Registration is open for the 2021 Clinical Protocol Development Series. This series is aimed at academic researchers, scientists, study coordinators, and students engaged in clinical research and/or clinical trials. The goal of this two-day series is to provide researchers with knowledge, tools, and resources to aid in the development of a scientific protocol for a clinical research study. Both … Read more
Title Of Talk: “Fate and Function of SMC-Derived Cells in Atherosclerosis” Summary Of Seminar: Recent years have seen considerable advances in the understanding of the function of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in atherosclerosis. Experimental work by us and others have shown that clonal growth of a few preexisting SMCs is the source of the majority … Read more
Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) for Pharmacogenomics and Decision Support in the EHR, a free virtual mini-symposium from 1:00-3:00pm on Wednesday October 27. Presenters will explore mechanisms for predicting how a patient’s genome will influence their response to medications, implementing pharmacogenomics in the clinic, and development of EHR decision support. Presentations: The ongoing … Read more
The 2021 School of Medicine Annual Faculty Meeting will be held Thursday, October 28, 2021. A Zoom-to-You Tube meeting experience, it will feature a variety of panelists, videos and breakout rooms, celebrating topics of interest. The event will be recorded for faculty members that are not able to attend the live event due to work conflict.
The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series covers foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research. It is split into 4 modules. In the Communication Skills module, learn more about delivering your message in research papers, gaining outside interest in your team and research program, and effectively utilizing various types of media to promote your … Read more
Dr. Saxon's topic will be "Keeping Heart Failure out of the Hospital"
Biomedical researchers often want to answer causal questions, but they often have access to observational data, not clinical trials. In this session of the TraCS Biostatistics Seminar series, you’ll learn why causal inference is difficult with observational data and what can be done to allow for valid causal inferences if you have observational data. Presenter: … Read more
This seminar will focus on translating the science of healthy development into practical evidence-based approaches to foster the well-being and resilience of children, families, and communities. The promise for healing the trauma and adversity concentrated in many of our communities is enormous when the provision of needed services and programs are shaped and coordinated with … Read more
The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series covers foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research. It is split into 4 modules. In the Communication Skills module, learn more about delivering your message in research papers, gaining outside interest in your team and research program, and effectively utilizing various types of media to promote your … Read more
Please join us for November's Children's Research Institute Seminar. Our speaker will be, Katherine Chan, MD, MPH, who will be presenting "Engaging stakeholders in decisions about hypospadias.”
Orientation for New Clinical Research Personnel is returning for fall 2021 with an updated curriculum! The curriculum is designed to be a true orientation for new research personnel (either new to UNC or new to research altogether), but anyone is welcome to attend.
UNC Department of Orthopaedics welcomes Judy F. Baumhauer, MD, MPH to give a hybrid Grand Rounds on “Patient Reported Outcomes: How They Influence the Care We Provide To Our Patients” on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Dr. Baumhauer is Professor of Orthopaedics and Director of the Clinical BioInformatics Core at the University of Rochester. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of the PROMIS Health Organization and her research interests focus on the clinical translation of patient reported outcomes. She was institutional in her effective implementation of PROMIS throughout the University of Rochester Health Care System and has published this experience in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Baumhauer is a practicing foot and ankle surgeon, and past president of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, and the Eastern Orthopaedic Association.
Dr. Baumhauer’s Grand Rounds will be from 6:30-8 am in person in 1131 Bioinformatics Building or via Zoom using this link. All are welcome to join to discuss this timely topic.