Newborn Research Support Services (NuRSERy)

The Newborn Research Support Service (NuRSERy) program facilitates pediatric research across the Labor and Delivery, Antepartum, and Postpartum spaces. Additionally, it is integrated into both the Newborn Nursery and Neonatal ICU. The NuRSERy is located at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, the region’s largest maternity care and referral center for high-risk births. The NuRSERy is supported by the University of Pittsburgh CTSI and the Department of Pediatrics.

The NuRSERy provides staff support for planning and conducting grant funded and industry sponsored clinical and translational research studies in newborn infants and their families. The NuRSERy aims to forge strong and lasting collaborations with investigators from diverse disciplines across the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, and the region.

The University of Pittsburgh Department of Pediatrics is committed to providing research services across institutions. In order to provide a bridge for Pediatric research across Magee and Children's, NuRSERy works in concert with Clinical Research Support Services (CRSS) at Children's Hospital.

NuRSERy provides all or any of the following services:

• Preliminary budget assistance for pre-award submissions
• Stewardship and execution of the following by experienced research coordinators
  • Study Start Up (Administrative and Regulatory)
    • Budget development
    • Pitt and UPMC institutional submissions
    • IRB submissions (ProPitt, central IRBs, reliance agreements)
    • IACUC submissons
    • Sponsor communication and study training
    • Test setup
  • Study Conduct (Research Nurse Coordinator, Research Coordinator)
    • Subject screening, enrollment, and scheduling
    • Performing study required visits
    • Administering study medication
    • Sample collection
    • Data entry
    • Sponsor communications (ongoing)
  • Study Close Out
    • Final site visits
    • Supply and equipment handling
• Regulatory support for the life of the project

Location

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
300 Halket Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15210

Contact

• Elizabeth Hartigan, RN, MPH, Administrative Director – Elizabeth.hartigan@chp.edu, 412-692-7060