All researchers must meet the University's human subjects requirements, and the GCRC must approve research protocols. This is unusual as most hospital-based GCRCs seem to focus more on disease. Currently, research is underway at the GCRC in screening of prediabetics, ozone's effect on the respiratory tract, temperature regulation in the elderly, and nutrition. The work is carried out by researchers from across the University including the Departments Of Nutrition, Chemical Engineering And Kinesiology as well as by researchers in the State College area. Some of these projects require subjects to remain overnight in the Elmore Wing.
Cytokines are natural cellular substances, which signal cells to perform specific functions.
Noll Laboratory was dedicated in 1973 and named for A. Robert Noll, a 1929 graduate in electrical engineering and 1968 Distinguished Alumnus.