The Clinical Research Central Office (CRCO) of the UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) provides infrastructure to support the clinical research of UWCCC investigators.
The CRCO coordinates:
- Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee
- Data & Safety Monitoring Committee
- Education and Training (requires NetID login) for new research staff, as well as continuing education
- Compliance and monitoring of clinical research studies
- Budget and contracts services
- Compliance reviews
- Research billing compliance
- Outreach services for clinical research conducted by UW Researchers at affiliate sites, within our Regional and National Network.
More about the CRCO
Contact Us
Associate Director of Clinical Research: Kari Wisinski
Assistant Director of Clinical Research: Sarah Stewart 608-263-7898
CRCO: crco@uwcarbone.wisc.edu
What We Do
- Budget and Contract Services
- Protocol Development Services
- Outreach Services
- Clinical Research Support Services
- Provide budget feasibility and compliance reviews
- Assist with research billing compliance questions and concerns
- Generate and negotiate externally-sponsored research budgets on an as needed basis
- Provide assistance in development of investigator initiated trials
- Review and assist with LOI submissions
- Collect and analyze study activation metrics
- Provide education and support for sponsor-investigator INDs
- Provide UWCCC-specific protocol templates (e.g., Interventional, Observational, Translational) by contacting CRCO@uwcarbone.wisc.edu
- Coordinate clinical research conducted by UW researchers at affiliate sites
- Perform regulatory oversight of external sites
- Conduct site initiation visits for external sites
- Assist with data verification and support for external sites conducting research
- Support and facilitate study activation reviews with clinical services
- Coordinate visits and training for external sponsored-research monitors
- Provide as needed data management and/or regulatory services for research groups
Acknowledging the UWCCC
If you receive funding from the UWCCC Core Grant for published research including the use of UWCCC Shared Resources to generate or analyze data, or conduct clinical trials, please reference Acknowledging UWCCC in Publications, Posters and Presentations.