The CATS Research Center provides help to facilitate clinical research by providing investigators with a specialized facility, personnel and advice.
The CATS Research Center opened its doors in January of 2008. The Center occupies more than 7,000 square feet divided into two spaces. The main space is dedicated to adult populations and the smaller space is set aside for pediatric populations.
The research center is in the University of Arizona Health Sciences building on the third floor, on the west side of Campbell Avenue, near Banner University Medical Center main campus. This allows for convenient use of hospital resources including clinical laboratories, radiology, and other clinical departments.
The CATS research team consists of 15 research coordinators, 2 research nurses, one nurse practitioner and 2 administrative support staff. Most of the staff are cross-trained with coordinating and lab experience and work closely together to offer expertise and deliver the best clinical research support to the Health Sciences research community.
The CATS research Center provides access to specialty core services such as: