UPDATE (9/3)
Unfortunately, part 4 of this series has been canceled for 9/3. We apologize for any inconvenience. At this point, no plans have been made to make up this section. The Odum Institute will be in touch with participants if that changes. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions.

SAS part 1 of 4 will give an introduction to the SAS system and SAS windows. Topics to be covered include:

• creating and saving SAS programs
• reading in data from simple and complex text data sets
• typing variables
• obtaining frequencies, contents, and univariate statistics

SAS part 2 will cover:

• formatting variable venues
• creating SAS libraries for storing and retrieving SAS data sets and format files
• reading raw data from external files
• creating new SAS data sets from existing SAS data sets, subsetting by observation and by variable

SAS part 3 will cover:

• how to create new SAS data sets combining information from multiple existing SAS data sets
• how to sort, concatenate, interleave, and merge data sets
• how to perform the t-test, and test for no association in a contingency table

For SAS part 4, attendants will be allowed to suggest topics.

• Past topics include variable retyping, creating SAS datasets from SAS output
• creating html and Microsoft Word tables
• ANOVA, importing and exporting Excel files.

To allow for the new social distancing policies in place for in-person instruction in the Fall 2020 semester, Odum will require registration for this course to ensure proper seating. This course is free, but you must register to secure your spot in the course. Students MUST bring a laptop to class with SAS software loaded or to be able to access the virtual lab. The classroom will not have computers available.

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UPDATE (9/3)
Unfortunately, part 4 of this series has been canceled for 9/3. We apologize for any inconvenience. At this point, no plans have been made to make up this section. The Odum Institute will be in touch with participants if that changes. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions.

SAS part 1 of 4 will give an introduction to the SAS system and SAS windows. Topics to be covered include:

• creating and saving SAS programs
• reading in data from simple and complex text data sets
• typing variables
• obtaining frequencies, contents, and univariate statistics

SAS part 2 will cover:

• formatting variable venues
• creating SAS libraries for storing and retrieving SAS data sets and format files
• reading raw data from external files
• creating new SAS data sets from existing SAS data sets, subsetting by observation and by variable

SAS part 3 will cover:

• how to create new SAS data sets combining information from multiple existing SAS data sets
• how to sort, concatenate, interleave, and merge data sets
• how to perform the t-test, and test for no association in a contingency table

For SAS part 4, attendants will be allowed to suggest topics.

• Past topics include variable retyping, creating SAS datasets from SAS output
• creating html and Microsoft Word tables
• ANOVA, importing and exporting Excel files.

To allow for the new social distancing policies in place for in-person instruction in the Fall 2020 semester, Odum will require registration for this course to ensure proper seating. This course is free, but you must register to secure your spot in the course. Students MUST bring a laptop to class with SAS software loaded or to be able to access the virtual lab. The classroom will not have computers available.

Register

UPDATE (9/3)
Unfortunately, part 4 of this series has been canceled for 9/3. We apologize for any inconvenience. At this point, no plans have been made to make up this section. The Odum Institute will be in touch with participants if that changes. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions.

SAS part 1 of 4 will give an introduction to the SAS system and SAS windows. Topics to be covered include:

• creating and saving SAS programs
• reading in data from simple and complex text data sets
• typing variables
• obtaining frequencies, contents, and univariate statistics

SAS part 2 will cover:

• formatting variable venues
• creating SAS libraries for storing and retrieving SAS data sets and format files
• reading raw data from external files
• creating new SAS data sets from existing SAS data sets, subsetting by observation and by variable

SAS part 3 will cover:

• how to create new SAS data sets combining information from multiple existing SAS data sets
• how to sort, concatenate, interleave, and merge data sets
• how to perform the t-test, and test for no association in a contingency table

For SAS part 4, attendants will be allowed to suggest topics.

• Past topics include variable retyping, creating SAS datasets from SAS output
• creating html and Microsoft Word tables
• ANOVA, importing and exporting Excel files.

