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RISC provides comprehensive data-related services to the following major research Centers and Program Projects:

  • HIV Center at the New York State Psychiatric Institute (PI: Anke. Ehrhardt, PhD)
  • Columbia University Alzheimer Disease Research Center (PI: Michael Shelanski, MD)
  • Columbia University Center for Child Environmental Health (PI: Frederica. Perera, PhD)
  • Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project, Columbia University (PI: Richard. Mayeux, MD)


    • In addition, RISC provides comprehensive data-related services for many R01's and ongoing research projects at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University and other academic & non-profit governmental organizations. These include:

  • Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease with Estrogens (Mary Sano, PhD)
  • Questionable Dementia Research Project (Devangere Devanand, MD)
  • Haldol Discontinuation Trial (Devangere Devanand, MD)
  • Transitions: Accounting for Change in Psychopathology (Pat Cohen, PhD)
  • Mother-Infant Development Project (Beatrice Beebe, PhD)
  • The Essential Tremor Project (Elan Louis, MD)
  • Community Influences on Head Start Success (Virgina Rauh, ScD)
  • A Pilot Study of Neurocysticerosis Treatment in Equador (W. Allen Hauser, MD)
  • March of Dimes Web Site: Perinatal Health in the United States (Joann Petrini, Director, Perinatal Data Center)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Data Coordination Center (W. Friedewald, MD)
  • Jerusalem Perinatal Study (Dolores Malaspina, MD)

    • Institutional Support Systems

  • R2Net - A database to manage clinical research projects at the institutional level (A. Bennett Staub, RN)
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