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.
Comprehensive Research Support
In our role as concierge for clinical research, we act as a liaison between Principal Investigators and study teams to other partners across the U-M involved in clinical research. At Michigan Medicine, all NIH-defined clinical trials and clinical research that has a billing calendar are required to be supported by a CTSU.
If you are a faculty or study team member, CLICK HERE to start the clinical research process, or connect with us at [email protected].
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 to provide easier and more timely navigation through the clinical research administrative process at Michigan Medicine.
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.
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.
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.
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.
At Michigan Medicine, “Our discoveries change care. Our care changes lives.” Nothing is more central to that institutional vision than the ability of our dedicated faculty, staff, and team members – among the most exceptional anywhere – to conduct innovative, safe, ground-breaking, and practice-changing clinical research.
The Clinical Trials Support Office, Support Units, and MCRU exist to further these goals. Our programs aim to advance prospects for success wherever centralized support can circumvent the necessity to “reinvent the wheel” – staff are required to build an effective and experienced team of coordinators; administrative expertise can help to ensure the highest levels of rigor, safety, fiscal responsibility, and regulatory compliance; training can enhance prospects in multiple fields of investigation; and career development can open new opportunities for junior research faculty.
If you aim to start, maintain, or grow clinical or translational research at Michigan Medicine, try us. We are here to help you achieve your vision.
CTSO FY26 At A Glance
Clinical Trials at Michigan Medicine
Contact Us
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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
The Funding Forum
Best Practices for Preparing Large Team Grant Proposals
Ask the Experts: Advanced Genomics Core - 10x Genomics
Hands-On Workshop: Analyzing Xenium In Situ Spatial Data
Central Biorepository Open House
Dean's Lecture Symposium
10x Genomics Office Hours
Quality Control + Genotyping: A necessary step in model validation
The Funding Forum
Featured Research News
Eligibility Extended for Supporting Scientific Excellence Fund
Mathew Innes Appointed Director for Clinical Research