To allow for the new social distancing policies in place for in-person instruction in the Fall 2020 semester, Odum will require registration for this course to ensure proper seating. This course is free, but you must register to secure your spot in the course. Students MUST bring a laptop to class with SAS software loaded or to be able to access the virtual lab. The classroom will not have computers available.

Register

The REDCap Forms Training Session will teach users to build forms using the online designer or data dictionary (lecture/demo).

Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.

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About REDCap

REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.

Current REDCap training offerings include:

1. Forms (beginner)
2. Forms: Hands On (beginner)
3. Functions (advanced)
4. Open Session (Surveys and general questions)
5. Clinical Data Management (3-day)

For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.

TraCS Tales of Translation features experienced scientists from academia and industry discussing the many twists and turns that are a part of research careers in the life sciences. Participating scientists will be asked to speak informally about their career decisions and pivot points, what translation means to them, and their advice for early stage researchers. This week's researcher is Colin O'Banion, PhD.

O'Banion grew up in western NY and went to the University of Rochester for his undergraduate degree where he studied neuroscience. He then worked at Johns Hopkins University as a technician, studying ALS treatment. Colin attended UNC-Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy for graduate work where he developed optogenetic tools to control cell signaling and cell based, light mediated drug delivery platforms. After his postdoc at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Colin moved to industry and is now working as the scientific lead of StrideBio's Rett syndrome program developing AAV gene therapies.

There will be a Q&A session at the end.

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Statistical graphics can be used for data analysis, displaying results, and for teaching statistical concepts. In the last fifty years, advances in computing and software development have shifted the creation of statistical graphics from the exclusive purview of the trained draftsman or graphic artist to provide universal access. In the first session of the NC TraCS Biostatistics Fall 2020 Seminar series, we discuss examples of a variety of statistical graphics that are intended to be inspirational of creativity and efficacy.

Presenter: David Thissen, PhD
UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Psychology

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The NC TraCS Biostatistics Seminar Series provides more in-depth discussion of select biostatistical topics for clinical and translational researchers who have basic quantitative training in biostatistical methods. Join us this fall for seminars on data visualization & statistical graphics, power analysis & sample size planning, and Bayesian clinical trial design.

Join Kristina De Paris, PhD will lead this seminar covering the future availability of pediatric vaccines to treat HIV and COVID-19.

The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Kristina De Paris, PhD
Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
UNC School of Medicine

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This session will discuss navigating NIH funding opportunity announcements. Topics covered include: understanding RFAs, PAs, and NOSIs; navigating the NIH Guide and RePORTER; and scanning an announcement for clues to see if it’s right for you.

The NC State Research Development Office invites everyone to the NIH @ NC State Fall Grantsmanship Series. These seminars will acquaint you with the basics of NIH. Registration is required to receive an appointment with zoom details.

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The REDCap Hands-On Form Building Training Session will teach users to build forms using the online designer or data dictionary. This session will be a click along hands-on/lecture/demo.

Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.

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About REDCap

REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.

Current REDCap training offerings include:

1. Forms (beginner)
2. Forms: Hands On (beginner)
3. Functions (advanced)
4. Open Session (Surveys and general questions)
5. Clinical Data Management (3-day)

For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.

Since 2008, the UNC International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology chapter has sponsored the Harry Guess Memorial Lecture. This lecture series was conceived of by UNC students to honor the late Harry Guess, MD, PhD, a man who built the pharmacoepidemiology program at UNC with outstanding dedication to teaching and mentoring.

This year's lecture will center on drug safety in pregnancy; the challenges and solutions in the Modern Era of Pharmacoepidemiology.

Presenter: Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, MD, DrPH
Professor, Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Kelvin Droegemeier, PhD will provide an update on the many activities undertaken by The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and other offices during the past several months, offer examples of risks to research security that can harm the enterprise, and give an update on steps being taken by OSTP and agency partners to address risks to security and integrity while maintaining an open and collaborative enterprise.

