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 Thomas A. Wilson, MD, Associate Professor and Director
of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism in the
Department of Pediatrics came to Stony Brook in 1982.
He established a Pediatric Endocrine fellowship in 1992
and has been dedicated to the study of Pediatric
Endocrinology during his tenure here at Stony Brook. His
research interests have ranged from studies of the
development of blood pressure regulation to analyzing
components of the IGF system in various Pediatric
Endocrine disorders. Presently, two of his
investigations titled “Effects of Insulin on Protein
Synthesis in the Rapidly Growing Pubertal Children with
Type I Diabetes” and “ Effects of Thiazolidinedione (TZD)
on Residual Beta-Cell Function in Insulin Dependant
Diabetes Mellitus” focus on the effects of treatment on
the growth, development and well being of children with
Type I (insulin dependant) diabetes and alternative
methods of treatment respectively. Dr. Wilson is the
Principle Investigator at Stony Brook for a multi-center
national -preventative
therapies and possible beneficial effects of very early
detection of diabetes in children. If you are
interested in more information regarding these or other
studies available through the General Clinical Research
Center please contact (631) 444-6900. |
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Effects of Patterns
of Weight Loss and Program Variables on Changes
in Resting Metabolic Rate and Maintenance of
Weight Loss. |
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Psychiatric
Co-morbidity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. |
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Acute Appendicitis
in Children. |
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Mechanisms of
Chromium’s Effect on Insulin Sensitivity. |
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Effect of
Thiazolidindiones on Beta Cell Function in IDDM.
Cellular Mechanisms in Sarcopenia for the
Elderly. |
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Simplified Assay for
Matix Metall-Proteinases in Cholesteatoma.
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Increased Scrotal
Temperature in Young Male Users of Laptop
Computers: A New Risk for Male Fertility? |
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Use of Topical
Steroid Cream or Ointment to Treat the Nasal
Allergy. |
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Study of Asthma and
Other Health Effects in WTC Response Workers. |
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TMS of Personality,
Emotion and Cognition. |
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Short Course,High
Dose Methylprednisolone Treatment of Spontaneous
Intracerebral Hemorrhage. -Osteoporosis in
Hemochromotosis. |
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The GCRC has a new division available to the research
community, the Research Subject’s Office (RSA). This
office is responsible for the appropriate oversight and
monitoring of the conduct of clinical trials to ensure
the safety of the
participants and the validity and integrity of the data
for all NIH supported research. Tracy Dourdounas, RN,
CCRC and her assistant Christine Pavese will perform
these services by:
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Conducting clinical trial audits to make certain
that adverse events are reported, protocol
amendments are filed with the IRB,
inclusion/exclusion criteria is followed, # of
patient visits and specimen collections do not
exceed the protocol guidelines |
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Ensuring patients understand the consent process |
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Reviewing data and safety monitoring plans |
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Continually reassessing each protocol to ensure
subject safety |
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Keeping GCRC protocol source books up to date |
To contact our office please call 444-7662 or visit us
on the 12th floor of the hospital in the south tower,
room 087.
The GCRC has funding available to new investigators
to help support to investigator initiated protocols.
A dedicated team of GCRC nurses is available to assist with the
implementation of your protocols.
The Center's Recruitment/Retention Director can help you
meet NIH-required demographics for your protocol.
The GCRC's core laboratories are available to perform resting
metabolic rates, body compositions, dietary intakes,
stable isotopes by Mass Spec., analysis for hormones and
substrates, sample collections and processing.
The GCRC has an informatics core who will assist
you in data management, computer training and
consulting, web hosting for investigators, the creation
of scannable forms and data archiving solutions.
For more information or to take a tour of our facility
please call 444-6900. |
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We hope you enjoyed this issue of GCRC News. |
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Neurology –
Drs. P. Coyle, L. Krupp, A. Belman, O. Gerber,
C.
Perkins
Medicine
–Drs.
M. Gelato, E. Nord, W. Bahou, R. Steigbigel, L. Palmer,
P. Cohn, K. Suresh, T. O’Reardon
Orthopoedics–
Dr. L. Hurst, M. Badalamente, PhD, Dr. J. Penna
Surgery –
P. Garlick, PhD, M. McNurlan, PhD, Drs. J. Ricotta, T. Bilfinger,
C. Brathwaite, S. Baumgardt, R. Baracco
Dentistry –
F.
Ferguson, DDS, M. Ryan, DDS, PhD
OBGYN –
Drs. D. Baker, M. Lydic
Pediatric Endo –
Dr. T. Wilson
Pediatric Pulmonary –
Dr. C. Tayag-Kier
Psychiatry
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Drs. E. Langenback, N. Volkow
Anesthesiology
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Drs. S. Vitkun, R. Adsumelli
Dietary/Nutrition
– J. Schoonen-Connolly, RD
Emergency Med –
Drs. B. McMahon, A. Singer |
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Statistician
– Eugene
Komaroff, PhD 4-8409 |
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Recruitment/Retention
Dir.
–Hector Sepulveda, MD, MPH, PhD 4-3244 |
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Research Subject Advocate
– Tracy Dourdounas 4-7662 |
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Recruitment and Retention Assessment is always looking
for innovative ways to educate the community while
recruiting potential research volunteers. Some of our
past efforts have been:
