The Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) invites you to enroll in the Advanced Topics in Clinical Research, an intensive, two-day, virtual course created for clinical research professionals who wish to broaden their knowledge in areas such as ethical conduct, task management, contracting, budgeting, REDCap, inspections, and more. Presented by experienced practitioners, this practical training delivers tools you can implement immediately to improve your research practice.

Spring Dates via Zoom
May 5 and 7, 2026
9:00 am- 4:00 pm

Cost
$2,250

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The Office of Research Development is looking forward to welcoming leadership from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) for an insightful webinar covering CDMRP programs for FY26. This event is open to UNC faculty, regional institutions, and industry partners to learn about updates to programs and funding opportunities and provide strategies for success in applying.

CDMRP is funded through the Department of War (DoW), via annual Congressional legislation. The programs collectively provide nearly $1.3 billion annually in research funding.

Following the overview session, attendees are encouraged to join a breakout session led by CDMRP program managers for additional program-specific information, strategy, and networking in 1) Cancer, 2) Neurological Health, Psychological Health, and Substance Use, and 3) Trauma/Critical Care.

Esteemed presenters include Rebecca Fisher, PhD (Deputy Director for Program Management); Theresa Miller, PhD (Program Manager, Kidney Cancer Research Program and Neurofibromatosis); Michelle Lane, LCSW, CT (Program Manager, Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Research Program); and Christine Vu, PhD (Program Manager, Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program).

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For more information about the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, visit cdmrp.health.mil.

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) invites you to enroll in the Advanced Topics in Clinical Research, an intensive, two-day, virtual course created for clinical research professionals who wish to broaden their knowledge in areas such as ethical conduct, task management, contracting, budgeting, REDCap, inspections, and more. Presented by experienced practitioners, this practical training delivers tools you can implement immediately to improve your research practice.

Spring Dates via Zoom
May 5 and 7, 2026
9:00 am- 4:00 pm

Cost
$2,250

Learn More

This half day Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Course is brought to you by the NC TraCS Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) and Triangle CPR.

Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider is commonly required for all medical and dental professionals. This includes licensed and non-licensed study coordinators and research assistants. The AHA's BLS Course has been updated to include science and education from the 2025 Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. It teaches both single-rescuer and team Basic Life Support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on high-quality CPR, the various chains of survival and team dynamics.

In this instructor-led course, students will participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students work with an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Instructor to complete BLS skills practice and skills testing; and complete a written exam. To successfully complete the course and receive a certification card (valid for two years), you must attend the full session, successfully complete the skills practice, and pass the exam. Note - this course is appropriate for students who require initial training as well as recertification.

Cost: $65.00
Payment method accepted: UNC account funds (full chartfield string is required at registration)
Location: NC TraCS Institute (Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, 160 N. Medical Drive, 2nd Floor, Conference Room 219, Chapel Hill, NC)
Intended Audience: UNC-Chapel Hill research employees whose responsibilities include or will include direct patient care

You will need a BLS Providers manual available for use BEFORE and DURING the course. The textbook serves as your admission ticket to the class. No textbook, no admittance. Additional details for the required textbook are available on the Event Registration page.

Late arrival and No-show Policy: Due to the condensed nature of the class we cannot make up missed material resulting from arriving late for class. Therefore, once the class begins there will be a strict no-admittance policy.

Certification Cards: All American Heart Association certifications are now electronic cards, each of the e-cards will be sent via email to each student's email address.

Please contact Janette Goins at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have questions regarding this training. If for some reason you cannot attend the class, please notify Janette at least three (3) business days before the training.

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Workshop: Advancing Novel Surrogate Endpoints for Rare Disease Drug Development

The Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science & Innovation (Triangle CERSI) invites you to join FDA, researchers, clinicians, and innovators for a free, one-day virtual workshop open to the public focused on emerging scientific and regulatory pathways for advancing surrogate endpoints in rare disease drug development.

This workshop is being convened in support of the Rare Disease Endpoint Advancement (RDEA) Pilot Program, established under the FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2022 and the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022. The RDEA program is intended to support the development of efficacy endpoints for rare disease treatments by fostering dialogue among FDA, researchers, clinicians, industry, patient communities, and other stakeholders.

Triangle CERSI is partnering with the UNC School of Medicine to offer ACCME-based continuing medical education credit.

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The Data Janitor (EHR Edition)

Tomas McIntee, PhD, a Research Data Scientist with the TraCS Data Science Lab, talks tips and tricks for dealing with dirty data in the world of electronic health records. From incompleteness and imputation to outlandish outliers and everything in between, what should we do with all this dirt?

Speaker:
Tomas J. McIntee, PhD
Research Data Scientist
NC TraCS Institute

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Seminars in the NC TraCS Data Science Lab Seminar Series cover a range of topics related to health care data science, clinical data, data engineering, and working in these areas at UNC-Chapel Hill. These hybrid seminars are usually held monthly on the third Tuesday of each month from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the NC TraCS suite on the 2nd floor of Brinkhous-Bullitt or via Zoom.

Please join us for the 2026 UNC Network for Research Professionals (NRP) Research Conference! This all-day, in-person event will have various presentations, breakout sessions, a poster session, and a panel discussion.

Event Location: Kirkland Auditorium, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building

Learn more about the conference and explore the full agenda at nrp.tracs.unc.edu/research-conference.

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Recruitment materials are often treated as neutral tools, but they actively shape who chooses to participate—and why. In qualitative and decentralized research, where trust and authenticity are critical, poorly aligned design choices can unintentionally attract insincere participants while deterring the very individuals a study aims to reach.

This session explores how recruitment materials function as signals, influencing perceptions of legitimacy, eligibility, and risk. Through real-world case examples and interactive discussion, participants will examine how design elements—such as language, compensation framing, and screening structure—can create vulnerability to misrepresentation. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to align recruitment approaches with study risk tolerance, strengthening both participant authenticity and data integrity.

Presenter:
Sarah Sutter, MPH
Research Project Manager, Recruitment & Retention Program
NC TraCS Institute

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Accelerate your ideas through customer discovery and market opportunity validation!

KickStart Venture Services is recruiting community startups as well as faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students with innovations and an interest in commercialization to participate in their virtual NSF I-Corps program. They will teach you the principles of customer discovery to help you better understand the market potential of your innovation!

The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps) was launched in 2011 and has quickly become one of the world’s largest and most successful technology commercialization accelerators. The I-Corps regional program helps researchers and aspiring innovators determine if they are solving a real-world problem with true market opportunity. NSF’s I-Corps Program not only provides funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help commercialize promising technologies, it is offered at NO COST to the community.

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For more information about the I-Corps Program, visit KickStart Venture Services.

How do you explain your study to your potential study participant?

Converting scientific concepts into plain, patient-centered language, foster engaging informed consent conversations, and obtaining successful enrollment can be challenging. Join the NC TraCS Recruitment and Retention Program to learn how to meet your target audience where they are and write clear, concise recruitment materials with our ‘Make it Clear’ Framework.

Presenter:
Summer Choudhury, MPH
Program Manager, Recruitment & Retention Program
NC TraCS Institute

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