UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is pleased to welcome Sandy Magaña as the second speaker in our 2021-2022 distinguished speaker series, Examining Equity and Diversity in the Field of Developmental Disabilities.
Join the NC TraCS Comparative Effectiveness Research team and guest expert Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, to review and discuss the now available data on the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine in children ages 5 - 11.
Reference materials for this discussion:
Pfizer briefing document for Advisory Committee meeting: https://www.fda.gov/media/153409/download
FDA benefit and risk analysis: https://www.fda.gov/media/153447/download
The TraCS Research Recruitment & Retention program is now offering drop-in office hours every third Wednesday. Get quick answers to your recruitment questions via Zoom. Our recruitment specialists can help answer brief questions, review documents, or provide resources. Whether you need recruitment troubleshooting, have MyChart questions, or need help designing a flyer—drop in and we can help … Read more
Please join the UNCLCN for this Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership lecture with Rodney Haring, PhD, MSW. Wednesday, November 17, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. More information and registration at unclcn.org/saicep-20211117.
Please join the UNCLCN for this Research to Practice lecture with Matthew Foster, MD. Wednesday, November 17, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. More information and registration at unclcn.org/11172021.
Research for Me continues to normalize research, break down barriers, and make it easier for people to engage with research, but we know there may still be questions about how it works. Join the Research for Me team for a Town Hall on November 17 from 12-1 p.m. to share your thoughts! Please submit your questions in advance to research_for_me@unc.edu.
Introducing CLARK 2.0! CLARK 2.0 is a user friendly machine-learning classifier designed to answer a variety of translational research questions. This version of CLARK offers a new interface with additional features including the ability to analyze data based on both structured and unstructured data.
Are you an Assistant Professor (MD, PhD, DO, or equivalent) who identifies as racially/ethnically underrepresented (UR) AND you are engaged in biomedical research? If yes, then we invite you to attend a virtual information session to learn about the PROMISE research study and to meet the research team.
Student Research Day for the 2021-2022 academic year will be held on November 12, 2021! This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Emery Brown, a Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School/Mass General Hospital, Professor of Medical Engineering and of Computational Neuroscience at MIT, and director of the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program. If you are interested in serving as a judge, please use the following form to submit your information and judging preferences: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5VvRT1BAt5ZouG. The event will be virtual due to gathering restrictions and to increase accessibility. Please see the Student Research Day page for more information.
Learn more about the D&I Council Staff Subcommittee, who serve as advocates to ensure a sense of belonging in our SOM staff community.
How do you want to engage with research? Research for Me @UNC and the NC TraCS Institute offer engagement and development opportunities for all stages of the research process. Want to participate in research? Want to learn more about protocol development, funding opportunities, community engagement, or the regulatory landscape? Need help with how to best conduct your own research? We’ve got you covered.
Event can be seen in person at the UNC Department of Surgery Education Center, Burnett-Womack room 450or via WebEx.
