The SCIB was established within and exists as a prominent component of the UAB Injury Control Research Center’s infrastructure.  The ICRC’s 110 member-faculty  representing a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines is clearly an asset to SCIB.

An example of the ICRC’s important intramural linkages is its relationship with the NIH-sponsored Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease Center where Dr. Fine is a member of both the faculty and the Executive Committee.  The Director of the MAMDC, Dr. Robert Kimberly, an internationally known expert in rheumatology and musculoskeletal disorders, is a member of the ICRC’s Center Management Committee.  To the best of our knowledge, this relationship is unlike any other in the national network of CDC-supported ICRCs and NIH-supported  MAMDCs. 

The relationship between the ICRC and the MAMDC has significantly extended the research capacities of the ICRC while providing the MAMDC with a unique musculoskeletal injury research environment complemented by the essential disciplines of epidemiology and biomechanics.  For example, in 1995 Dr. Renate Gay, a faculty member of MAMDC and of ICRC, received an R01 award from the NCIPC for a study entitled "Cartilage Marker Detection in Traumatic Knee Injury."  Dr. Fine was a co-investigator on that research team.

Other intramural linkages include excellent working relationships with the CDC-sponsored Center for Health Promotion, the Center for Metabolic Bone Disease (CMBD) and the Biomedical Implant Center (BIC).  The CMBD and the BIC exist to address current research questions related to bone.  Dr. Fine serves on the core faculty of both Centers.  The ICRC also has linkages with The Southeast Child Safety Institute (SECSI) located on the UAB-campus at The Children’s Hospital of Alabama.

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