Events under 'TraCS-sponsored'
Clinical Data Visualization in R and Python
Wednesday, November 05, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Bring your laptop to this hands-on workshop and learn to visualize clinical data in R and Python. We will teach you to identify, create, and use appropriate simple plots; use data visualization for exploratory data analysis and data quality assessment; and visualize temporal patterns with time series and longitudinal plots.
This workshop is intended for those who have worked with clinical data from the Carolina Data Warehouse for...
Biostatistics Seminar Series: Design of experimental studies for public health
Friday, November 07, 2025 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
The NC TraCS Biostatistics Seminar Series is appropriate for those with a basic familiarity with statistics. These seminars introduce topics not often included in STATS 101. In this seminar, Beibo Zhao, PhD, will discuss the different kinds of experimental designs that can be used for public health research, and their pros and cons.
Please note: This seminar will not be recorded and materials will be shared during the...
Designed to Enroll: Materials Built for Recruitment Success
Monday, November 10, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Recruitment materials are often the first impression potential participants have of your study, but are they leading you to recruitment success? Do your recruitment materials grab their attention, build their trust, and invite them in? This session will explore how to design effective, audience-centered recruitment materials that translate research into clear, compelling messages. We’ll cover principles of effective design, best pr...
Professional Development Seminar Series: Finding Funding
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The NC TraCS Professional Development Seminar Series is open to anyone seeking exposure to foundational concepts in clinical/translational research such as communication skills, finding funding, career planning, and implementing research. The Finding Funding module focuses on what you need to know before applying for funding for biomedical research.
Seminars in the Finding Funding module are presented every 2 weeks from September 30 ...
Professional Development Seminar Series: Finding Funding
Friday, November 14, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The NC TraCS Professional Development Seminar Series is open to anyone seeking exposure to foundational concepts in clinical/translational research such as communication skills, finding funding, career planning, and implementing research. The Finding Funding module focuses on what you need to know before applying for funding for biomedical research.
Seminars in the Finding Funding module are presented every 2 weeks from September 30 ...
Recruitment 101 Interactive Workshop
Monday, November 17, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Following the presentation, participants will take part in an interactive workshop where they can bring their own study recruitment materials, plans or questions, receive real-time feedback, and immerse themselves in the path of their choosing. Participants will choose one of the breakout rooms listed below and receive more in-depth and customized knowledge of topics covered in prior sessions of the series.
For the Workshop, particip...
TDSL Seminar: There and Back Again: A Geospatial SHIRE Journey
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
There and Back Again: A Geospatial SHIRE Journey
This seminar will discuss geospatial analysis within the Secure Health Informatics Research Environment (SHIRE). Attendees will learn how to bring geospatial data there, analyze and manipulate it within the SHIRE, and bring one's precious geospatial research results back again. No trolls were turned to stone in the making of this presentation.
Speaker:
Tomas J. McIntee, PhD
Resear...
Biostatistics Seminar Series: Introduction to machine learning for public health
Friday, December 05, 2025 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
The NC TraCS Biostatistics Seminar Series is appropriate for those with a basic familiarity with statistics. These seminars introduce topics not often included in STATS 101. In this seminar, Xihao Li, PhD, will discuss machine learning as a related, but distinct, approach to analysis from classical statistics. Li will introduce some of the different techniques that exist and questions it can help answer.
Please note: ...
Professional Development Seminar Series: Mentor-Mentee Relationships
Tuesday, December 09, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The NC TraCS Professional Development Seminar Series is open to anyone seeking exposure to foundational concepts in clinical/translational research such as communication skills, finding funding, career planning, and implementing research. The Mentor-Mentee Relationships module focuses on building effective, supportive, and sustainable mentoring relationships that foster professional growth, collaboration, and career development.
Semi...
Professional Development Seminar Series: Mentor-Mentee Relationships
Friday, December 12, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The NC TraCS Professional Development Seminar Series is open to anyone seeking exposure to foundational concepts in clinical/translational research such as communication skills, finding funding, career planning, and implementing research. The Mentor-Mentee Relationships module focuses on building effective, supportive, and sustainable mentoring relationships that foster professional growth, collaboration, and career development.
Semi...
Professional Development Seminar Series: Mentor-Mentee Relationships
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The NC TraCS Professional Development Seminar Series is open to anyone seeking exposure to foundational concepts in clinical/translational research such as communication skills, finding funding, career planning, and implementing research. The Mentor-Mentee Relationships module focuses on building effective, supportive, and sustainable mentoring relationships that foster professional growth, collaboration, and career development.
Semi...
Professional Development Seminar Series: Mentor-Mentee Relationships
Friday, December 19, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The NC TraCS Professional Development Seminar Series is open to anyone seeking exposure to foundational concepts in clinical/translational research such as communication skills, finding funding, career planning, and implementing research. The Mentor-Mentee Relationships module focuses on building effective, supportive, and sustainable mentoring relationships that foster professional growth, collaboration, and career development.
Semi...