The Center of Research Excellence, L.L.C., (CORE) based in Northeast Alabama, is a multidisciplinary clinical research site specializing in the conduct of Phase I-II-III-IV clinical protocols. Our expertise includes adult and childhood respiratory diseases, asthma, allergies, COPD, Headache, Hypertension, Cardiovascular Event Prevention as well as other disease states in internal medicine. CORE is able to utilize central IRBs.

     Our staff includes Dr. Robert Grubbe, Principal Investigator, as well as a research team consisting of multiple RN research coordinators and ancillary support staff. Browse our web site for a listing of current research studies, information about our research staff, as well as a listing of those Pharmaceutical Company Sponsors and Contract Research Organizations (CRO's) for which Dr. Grubbe has collaborated.