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8:30am-9:00am
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Breakfast/Registration
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Outside Kirkland Auditorium
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9:00am-9:05am
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Welcome and Introduction
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Susan Moist, MPH, CCRP
Chair, UNC Network for Research Professionals
Director of Clinical Trial Operations, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease (CGIBD)
Kirkland Auditorium
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9:05am-9:15am
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Opening Remarks
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Andy Johns
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Kirkland Auditorium
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9:20am-10:20am
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Breakout 1
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- Veeva eRegulatory and eDocumentation
Ariel Sanderford, BS; Assistant Director of Clinical Trial Operations, CEDAS
Alex Kass, MSN, MBA, RN; Research Program Director, EnDO CRU / Eastowne CRU
- Leveraging GenAI for Research Tasks
Katherine Howell, MSLIS; Health Sciences Librarian, Health Sciences Library
Luke Barron, MSLS; Clinical Librarian, Health Sciences Library
- Principal Investigator Management of Investigational Drugs
Rachel Muñoz, MS; Assistant Director, Clinical Trial Quality Assurance
Erika Hanami, CCRC; Administrative Director Clinical Trials, UNC Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center
Katie Marsh, MPH; CRAU Operations Manager, Office of Clinical Research Support & Operations
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10:30am-11:30am
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Breakout 2
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- Beyond the Signature: Consent Strategies for Children and Adults with Limited Capacity
Lauren Shumpert, CCRP; Research Specialist, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
Juanita Cuffee, MPH, CCRP; Clinical Trials Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Miriam Davis, RN, BSN, CCRP; Clinical Trials Director, Children’s Research Institute
- Advancing Your Research in 2026: New Data Services from TraCS
Anna Jojic, MLS; Senior Research Project Manager, NC TraCS
Cara Thurman Johnson, MPH, RN; Research Project Manager, NC TraCS
Adam Lee, PhD, MBA; Research Informatics Specialist/Lead, NC TraCS
- Research Policy in Motion: What’s New and What It Means for You
Quinton Johnson, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Compliance and Conflict of Interest Officer
Jeanne Lovmo, Director of Policy, Governance, and Process
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11:30am-12:50pm
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Lunch, Posters, Resume Review, and Networking
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Poster Presentations and Networking
Pick up Lunch and check out posters, have your resume reviewed, head to Kirkland for networking, and take a break.
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12:50pm – 1:50pm
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Breakout 3
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- OnCore Subject Management: What to Do and Why It Matters
Danielle Swing, OnCore Applications Analyst, Research Data Management Core (RDMC)
- Making Sense of Qualitative Research
Paul Mihas, MA; Assistant Director, Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research, Odum Institute
- Conducting Clinical Research in a Healthcare Setting: Challenges and Successes
Kathleen Loeven, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, Clinical Nurse, NC TraCS
Summer Lawrence, MPH, Project Manager, OCR
Susan Beymer, MSML, Project Manager, OCR
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2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Research Participant Panel
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The Importance of What We Do: Clinical Research Changes Lives
Moderator: Patty Spears, BS, FASCO; Patient Advocacy and Scientific Research Manager, LCCC
Kirkland Auditorium
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3:00 pm-4:00 pm
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Keynote Speaker
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Clinical Trials: How you matter more than you can imagine
John B. Buse, MD, PhD, Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Kirkland Auditorium
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4:00pm – 4:20pm
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Awards, Recognitions, and Closing Remarks
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Susan Moist, MPH, CCRP
Chair, UNC Network for Research Professionals
Director of Clinical Trial Operations, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease (CGIBD)
Kirkland Auditorium
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