The Clinical Core of the Michigan Diabetes Research Center (MDRC) provides expertise and services to support basic biomedical research, research focused on the translation of basic science findings into early phase clinical trials, and the testing of treatments related to diabetes in human subjects.
Provides patient-level data to support clinical research and facilitate recruitment of participants in clinical studies of diabetes.
Provides clinical research services and space including 4 examination rooms and a specimen processing laboratory.
Supports investigators interested in assays related to diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. Analytical methods include general blood chemistry, chemiluminescence, immunoassay, radioimmunoassay, multiplexing, and ELISA.
Provides both routine and non-routine biostatistical services to assist with experimental design, power calculations, data management, and data analysis.
Key Personnel
William H. Herman, MD, MPH
Core Director
734-936-8279
wherman@umich.edu
David Manthei, MD, PhD
Laboratory Director
734-615-1533
dmanthei@umich.edu
Jason Whalen, BS
Research Laboratory Specialist
Chemistry Laboratory
734-763-1702
jfwhalen@umich.edu
Joyce Lee, MD
Program Director
Clinical Data Repository
joyclee@umich.edu
Andrea Waltje, RN, MS
MDRC CRU Manager
Michigan Diabetes Research Center
Clinical Research Unit
734-998-9835
waltjea@med.umich.edu
Wen Ye, PhD
Co-investigator Biostatistical Services
734-615-9051
wye@umich.edu