Clinical Research Unit (CRU)

Description

The CRU is part of the Experimental & Clinical Research Center (ECRC), a cooperation of MDC and Charité that promotes the collaboration between basic scientists and clinical researchers. The CRU focuses on the development of new approaches for diagnosis, prevention and therapy of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancer and neurological diseases. The CRU team supports scientists and clinicians in testing their preclinical scientific hypotheses in clinical studies with healthy volunteers and/or patients. It offers a wide range of services in conducting clinical studies, such as study design conception, administration, recruitment, study visits, data analysis, interpretation and publication, either in a supporting or leading role. The CRU team have comprehensive expertise in the field of metabolic and cardiovascular research and are always open to further interdisciplinary and methodological approaches. (Description adapted from working group website: see link above)