Welcome to the General Clinical Research Center at Penn State

Our primary mission is to provide research infrastructure for investigators who conduct research with human subjects. Investigations carried out can include studies of normal and abnormal human function and studies of cause, prevention, progression, and cure of diseases.

The GCRC at Penn State is part of a national network of similar centers funded by the National Institute of Health through the National Center for Research Resources. The Penn State General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) was funded by the National Center for Research Resources in July, 1995 (Grant Number M01RR10732) and is located at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey and the Elmore Wing of the General Clinical Research Center in University Park .

Oversight of the Center is provided by a General Clinical Research Center Advisory Committee (GAC) and all protocols are approved by this committee before work begins. IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval is also required before work begins.

Citing the GCRC Grant

All publications from research supported in any way by the GCRC must cite GCRC support. The proper citation is: This research was supported in part by a General Clinical Research Center grant from NIH (M01RR10732) and GCRC Construction Grant (C06RR016499) awarded to the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine.

For questions or comments regarding this web site, please email Rebecca Jenkins at rjenkins@gcrc.hmc.psu.edu