Northern Illinois Research Associates (NIRA) is an independent, multi-specialty clinical research center located within a private practice in DeKalb, Illinois. Sponsors and CROs continue to rely on our site to consistently meet or exceed enrollment goals and capture accurate, high quality data while maintaining superior standards of care in accordance with FDA regulations and ICH/GCP guidelines. NIRA physicians have been conducting phase II-IV trials since 2001.
NIRA Principal Investigators and staff have experience in the following therapeutic areas:
Pediatrics:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Asthma
- Dermatology
- Formula
- Gastroenterology
- Infectious Diseases
- Nutritional Supplements
- Ophthalmology
- Vaccine
Adults:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Asthma
- Arthritis
- Cardiac Disorders
- Dermatology
- Gastroenterology
- Hypertension
- Internal Medicine
- Lipid Disorders
- Orthopedics
- Pain
NIRA has conducted trials for over 20 pharmaceutical companies and CROs
Umesh P. Goswami, MD
Pediatrics and Asthma/Allergy (Pediatrics and Adult)
Medical Director
Principal Investigator
8 years of clinical trials experience
Panna U. Goswami, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Principal Investigator
5 years of clinical trials experience
Mohammad Yasin, MD
Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Sub-Investigator
3 years of clinical trials experience
Anjali S. Hawkins, MD, PhD
Ophthalmology
Sub-Investigator
2 years of clinical trials experience
Craig W. Carmichael, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Sub-Investigator
1 year of clinical trials experience
Please contact us for details on experience or for current CVs.
Kristen Andrews, CCRC
Site Director
16 yrs experience as site manager and research coordinator. ACRP certified since 1997.
Jean Gale, RN, NP
6 years experience as study coordinator.
NIRA is located in DeKalb County which has a population of 89,000. In addition, Northern Illinois University enrolls 25,000 students annually. The county's ethnic profile is 79% Caucasian, 9% Hispanic, 8% African-American and 4% Asian.
Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology/Plastic Surgery
Immunology/Infectious Diseases
Musculoskeletal
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics/Neonatology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Rheumatology
Northern Illinois Research Associates offers:
- Standard Operating Procedures for clinical trials management
- Training on GCP/ICH and FDA regulations for clinical trials staff
- Ongoing review of clinical trials regulations
- Prompt turn-around of regulatory documents, contracts, and budgets
- One person contact for all study-related issues
- Subject recruitment plan and execution
- High speed internet
- CLIA Waiver
- IATA certified staff
- Use of central IRB
- Pharmacy next door
Onsite equipment includes:
- Centrifuge
- Double-locked drug storage
- EKG
- Freezer with temperature recording (-20°C)
- Incubator
- Nebulizer
- Oxygen
- Pulse oxymeter
- Refrigerator with temperature recording
- Spirometer
- Stadiometer
Umesh P. Goswami MD
Medical Director
Northern Illinois Research Associates
625 Bethany Road, Suite 3
DeKalb, IL 60115
USA
815-762-7406
815-758-5144 (fax)
nira625@comcast.net