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The Comstock Center functions as one of 9 clinical epidemiology centers (CEC). The Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) is an infrastructure funded through the National Cancer Institute for supporting collaborative research on molecular, genetic and other biomarkers in early cancer detection and risk assessment. The EDRN model is comprised of 3 major units: 18 biomarker development laboratories (BDL), 3 biomarker validation laboratories (BVL), and 9 clinical epidemiology centers (CEC). The primary goal of the EDRN consortium is to provide collaborative research opportunities between EDRN sites and EDRN associate members.
Students
from the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Administration
were initially required to spend three weeks observing the
Demonstration. These visits were continued for only a few
years, however, presumably being discontinued because the
local staff evinced no interest in teaching while the School
faculty showed little interest in the Demonstration except
for the research results. The Demonstration itself also ceased
when the County Commissioners failed to take over its financial
support.
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here for more information about EDRN.
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