Research Navigation Services

Mindy Thompson, Research Navigation Specialist
Mindy Thompson, MBA

About

UK College of Medicine Research Navigation Services (RNS) provides personalized support to connect researchers with the resources essential for their success. Mindy Thompson, MBA, our research navigation specialist, is dedicated to supporting your unique needs at every stage of the research process. Whether you are a new researcher just beginning your journey or an experienced principal investigator concluding a long-term project, we are here to help by:

  • Guiding research study start-up
  • Connecting researchers with research project resources
    • Personnel training
    • Research policies and procedures
    • Project management databases, data management and retention
    • Participant recruitment tools
    • Award administration assistance and research financial services
  • Aiding in establishing laboratory compliance with research safety and IBC submissions
  • Facilitating IACUC and IRB submissions
  • Assisting teams in navigating university-level research resources
  • Facilitating connections to support successful research administration
  • Partnering with research teams to interpret and facilitate compliance with research, clinical policies and procedures 
Research Skill Enhancement and Employee Development (ReSEED) Lunch and Learn Series

RNS established the ReSEED Lunch and Learn Series to support research across the College of Medicine. Sessions occur monthly online and cover topics such as IRB, research billing, and research staff hiring. Click here to learn more about ReSEED and register for an upcoming session.

Clinical Research Documents and Resources

Research Navigation Services formed the Research Professional's Network Clinical Research Document Subcommittee to enhance the accessibility and quality of clinical research documentation and procedures. The subcommittee's mission is to create a comprehensive, organized document repository that supports researchers and their study teams. The document library is currently under development. However, you may access our current resources here or directly access some of the resources from the links below.