The Comprehensive Center for the Advancement of Scientific Strategies (COMPASS)

Director: Mark Thornquist PhD

The mission of COMPASS is to support research aimed at eliminating cancer and other diseases of public health importance. COMPASS offers a strong foundation for health research studies by providing study coordination to scientific investigators.

The COMPASS organization grew out of our experience establishing and coordinating the Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET), a multi-center lung cancer prevention trial that began in 1983. Since that time, we have expanded and now manage several large-scale studies.

COMPASS services include:

• Budget development and management
• Grant development and management
• Statistical design and analysis
• Human subjects compliance and monitoring
• Study management and coordination
• Informatics development and management
• Web site design and management
• Data collection and management
• Computer systems support
• Specimen storage, tracking, and analysis
• Field site training, support, and monitoring
• Participant retention
• Reporting

Contact: Cim Edelstein