The McGuire Research Institute is a non-profit organization associated with the Richmond Veterans Administration Medical Center--a 500-bed tertiary referral hospital. The Institute complements the care of patients by enhancing the intellectual viability of their clinics and offers new innovative treatment alternatives to their patients. In addition, McGuire Research Institute supports basic science investigator-initiated research.
The McGuire Research Institute supports investigators with faculty appointments who conduct inpatient and outpatient Pre-clinical, Phase I, II, III, and IV trials and outcomes research. MRI has an annual revenue of $3.5 million in privately funded (CRO, pharmaceutical and biotech companies) trials. Since incorporating in 1989 MRI has received over $14,000,000 in research funding. Currently 70 investigators are conducting 170 projects.
The McGuire Research Institute supports studies in a variety of therapeutic areas including:
- Cardiac and Vascular Disorders
- Diabetes
- Male Genitourinary
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Lipid Disorders
- Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
- Neurologic Disorders
- Oncology
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Respiratory Disorders
- Wound Care
The McGuire Research Institute has worked with a variety of sponsors including, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ciba-Geigy, Clintrials, Genentech, Glaxo, Janssen, Kendle, Medtronic, Merck, Novartis, Paraxel, Parke-Davis, Pfizer, Quintiles, Roche, Schering-Plough and many others.
Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology/Plastic Surgery
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology
Immunology/Infectious Diseases
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology/Urology
Neurology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Psychiatry/Psychology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Rheumatology
The McGuire Research Institute offers comprehensive research services including:
- Experienced physician investigators and nurse coordinators with in-house resource support
- Consultation in all medical and surgical specialties
- Laboratory, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine support
- A computerized Patient Data Management System that tracks research subjects and facilitates outcomes studies
- Doing the little things like double checking addition on subject data forms to minimize sponsor site visit time
- Careful assessment of our capabilities - we will not accept a study if we do not have the expertise or patients necessary
- IRB meetings biweekly
Franklin J. Zieve M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development
McGuire Research Institute
McGuire VA Medical Center
1201 Broad Rock Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23249
USA
804-675-5151
804-675-5139 (fax)
frank@vadiabetes.org