Mission
The Lipid Research Clinic (LRC) is an academic resource for the College of Public Health and College of Medicine to facilitate studies that evaluate the effectiveness of new drugs or intervention modalities designed to prevent the occurrence and progression of atherosclerotic diseases, as well as diseases related to women's health.
Goals of the LRC
- Maintain a core methodological unit for the design and conduct of intervention studies.
- Develop new methods for testing and evaluating prevention strategies.
- Participate in development of new drugs for prevention of chronic illnesses.
- Maintain and extend intercollegiate and interdepartmental collaborations.
- Develop inter-institutional collaborative efforts in evaluating new prevention methods
- Educate students and practitioners in coronary preventive intervention programs.
Organization
The current Program Director, Dr. Jennifer Robinson, is an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the College of Public Health. The LRC reports to the Vice President for Research and the Dean of the College of Public Health. Clinical Director Nancy Merideth facilitates and supervises the activities of clinic components to execute research protocols.
Facilities
The LRC is currently located in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC). LRC facilities are similar to a medical clinic with convenient parking and easy access to encourage and maintain participation in clinical trials. The clinic's purpose is for screening, evaluation, randomization and follow-up of subjects in prevention trials. The LRC’s current location in UIHC facilitates the scheduling of ancillary diagnostic tests. Approximately 1,800 square feet are provided for clinic examination rooms and waiting room, clinical staff offices, recruiting staff offices, data management offices and administrative and clerical offices.
For more information about the LRC, please contact:
Jennifer Robinson (jennifer-g-robinson@uiowa.edu), Nancy Merideth (nancy-merideth@uiowa.edu) or the LRC Main Office at (319) 384-5030 or 1-800-887-6917.