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"CCTR Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Modern Biostatistical Considerations"
Thursday, October 20
from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Sanger Hall, room 3016
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Newsletter
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September 21, 2016
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Colleagues,
The official press release for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study was released last week. This p
roject is the largest long-term study of brain development and cognition in the United States and I believe it to be an
important collaboration across institutes and centers within VCU, and across the United States.
More details about the study can be found below.
Have an excellent week,
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Mary Madu and Kimberly Bradley Lead Brown Bag Presentation on Clinical Trial Recruitment
Mary Madu (top) and Kimberly Bradley
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VCU Wright CCTR hosted the second in its five-part Fall Brown Bag Lunch seminar series last week. Attendees were encouraged to bring their lunch and learn about best practices for clinical trial recruitment in a presentation led by Kimberly Bradley, EMT, CCRP, manager of the coordinator pool for the VCU Wright CCTR's Clinical Research Services (CRS), and Mary Madu, CCRC, advanced research coordinator for the CRS.
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VCU Involved in Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study - 10,000 Children to Participate
are proud to announce that Virginia Commonwealth University is slated to begin recruitment within the coming weeks for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States.
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Elizabeth Do Shares Experience at NIH's Clinical Center Summer Course
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Elizabeth K. Do
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Elizabeth K. Do, MPH, a doctoral candidate in the VCU Wright CCTR's
psychiatric, behavioral and statistical genetics concentration
, presented on her two-week intensive program experience at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md.
She was one of 28 students nationwide accepted for a spot in the NIH's competitive 2016 Clinical and Translational Research Course for Ph.D. Students that addressed the topic: "What is the role of the PhD scientist in clinical and translational research?"
Read more...
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Clinical Trials Reporting Update
Certain types of behavioral studies that previously did not have to be registered in ClinicalTrials.gov will now be required to do so. More information may be found on NIH's news release.
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"CCTR Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Modern Biostatistical Considerations for Designing Responsible Trials" (session three) - Oct. 20
Bring your lunch to Sanger Hall, Room 3016 on
Thursday, October 20
and learn about best practices and modern biostatistical considerations for designing responsible trials.
Adam Sima, Ph.D., biostatistician for the VCU Wright CCTR's Research Innovator and assistant professor for the VCU Department of Biostatistics; and Roy Sabo, associate professor for the VCU Department of Biostatistics, will lead the presentation.
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The CCTR is supported by CTSA Award number UL1TR000058 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
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