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PEAK Human Performance Science Clinical Research Lab

URMC / PEAK Human Performance Science Clinical Research Lab / Researchers

Policies, Procedures, and Billing

Wilmot Cancer Institute Human Biophysiology Shared Resource (HBSR) utilizes expertise from the PEAK Human Performance Science Clinical Research Lab to support investigators at Wilmot Cancer Institute for study concept and design, intervention development and delivery, patient-reported outcomes and physical and physiological assessments, quality assurance and fidelity monitoring, and data collection, management, and interpretation. PEAK Human Performance Science Clinical Research Lab is adept in the early adoption of novel measurement and wearable technologies and provides state-of-the-art assessments for metabolism, body composition, cardiovascular function, pulmonary function, range of motion, muscular strength, balance, and free-living activity/exercise.

Wilmot Cancer Institute Funding Opportunities

University of Rochester Clinical & Translational Science Institute

Policies

All principal investigators who wish to work with the PEAK Human Performance Science Clinical Research Lab are required to abide by the rules of the University of Rochester Research Subjects Review Board (RSRB).

  • All forms and training must be completed prior to testing subjects. See Procedures section below.
  • A study coordinator/staff must escort research participants to the PEAK Human Performance Science Clinical Research Lab at all times.

Procedures

  1. Schedule a research planning and consult meeting with PEAK Human Performance Science Clinical Research Lab Director, HBSR Service Leader, and staff.
  2. The PEAK Human Performance Science Clinical Research Lab approves the research protocol.
  3. The Principal Investigator and/or Study Coordinator complete the appropriate training listed below: 
  4. Provide appropriate forms upon completion of training, study protocol, informed consent, RSRB approval, and any amendment approvals.
  5. Schedule the PEAK Human Performance Science Clinical Research Lab safety training appointment with the PEAK Lab staff.

Billing

  • PEAK Human Performance Science Clinical Research Lab will provide the PEAK Service Cost Estimate for the principal investigator to review. The principal investigator approves and provides the funding account number for invoicing. 
  • PEAK invoices the principal investigator for PEAK services on a monthly basis via the PPMS system. A draft invoice will be sent to the principal investigator for review before the final invoice is sent and the funding account is billed.

NCI Designation and Acknowledging the CCSG

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has designated the University of Rochester's Wilmot Cancer Institute as the nation’s 73rd cancer center. Communicating the outcomes of NIH-funded projects and the role of NIH support in biomedical research enhances public understanding of how we, as a research community, are working to improve human health. To properly acknowledge the Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) in your work which utilized the Shared Resources since March 15th, 2025, please include the following statement in the acknowledgement section of your publication(s):

"The work described in this publication benefited from the support of the Human Biophysiology Shared Resource at the Wilmot Cancer Institute, supported in part by the University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute Support Grant #P30CA272302. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health."