Research Links

The following organizations are regional and national leaders in research studies and clinical trials.

Academic Partners

• Baylor College of Medicine - Office of Research
• UTHSC-H Office of Research Support Committees - The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston research committees, including Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS) – the UT institutional review board

Government Organizations

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• A service of the National Institutes of Health developed by the National Library of Medicine - Linking patients to medical research
• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• Federal Register
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• The Joint Commission - Speak Up: What You Should Know about Research Studies (TJC)
• National Institutes of Health
• National Library of Medicine
• Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP – a division of DHHS)

Cancer Research

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

Heart & Vascular Research

• American Heart Association

Human Research

• Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP)

For additional resources or to contact the Clinical Innovations and Research Institute at Memorial Hermann, call 713-704-4226 or e-mail us.