Investigate: CRF Skirball Research Center
Redefining Preclinical Cardiovascular Translational Research
The goal of translational research is to bring an innovative concept into the arena of human clinical trials. Our scientists and physicians develop the strategies needed to navigate and facilitate this process.
The CRF Skirball Research Center is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to the validation of novel concepts, treatments, and devices in a preclinical setting. Our team of interventionalists, surgeons, and pathologists guide early ideas and inventions through comprehensive research programs to bring practical clinical therapies to patients. The CRF Skirball Research Center is the starting point for the technological advances that will ultimately improve the lives of those suffering from cardiovascular disease.
For early innovators, the CRF Skirball Research Center faculty serve as consultants who lend expertise, experience, and insight while working directly with clinical staff to implement efficient and rigorous research programs.
Translational research will be the legacy of the Skirball Center. We can help change the way people think and act about the best way to manage cardiovascular disease.
Martin B. Leon, MD
Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Director, Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy, Columbia University Medical Center
The CRF Skirball Research Center accommodates studies at every stage of the development cycle, from early concepts to protocol implementation. Whether a project requires physician specialists to help define a clinical application or highly qualified researchers to carry out a preclinical study, our partners—which include start-up enterprises, pharmaceutical firms, medical device companies, and academic research centers—benefit from our insight and experience in the biomedical industry.
The CRF Skirball Research Center sets the stage for applications that will translate into early patient studies and new treatments, resulting in longer healthier lives.
Juan F. Granada, MD
Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, CRF Skirball Research Center
