Coordinating Center (CC)

New England Research Institutes, Inc. (NERI) serves as the Coordinating Center for the Bench to Bassinet Program. In this capacity, NERI ensures smooth collaboration between the three key program contributors: the Cardiovascular Development Consortium (CvDC), the Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium (PCGC), and the Pediatric Heart Network (PHN). NERI serves a range of functions common to all three Consortia, such as organizing meetings and calls of the Steering Committees, Coordinating Committee, and External Advisory Committee; designing and maintaining written materials and websites to support both Consortia; awarding subcontracts for Cores; and data management and technical support for the PCGC CHD GENES Study.