The Center of Excellence for Research in Infectious Diseases organizes the only comprehensive Clinical Research Internship to provide participants with immersive learning opportunities in clinical research. This university approved internship offers a combination of in-class, hands-on, and project-based learning in all aspects of the clinical research process.
Center of Excellence for
Research in Infectious Diseases
The Center of Excellence for Research in Infectious Diseases is an internationally recognized epidemiological center that conducts high quality, independent research to provide innovative healthcare advancements for the Louisville community and beyond.
Our team of over 500 employees and trainees works in a fully equipped training facility to achieve our vision of informing, revising, and transforming preventative care practices for infectious diseases across all disciplines.
Our Executive Director, Julio Ramirez, MD, leads with the philosophy that information for improved health should be complimentary and available to all. From idea to publication, our diverse team of experts realizes this ideology to ensure the best results for our partners and community.
From IDEA
To PUBLICATION
Study Design
Our experts carefully construct high quality study designs to meet the exact needs of our clients.
Study Execution
Local to Louisville, CERID has access to multi-site enrollment at eleven hospitals in the Kentuckiana area.
Database Design
Our team’s attention to detail and access to innovative systems allow us to design databases that capture and record transformative data.
CLIA-Certified
Laboratory
Our commercial laboratory provides dual support model testing, enabling quicker treatment decisions and comprehensive clinical research.
Biorepository
Our biorepository stores more than 70,000 human specimen linked to clinical data, provides consultation, and routinely ships biological samples to health system leaders.
Biostatistics
Equipped with the most up to date methodologies, our biostatistics experts analyze and transform data into interpretable results ready for dissemination.
Computational
Epidemiology
By observing patterns in de-constructed sources of data, our team uses computer models to display the diffusion of disease through a population.
Data
Management
The structure of our data platform ensures organization and security for the individual.
Quality
Assurance
We achieve excellence in all avenues of our work by overseeing every step of the research process. This guarantees the highest quality research for our clients.
Visual
Analytics
Our team has the capacity to compile large quantities of epidemiological data into interactive problem-solving models and interfaces.
Data Integration &
Application Development
We offer unique software programs and source destinations to compile data into one convenient source and rapidly develop applications.
Medical
Writing
Our team can combine analytical writing and clinical research concepts to design manuscript-ready publications.