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Zablocki VA Medical Center Translational Research Unit

The Zablocki VA Medical Center Translational Research Unit (VA-TRU) is a resource for clinical investigators working with both veterans and non-veterans. Located on the fifth floor of the Veteran’s Medical Center, the unit consists of three fully equipped exam rooms and a laboratory specimen processing room.

Request VA TRU Services

The VA-TRU Team is available to assist with services such as nursing support, study coordination, consenting, lab services and processing, manual muscle testing, medication administration, filling out case report forms and IRB assistance. Research nurses are able to assist investigators with research specific needs across multiple disciplines.

The VA-TRU is currently participating in multiple studies including the Million Veteran Program (MVP). The MVP is a national study that aims to enroll one million Veteran volunteers from across the country to study how genes affect health. Researchers will collect blood samples and health information from the participants to create the world’s largest medical database that will be used to answer research questions and lead to new treatments.

Services

The VA-TRU team is available to assist with a variety of services:

Nursing support and dedicated nursing time
Study coordination
Use of exam rooms and equipment
Laboratory sample preparation and processing
Data management and consultations
IRB asssistance
Access to VA national databases

Hours of Operation

We have full time staffing and flexible hours, please contact us if special arrangements are required.

Request Services

If you are interested in using the VA-TRU or have any questions, please contact:

Colleen Veenendaal, RN, Nurse Manager of the VA-TRU at colleen.veenendaal@va.gov, or
Ann Rosenthal, MD, Associate Chief of Staff for Research, at ann.rosenthal@va.gov.

Please note, we have centralized the requests for services for the service cores listed below. You no longer need to submit a separate request forms for each core, if you are using more than one.

Adult TRU
Pediatric TRU
VA TRU
Community TRU
Mobile TRU
TRU Core Lab
CTSI Clinical Trials Office
Biostatistics
Bionutrition Services

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