The Communication Skills module of the TraCS Professional Development Seminar Series focuses on the types of oral and written communication used in clinical and translational research.

Seminars in the Communication Skills module (April 3-May 5) are presented in-person on Mondays from 12 – 2 p.m. ET in room 219 of the Brinkhous-Bullitt building (in the NC TraCS Institute suite on the 2nd floor), and repeated via Zoom on Fridays from 12 – 2 p.m ET.

In-person | Brinkhous-Bullitt, room 219
Monday, April 3: How to write & publish a scientific paper: the process from identifying a journal, to assigning authorship, all the way through to the peer review process and making revisions
Monday, April 10: The 10-minute scientific talk; Pitching your research to any audience
Monday, April 24: Working with the media: interviews with journalists and science communicators; Sharing your research through social media
Monday, May 1: Career mapping: creating and communicating a vision for your career and/or research program

Virtual | Zoom
Friday, April 7: How to write & publish a scientific paper: the process from identifying a journal, to assigning authorship, all the way through to the peer review process and making revisions
Friday, April 14: The 10-minute scientific talk; Pitching your research to any audience
Friday, April 28: Working with the media: interviews with journalists and science communicators; Sharing your research through social media
Friday, May 5: Career mapping: creating and communicating a vision for your career and/or research program

Join for the topics that interest you and on the days that work for you. Once registered for this module you will receive a separate invite to the Canvas site for this module of the seminar series.

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Combining Surveys with Passive Data Collection: Collecting Smartphone Sensor Data as Part of a Longitudinal Panel Study

As smartphone penetration continues to increase around the world, survey researchers are exploring novel ways to leverage the capabilities of smartphones for data collection beyond self-reports. Researchers can now administer survey questions on the smartphone and, at the same time, ask respondents to perform tasks such as taking pictures, recording audio and video, and granting access to data from built-in sensors and log files. Combining these different sources of data promises to produce information not available from either type of measurement alone. In this talk, the presenter will discuss the benefits and challenges of collecting data passively with smartphones within an existing longitudinal survey. The lessons learned in this study provide design suggestions for other large scale surveys planning to integrate passive mobile measurement into the data collection process. Offered in-person and online.

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The Orientation for New Clinical Research Personnel is a two-part series held on May 2 & 3 from 1 - 3:30 p.m. both days. The curriculum is designed to be a true orientation for new research personnel (either new to UNC-Chapel Hill or new to research altogether), but anyone is welcome to attend. The orientation will be held in person in room 219 of the TraCS suite on the 2nd floor of the Brinkhous-Bullitt building.

Topics covered in the orientation will include:

• The research landscape at UNC Chapel Hill
• The research study life cycle and different types of research studies
• Good Clinical Practice
• Overview of research regulations and research processes
• Overview of research roles and responsibilities
• Informed consent

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Please contact Catherine Barnes at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have questions regarding this orientation.

The theme of this year’s meeting is Engaging Communities to Advance Health Equity. RADx-UP project teams will present data results and share insights. Sixteen teams will present their data and community engagement strategies. Additional teams will be able to give shorter summaries of their work in poster presentations.

Attendees can also look forward to working group sessions and remarks from NIH leaders and principal investigators. The third RADx-UP Scientific Meeting will showcase project data, research methods, findings and early results across the consortium.

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The Orientation for New Clinical Research Personnel is a two-part series held on May 2 & 3 from 1 - 3:30 p.m. both days. The curriculum is designed to be a true orientation for new research personnel (either new to UNC-Chapel Hill or new to research altogether), but anyone is welcome to attend. The orientation will be held in person in room 219 of the TraCS suite on the 2nd floor of the Brinkhous-Bullitt building.

Topics covered in the orientation will include:

• The research landscape at UNC Chapel Hill
• The research study life cycle and different types of research studies
• Good Clinical Practice
• Overview of research regulations and research processes
• Overview of research roles and responsibilities
• Informed consent

Register

Please contact Catherine Barnes at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have questions regarding this orientation.

The Communication Skills module of the TraCS Professional Development Seminar Series focuses on the types of oral and written communication used in clinical and translational research.

Seminars in the Communication Skills module (April 3-May 5) are presented in-person on Mondays from 12 – 2 p.m. ET in room 219 of the Brinkhous-Bullitt building (in the NC TraCS Institute suite on the 2nd floor), and repeated via Zoom on Fridays from 12 – 2 p.m ET.

In-person | Brinkhous-Bullitt, room 219
Monday, April 3: How to write & publish a scientific paper: the process from identifying a journal, to assigning authorship, all the way through to the peer review process and making revisions
Monday, April 10: The 10-minute scientific talk; Pitching your research to any audience
Monday, April 24: Working with the media: interviews with journalists and science communicators; Sharing your research through social media
Monday, May 1: Career mapping: creating and communicating a vision for your career and/or research program

Virtual | Zoom
Friday, April 7: How to write & publish a scientific paper: the process from identifying a journal, to assigning authorship, all the way through to the peer review process and making revisions
Friday, April 14: The 10-minute scientific talk; Pitching your research to any audience
Friday, April 28: Working with the media: interviews with journalists and science communicators; Sharing your research through social media
Friday, May 5: Career mapping: creating and communicating a vision for your career and/or research program

Join for the topics that interest you and on the days that work for you. Once registered for this module you will receive a separate invite to the Canvas site for this module of the seminar series.

Register

All of Us Research Program: Improving Health Through Diverse Technology, Huge Cohorts, and Precision Medicine

This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features:

Joshua C. Denny, MD, MS
CEO, All of Us Research Program
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

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