When working with data, one thing is fairly certain: data is rarely in an optimal format. A misplaced space here, or an extra comma there, can mean the difference between two clicks and two hours of work. In this course, we will work with ways to isolate, extract, and transform data from webpages, text files, and published datasets using Python and Pandas. This Odum Institute class will also introduce regular expressions, a language for matching specific parts of text.

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This six-part orientation is strongly recommended for all clinical research personnel who are new to UNC or new to research. The series will introduce research personnel to the UNC offices involved in clinical trials, discuss the federal and local regulations governing conduct of research, and provide an overview of best practices utilized in the implementation of clinical research. It is recommended that registrants complete both the CITI Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and CITI Human Subjects Protection (IRB/Ethics) modules prior to attending the orientation.

Each session of the orientation will be held on Wednesday afternoons,1:30 to 4:30 pm. Research personnel are encouraged to attend all 6 modules, but may choose to attend only those of particular interest or relevance. The topics to be covered this week include:

• Introduction to REDCap (Clarence Potter) - 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
• Investigator-Initiated Study Processes (Valorie Buchholz) - 2:05 pm - 2:35 pm
• ClinicalTrials.gov and ICMJE requirements (Monica Coudurier) - 2:40 pm - 3:20 pm
• Adverse Event Evaluation and Documentation (Marie Rape) - 3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
• IND and IDE Studies at UNC (Marie Rape) - 3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
• Post-Session Q&A Discussion 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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CRO Career Conversations: Clinical Research Coordinator

This panel discussion will highlight the role of Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs). Learn about the aspects of clinical research that CRCs support including subject screening and recruitment, regulatory maintenance, data collection, and data management activities.

Panelists from NC TraCS include:

Susan Pusek, DRSc
Moderator
Director, Education Programs

Susan Pusek, DRSc has over 27 years of experience in clinical/translational research, training and administration. She began her career as a research coordinator and project manager for industry-sponsored, federally-funded and investigator-initiated phase I-IV clinical trials, health services research done in the community and epidemiologic studies. In her current role as Director of Education Programs at NC TraCS, Pusek now develops training programs, seminars and workshops for biomedical researchers and their teams.

Catherine Barnes
Personnel Development and Training Specialist
UNC Clinical Research Support Office (CRSO)

Catherine Barnes has over 5 years of experience in conducting and managing human subjects research, and is a Certified Clinical Research Professional through SOCRA. She also creates and manages various education sessions for research personnel, including topics like informed consent, source documentation management, phlebotomy and others. Her primary interests revolve around the education and retention of research personnel to ensure that they feel happy in their positions while growing professionally and personally.

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Contract research organizations (CRO) operate in many capacities to support the work of healthcare innovators and help move therapies from idea to market. NC Biotech’s CRO Career Conversations speaker series provides an introduction to key roles within the CRO industry and the opportunity to learn about career pathways, day-to-day responsibilities, and more from professionals currently in the field.