This regional webinar is hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University. There will be a Q&A session at the end.

Kelvin Droegemeier, PhD
Director, OSTP
The White House

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TraCS Tales of Translation features experienced scientists from academia and industry discussing the many twists and turns that are a part of research careers in the life sciences. Participating scientists will be asked to speak informally about their career decisions and pivot points, what translation means to them, and their advice for early stage researchers. This week's researcher is Theresa Rosario-Jansen, PhD.

Rosario-Jansen is the Cimzia lead clinical development representative at UCB Biosciences and EEPIA companies co-lead at IMI ConcePTION. She has three years in consumer projects new technologies and thirty years in the pharmaceutical industry in global positions, spanning early discovery through postmarketing, with experience in women's health, arthritis, bone metabolic diseases and pediatrics.

There will be a Q&A session at the end.

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This annual symposium hosts a Nobel Laureate to talk about his or her life experiences and work that led to their success, and this year we are hosting William Moerner, PhD, recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

There are two main virtual events on September 11th:

• Dr. Moerner will participate in a panel discussion at 1:00pm entitled “Being an Effective Expert When Expertise is Refused”
• Dr. Moerner will present his keynote lecture at 3:30pm “The Story of Light and Single Molecules: From Early FM Spectroscopy in Solids, to Super-Resolution Nanoscopy in Cells and Beyond”

Registration is required for all of these events.

Up to 20 UNC postdocs will have an opportunity to participate in a meet-and-greet with Dr. William Moerner from 2:45 -3:15 pm. This requires a separate registration, more information linked here.

Please send questions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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REDCap Functions is advanced training in using functions with your project such as Surveys, Randomization, Calendar/Scheduling, etc.

The session will cover Imports, Reusing Forms, Exports, Surveys, Data Quality Checks, Collecting Data Offline (REDCap Mobile), Subject App (MyCap), Pulling Epic Data, Special layouts (Shazam), Multiple Languages, and more.

Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.

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About REDCap

REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.

Current REDCap training offerings include:

1. Forms (beginner)
2. Forms: Hands On (beginner)
3. Functions (advanced*)
4. Open Session (Surveys and general questions)
5. Clinical Data Management (3-day)

For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.

This TWO-DAY (9/16 and 9/18) online course equips students to design, conduct, and critique mixed method research. From a pragmatic perspective, we will explore the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of data collection methods, and evaluate strategies for combining them. This course focuses on mixed method research designs incorporating in-depth interviews, focus groups, participant observation, archival research, survey interviews, and/or hybrid methods. The majority of the course will center on research design and data collection issues. Some time will be spent on strategies for analyzing and presenting data from multiple sources.

This course is designed for those who are relatively new to mixed method research, and interested in the principles that should guide it. Participants who come with a specific set of research questions in mind will have opportunities to apply topics of discussion to their own research ideas during the workshop. This course will count as 14.0 CSS short course credits.

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The 2020 PCORI Virtual Annual Meeting will offer attendees the learning opportunities and networking that have become synonymous with PCORI's premier event focused on patient-centered, stakeholder-driven research.

The meeting will highlight results from several PCORI-funded studies and explore how the time from research to improved health for patients can be shortened. Attendees will:

• Learn about PCORI's efforts to disseminate research findings
• Network with others
• Examine PCORI’s emphasis on engagement
• Explore participation in developing our research agenda
• Listen to powerful, inspiring keynote speakers

This year's sessions will feature PCORI-funded COVID-19 research, telehealth, and health and healthcare disparities, among other hot topics.

Join PCORI for this free event as they celebrate their 10-year anniversary and discuss how, together, researchers can be ready to answer the research questions of the future.

