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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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.

Ron Chervin, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
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CTSO FY24 At A Glance
1,545
Studies
500
Principal Investigators
27,880
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
Not Regulated, Secondary Use, and Umbrella Applications
This course will review the Not Regulated, Secondary Use, and Umbrella application types in eResearch and when these application types are applicable.
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OHRP’s 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.
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Federal and Institutional Requirements for Human Subject Research
This course will introduce the basics of conducting human subject research in compliance with federal regulations and institutional practices.
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Rogel Cancer Center Innovation Program Lecture Series: Overcoming Cancer Drug Limitations
The Rogel Cancer Center Innovation Program, a collaboration between the Rogel Cancer Center and Fast Forward Medical Innovation, presents the second of this three-part, case-study lecture series featuring experts in developing and commercializing cancer therapeutics.
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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.
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Assistant Professor Research Forum
"Leveraging AI for Your Research" is the theme for this year's Assistant Professor Research Forum.
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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.
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2025 Frankel Cardiovascular Center (CVC) Innovation Celebration
Join the Frankel Cardiovascular Center (CVC) and Fast Forward Medical Innovation (FFMI) for the Frankel Cardiovascular Center Innovation Celebration.
FFMI Innovation Celebration
Waivers, Alterations, and Alternative Forms of Informed Consent
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.
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Featured Research News All Office of Research News Photo of a woman sitting in front of a laptop looking at the large team grant sharepoint website
Office of Research
New Large Team Grant Resources for the UMMS Research Community
Large Team Grants (LTGs) are complex, multi-disciplinary proposals that consist of multiple projects and cores. To assist Medical School faculty and support staff who are developing and submitting large-scale proposals, the LTG Core in Grant Services & Analysis (GS&A) recently launched a Large Team Grant Resources SharePoint site.
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Office of Research
Call for R01 Boot Camp Mentees and Coaches
R01 Boot Camp is an intensive mentorship program designed to help early career faculty receive their first NIH Research Project Grants (R01, or equivalent). While developing proposals over the 9-month course, mentees attend a variety of workshops on topics such as grant writing, budgeting, and constructing components of the grant application.
FFMI-BCDP
Office of Research
Apply by April 14 for the 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.