The Office of Clinical Research manages and coordinates those NIAID research programs conducted at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center located on the NIH Bethesda campus.
The Office promotes interactions and collaborations between intramural and extramural investigators and oversees NIAID’s Institutional Review Board to provide initial and continuing review of intramural clinical research protocols to protect the welfare of human subjects recruited to participate in biomedical or behavioral research. The Office also provides relevant information from NIAID’s intramural clinical research programs to the NIH community and other Government agencies, as well as to public and private organizations.
The Office of Clinical Research consists of the following branches:
Biostatistics Research Branch (BRB)
Biodefense Clinical Research Branch (BCRB)
Collaborative Clinical Research Branch (CCRB)
Intramural Clinical Management and Operations Branch (ICMOB)
Program Planning and Analysis Branch (PPAB)
Regulatory Compliance and Human Subjects Protection Branch (RCHSPB)