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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 4:00pm. 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 Orientation Series (Amanda Wood) - 1:30 - 1:45 pm
• Network of Research Professionals (NRP) and Educational Programs for Research Personnel (Emily Olsson) - 1:45 - 2:05 pm
• Running a Clinical Trial from CDA to Study Closure / OCT Services and Resources (Christine Nelson) - 2:05 - 4:00pm

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The 2020 PCORI Virtual Annual Meeting will offer attendees the learning opportunities and networking that have become synonymous with PCORI's premier event focused on patient-centered, stakeholder-driven research.

The meeting will highlight results from several PCORI-funded studies and explore how the time from research to improved health for patients can be shortened. Attendees will:

• Learn about PCORI's efforts to disseminate research findings
• Network with others
• Examine PCORI’s emphasis on engagement
• Explore participation in developing our research agenda
• Listen to powerful, inspiring keynote speakers

This year's sessions will feature PCORI-funded COVID-19 research, telehealth, and health and healthcare disparities, among other hot topics.

Join PCORI for this free event as they celebrate their 10-year anniversary and discuss how, together, researchers can be ready to answer the research questions of the future.

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Join the NRP for a panel discussion on adverse cutaneous drug reactions. This will include a detailed description of the types of cutaneous drug reactions that appear most commonly, and a discussion of CTCAE grading as it relates to cutaneous drug reactions.

Attendance at this event is pending approval for 1 contact hour of clinical research education on applications for Maintenance of ACRP's CCRC®, CCRA®, CPI® or ACRP-CP® certification designations

Presenter: Aida Lugo-Somolinos, MD, FAAD
Professor, Dermatology
Director, Clinical Trials Unit
UNC School of Medicine

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You can also dial in to the meeting. Call the number 1-929-205-6099 and enter the access code: 996 2695 3748 when prompted

TraCS Tales of Translation features experienced scientists from academia and industry discussing the many twists and turns that are a part of research careers in the life sciences. Participating scientists will be asked to speak informally about their career decisions and pivot points, what translation means to them, and their advice for early stage researchers. This week's researcher is Lisa Crose, PhD.

Crose is currently a Manager of Regulatory Affairs at Regulatory Professionals, Inc. (RPI), a consulting firm that provides regulatory expertise to the pharmaceutical industry. In this role, she supports drug development programs across therapeutic areas by developing feasibility and regulatory strategy, evaluating safety and efficacy data, preparing regulatory documents, and attending meetings on behalf of clients at the US Food and Drug Administration. Before her regulatory career, Lisa earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center.

There will be a Q&A session at the end.

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This TWO-DAY (9/16 and 9/18) online course equips students to design, conduct, and critique mixed method research. From a pragmatic perspective, we will explore the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of data collection methods, and evaluate strategies for combining them. This course focuses on mixed method research designs incorporating in-depth interviews, focus groups, participant observation, archival research, survey interviews, and/or hybrid methods. The majority of the course will center on research design and data collection issues. Some time will be spent on strategies for analyzing and presenting data from multiple sources.

This course is designed for those who are relatively new to mixed method research, and interested in the principles that should guide it. Participants who come with a specific set of research questions in mind will have opportunities to apply topics of discussion to their own research ideas during the workshop. This course will count as 14.0 CSS short course credits.

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The Data Manager is responsible for the complete data process: from design, to build, to quality control, to cleaning, and finally to archiving. In smaller research teams, this role may be absent or overlooked due to other pressing tasks, or may be parceled out as extra duties among team members.

TraCS is hosting this training to help research teams develop better data managers. We will review data manager responsibilities and discuss/practice techniques using REDCap.

This course will be held on 3 consecutive days: Wednesday, Sep 23 - Friday, Sep 25 | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day.

Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.

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About REDCap

REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.

Current REDCap training offerings include:

1. Forms (beginner)
2. Forms: Hands On (beginner)
3. Functions (advanced)
4. Open Session (Surveys and general questions)
5. Clinical Data Management (3-day)

For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.

The focus of this research forum is on how community standards implemented in response to COVID-19 (masks, shelter-in-place, etc.) have affected populations with special needs. The forum will consist of two talks.

