VA Cooperative Studies Program (CSP)
Organization (Includes links to Centers)
CSP ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Office of Research & Development
- Rachel B. Ramoni, DMD, ScD, Chief Research & Development Officer
Cooperative Studies Program Central Office
CSP Central Office is located in Washington, D.C. All CSP activities are managed, coordinated, and funded in this office and operate under the leadership of the Chief Research & Development Officer.
- Grant D. Huang, MPH, PhD, Director, Cooperative Studies Program
Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Centers (CSPCCs)
CSPCCs provide study design, data management, statistical analysis, and administrative support to all CSP clinical trials. CSP has five CSPCCs located at VA medical centers across the country. To learn more about a specific CSPCC, please click on the link below.
- VA Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut, Acting Director: Gary Johnson, MS
- VA Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Director: Ryan Ferguson, DSc, MPH
- VA Medical Center, Hines, Illinois, Director: Domenic Reda, PhD
- VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, Acting Director: Mei-Chung Shih, PhD
- VA Medical Center, Perry Point, Maryland, Director: Kousick Biswas, PhD
CSP Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center (CSPCRPCC)
CSPCRPCC participates in CSP studies that involve drugs or medical devices. Key responsibilities of the CRPCC for drug-related activities include: developing the drug handling protocol, negotiating with pharmaceutical companies, and packaging, distributing, and accounting for drugs. CRPCC also provides oversight for the safety of CSP studies. To learn more about the CRPCC, please click on the link below.
- VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Acting Director: Todd A. Conner, Pharm.D.
Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Centers (CSPECs)
CSPECs provide study design, data management, statistical analysis, and administrative support to CSP epidemiologic studies. CSP has five CSPECs located at VA medical centers across the country.
To learn more about a specific CSPEC, please click one of the below.
- VA Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Director: J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH
- VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, Director: Dawn Provenzale, MD, MS
- VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, Director: Philip Tsao, PhD
- VA Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, Director: Nicholas L. Smith, PhD, MPH
- VA Medical Center, West Haven Connecticut, Director: John Concato, MD, MS, MPH
Pharmacogenomics Analysis Laboratory (PAL)
The Pharmacogenomics Analysis Laboratory (PAL), established in 2007, is located at the Central Arkansas Veterans Health System (CAVHS) in Little Rock, AR. It was created to support ongoing and future pharmacogenomics studies and clinical trials within CSP. Utilizing state-of the-art technology, PAL provides high quality genomic services for investigators seeking to identify and discover genes involved in the development and treatment of disease.
Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES)
The Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES) is a consortium of VA medical centers that have teams, nodes, in place dedicated to conducting CSP studies to enhance the overall performance, compliance, and management of CSP multi-site research. In addition, NODES work together to share best practices and provide local insights to CSP Central Office and CSP Centers on study design and related considerations that can help with study management and conduct. Further, each node helps to create a stronger local community of clinical research.
Updated March 2018
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