About RTRN

About Us

Introduction

The JHS is the largest single-site longitudinal, population-based, cohort study of 5,302 personsParticipant initiated in the fall of 2000 to prospectively investigate the determinants of CVD among African Americans in the Jackson, MS metropolitan statistical area.

Aims

The goal is to facilitate translational research for RCMI collaborators across the network using large data sets. The primary rationale for RTRN DTCC seeking this collaborative relationship with JHS is that the fundamental goals of RTRN are in harmony with the specific aims of JHS.

Role of DTCC

Liaison to JHS: RTRN DTCC will serve as the liaison institution of RTRN and be the home of the RTRN JHS Vanguard Center. DTCC is a logical choice given that JSU is the home of the DTCC for RTRN and also it is a partnering JHS institution, same as University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), which one of the current five JHS Vanguard Centers.

Services Provided by DTCC

Biostatistics Clinical Data Services and Informatics
Conducting feasibility test
Assisting preparation of data request proposal: consulting study design
Data manipulation: extracting/converting/ customizing, merging and setting... read

Significance

This collaborative relationship should stimulate and increase scientific productivity through scientific presentations and publications.

NIHNIMHD

RTRN is funded by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) and co-funded by the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Founding RTRN Institutions
•Charles R. Drew University •City College of New York •Clark Atlanta University •Florida A&M University •Howard University •Hunter College-CUNY •Jackson State University • Meharry Medical College •Morehouse School of Medicine •Ponce School of Medicine •Texas Southern University •Tuskegee University •Universidad Central Del Caribe •University of Hawaii at Manoa •University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus •University of Texas at El Paso •University of Texas at San Antonio •Xavier University of Louisiana

 

To Learn More About Joining the Network, Contact:
Keith Norris, MD (keith.norris@rtrn.net)
RTRN Principal Investigator
(323) 249-5703

Or
Keosha Partlow , PhD (keosha.partlow@rtrn.net
RTRN Program Manager
(323) 249-5706

To Learn More About the Research Clusters and
the RTRN Small Grants Program, Contact:

Richard Yanagihara, MD (richard.yanagihara@rtrn.net)
Director, RTRN Research Core
(808) 692-1610

Or
Zoe Hammatt, JD (zoe.hammatt@rtrn.net)
Ethics & Regulatory Specialist
(808) 692-0982

 

To Learn More About the RTRN Data and Technology Coordinating Center Services, Contact:
James Perkins, PhD (james.perkins@rtrn.net), (james.perkins@jsums.edu),
RTRN Co- Principal Investigator & Director of DTCC
(601) 979-0332

Or
M. Edwina Barnett, MD, PhD (m.edwina.barnett@rtrn.net)
DTCC Program Director
(601) 979-0332


To Learn More About the RTRN Steering Committee, Contact:
Emma Fernandez, PhD (e.fernandez@upr.edu)
RTRN Steering Committee Chair
(787) 763-9401