The first talk, led by Teresa Vos, MD, considers how face masks have affected speech recognition in listeners who use cochlear implants to hear. The second talk, led by Clare Harrop, PhD, examines how children with autism and their families cope with the added restrictions associated with adhering to community guidelines.

Presenters: Teresa Vos, MD
Resident
Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

Clare Harrop, PhD Assistant Professor
Office of Research & Scholarship
Department of Allied Health Sciences

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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 4:00 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:

• UNC Institutional Review Board Processes (IRB Analysts / Staff) - 1:30 - 3:30 pm
• Conflict of Interest (Joy Bryde) - 3:30 - 4:00 pm

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The REDCap Open Training Session will review using surveys and provide ample time to answer any questions REDCap users might have.

Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.

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About REDCap

REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.

Current REDCap training offerings include:

1. Forms (beginner)
2. Forms: Hands On (beginner)
3. Functions (advanced)
4. Open Session (Surveys and general questions)
5. Clinical Data Management (3-day)

For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.

UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series begins on September 23. This fall’s series theme is “Fostering Resilience for Our Children: From Birth Through Adolescence.” The first lecturer will be Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD, who will speak on “Supporting Youth with ASD and their Families during the Transition to Adulthood.”

DaWalt is Director of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and a senior scientist at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on the role of the family and community in supporting development for individuals with developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across the lifespan.

Presenter: Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD
Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Senior scientist, Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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The Data Manager is responsible for the complete data process: from design, to build, to quality control, to cleaning, and finally to archiving. In smaller research teams, this role may be absent or overlooked due to other pressing tasks, or may be parceled out as extra duties among team members.

TraCS is hosting this training to help research teams develop better data managers. We will review data manager responsibilities and discuss/practice techniques using REDCap.

This course will be held on 3 consecutive days: Wednesday, Sep 23 - Friday, Sep 25 | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day.

Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.

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About REDCap

REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.

Current REDCap training offerings include:

1. Forms (beginner)
2. Forms: Hands On (beginner)
3. Functions (advanced)
4. Open Session (Surveys and general questions)
5. Clinical Data Management (3-day)

For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.

The Data Manager is responsible for the complete data process: from design, to build, to quality control, to cleaning, and finally to archiving. In smaller research teams, this role may be absent or overlooked due to other pressing tasks, or may be parceled out as extra duties among team members.

TraCS is hosting this training to help research teams develop better data managers. We will review data manager responsibilities and discuss/practice techniques using REDCap.

This course will be held on 3 consecutive days: Wednesday, Sep 23 - Friday, Sep 25 | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day.

Our current REDCap trainings are offered as webinar-only.

Register

About REDCap

REDCap is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage case report forms, surveys and other data capture mechanisms for clinical research. NC TraCS provides training classes to assist you in getting started with building REDCap data collection forms for your research projects.

Current REDCap training offerings include:

1. Forms (beginner)
2. Forms: Hands On (beginner)
3. Functions (advanced)
4. Open Session (Surveys and general questions)
5. Clinical Data Management (3-day)

For more information, please visit our REDCap webpage.

A one day symposium bringing together investigators, researchers, and clinicians from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Children’s National Hospital as well as other interested participants from outside institutions, to discuss the creation, progress, and evolution of this first-of-its-kind collaboration between the NIAID at the National Institutes of Health and Children's National, a pediatric academic medical center.

This year, the event will highlight the current COVID-19 and MIS-C pandemic, with a specific focus on the pediatric population. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of NIAID, will provide an overview on the infectious disease, and leading experts from Children’s National, NIAID, and other institutions will share the novel research and science being done to address this worldwide issue.

For more information, visit the symposium website.

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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 4:00 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:

• Good Clinical Practices and Study Documentation (Juanita Cuffee) - 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
• Informed Consent Process (Catherine Barnes) - 2:50 - 3:45 pm
• Research Monitor Access (Catherine Barnes) - 3:45 - 4:00 pm

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