CIBR and Other Campus Core Services
UMB faculty may be eligible for voucher support to help defray the costs of the fee-for-service UMB Campus cores, such as those noted below. Visit the ICTR Voucher (micro grant) Program to learn how to apply.
CIBR (si-ber)
The Center for Innovative Biomedical Resources (CIBR) is the administrative hub for fee-for-service cores on campus, including the School of Dentistry, School of Pharmacy, and School of Medicine. Interdisciplinary collaborations lead to scientific achievement and help researchers get the most of their research funds. Below is a sample list of Cores by category.
- Animal Model Resource
- Clinical Resources
- Cytometric & Bioassay
- Imaging Technologies
- Nucleic Acid & Genomic
- Structural Biology Facilities
Visit CIBR for a complete list of campus resources as well as important CIBR news and events.
GCRC
General Clinical Research Center (GCRC): Located in the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), 22 S. Greene St., 10th-floor C and D wings, the GCRC is supported by the UM School of Medicine and UMMC. The GCRC is available to all UMB researchers as a fee-for-service and supports the full spectrum of patient-oriented research, including pilot studies that may lead to peer-reviewed clinical research. Services available include:
- Facilities for inpatient* and outpatient data collection
- Physical examination and monitoring
- 24-hour nursing care
- Phlebotomy and specimen processing*
- Subject teaching
- Investigational drug administration
- Special testing/procedures*
- Research subject advocate (RSA)
*Does not include University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) or University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. (FPI) services, such as overnight admission fees, laboratory processing, X-rays, echocardiograms, MRIs, etc. If your project requires these services, please contact the Center for Clinical Trials and Corporate Contracts (CCT) at 410-706-1932.
UMMC Allowed Services
PLEASE NOTE: At this time, the ICTR support from the Vouchers Program can only be used to defray the costs of UMMC Investigational Drug Services (IDS).