Core Labs

Clinical Nutrition Research Unit
Clinical Science Research core

PRIME CONTACT

Director: Bruce Patterson, Ph.D.
Co-Director: Kevin Yarasheski, Ph.D.

LOCATION

202 West Building

CAPABILITIES

The Clinical Science Research Core (CSR Core) provides state-of-the-art methods to enhance and facilitate nutrition-related clinical research. Services provided by the CSR Core include:

1. Training for young investigators in isotope tracer methodology;

2. Access to clinical research technology and research subjects so that hypotheses based on non-human models can be tested in humans;

3. Body composition analysis (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, magnetic resonance imaging);

4. Energy expenditure analysis (indirect calorimetry); and

5. Substrate metabolism analysis (stable isotope tracer methods, mathematical modeling).

In addition, core personnel offer assistance in study design, study subject recruitment, performance of experimental protocols, sample processing, and data analysis.

COST STRUCTURE

Not available

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Medicine