Clinical Core

The mission of the ACI Clinical Core is to facilitate Clinical & Translational Research in autoimmune diseases. With the combined efforts of our physician scientists, clinical administrative and clinical care staff, clinical/translational informatics group and clinical testing laboratories staff, the Clinical Core strives to assist clinical and basic research efforts by providing expert consultation in clinically relevant hypotheses, selection and recruitment of patients for data and sample collection, design and development of clinical protocols and investigator initiated clinical trials, and meeting all regulatory compliance issues associated with clinical research.

The patient care and respect for patient or research subject informed consent is paramount to any clinical research project.

Patient Clinics that participate in Clinical Research include:

OMRF Rheumatology Research Center of Excellence: Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjögren’s Syndrome, Systemic Sclerosis, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Pre-Clinical RA and SLE

Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence: Neurodegenerative diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyolitis Optica

Clinical Testing Laboratories:

Clinical Immunology Laboratory: CAP/CLIA-certified Autoantibody and Clinical Lab Testing Reference Laboratory

Myositis Testing Laboratory: CAP/CLIA-certified Myositis-related Autoantibody Testing Reference Laboratory

Clinical Research Support: Resources to facilitate clinical research