full list of the services available at the Bionutrition Clinic can be found here.

The Biorepository Clinic offers biobanking/biorepository consultations to better understand investigator needs. The clinic is staffed by Dr. Jeffrey C. Edberg and Felicia Hataway, who can discuss additional services such as specimen intake, cataloging, storing, and retrieval, access to fresh blood and banked specimens from healthy individuals, and other bedside to bench specimen needs. Visit the Biorepository page on the CCTS website to learn more or to reach the Biorepository team.