Jaeb Center for Health Research Foundation, Inc.
15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 350
Tampa, FL 33647
Phone: (813) 975-8690 Fax: (813) 975-8761
Employment OpportunitiesThe Jaeb Center for Health Research was established in 1993 as a freestanding, nonprofit coordinating center for multi-center clinical trials and epidemiologic research.
The Center currently coordinates three NIH-funded multi-center clinical research networks, two other NIH-funded multi-center studies, and one privately funded multi-center study. The Center also houses the NIH-funded Web-based Methods Resource Center For Eye Disease Trials.
Public Resources for Clinical Studies
Human Subject Research Training http://ethics.jaeb.org/
Refraction & Visual Acuity Certification (AREDS2, CATT, DRCRnet, SCORE studies) http://vtcert.jaeb.org/
Networks (click links for more information)
Diabetes Research in Children Network (DirecNet) http://public.direc.net/
Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCRnet) http://public.drcr.net/
Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) http://public.pedig.jaeb.org/
Other Multi-Center Studies
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Artificial Pancreas Project (JDRF)
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of real-time continuous glucose monitors in the management of type 1 diabetes in children and adults.
- Controlled High Risk AVONEX® Multiple Sclerosis Prevention Study In Ongoing Neurological Surveillance (CHAMPIONS)
Objective: To determine long-term course of patients with multiple sclerosis who were treated with Avonex at the onset of their first demyelinating event.
- Cornea Donor Study (CDS)
Objective: To determine whether donor age and other donor factors are predictors of success and failure of cornea transplants.
- Longitudinal Optic Neuritis Study (LONS) http://jaeb.org/ONTT_LONS
Objective: To determine the risk of and associated risk factors for multiple sclerosis following optic neuritis and the visual course following optic neuritis.
