Collaborative Support

The following collaborative activities are supported by the Alliance:

• Design of clinical trials, laboratory trials, population-based studies, and more
• Sample size determination
• Web-based data entry
• Data retrieval
• Access to Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Iowa Medicaid databases
• Data management
• Statistical data analysis
• Grant proposal preparation
• Manuscript preparation
• Statistical seminars and workshops

Rates

Support provided by Alliance members is expected to be financially self-sustaining. Our efforts may be funded through percent-efforts on grants, department or center memorandum of understandings (MOUs), or direct billing for hourly service.

• Grant Support: Much of our member funding come from collaborative work on externally funded research grants. We are particularly experienced in the preparation of NIH P01, R01, R21, and U01 grants. Grant support as a co-investigation is preferable when it is important to secure project support from a particular member(s).
• Department and Center MOUs: Formal agreements may be developed for academic and research units to provide salary support for Alliance members in order to foster long-term collaborative relationships.