Diversity in clinical trials: Advances and areas for improvement
It is impossible to view a trial as being of high quality without adequate representation of all patient populations....
15 February, 2023
Clinical Trials
The future of decentralized trials for academic medical centers
In the future, there are benefits to be gained from collaborations between academic medical centers and industry to solve new problems across the spectrum of clinical research....
14 February, 2023
Combatting aggressive breast cancer
Dr. Eva Vivian, a breast cancer survivor, is a strong proponent of preventive medicine, both professionally and for her own health. So when the opportunity arose for Vivian to join a clinical trial testing a vaccine meant to prevent breast cancer development and recurrence, she...
12 February, 2023
Legacy continues for dog whose cancer treatment at UW–Madison inspired millions
Scout's cancer treatment journey continues to inspire millions of dollars in donations to the UW–Madison veterinary school for canine cancer research....
10 February, 2023
Patient recruitment: Can pharmacists fill both prescriptions and clinical trials?
As CVS, Walgreens, and other retail pharmacy giants permeate the clinical trial space, questions remain about the effective integration into the pharmacists’ workflow....
09 February, 2023
Team Spotlight: Mabel Peters
In this interview, Mabel Peters, who works with the UW Clinical Research Office as a clinical trials liaison, discusses her career path, and why diverse participation is so critical to the success of clinical trials....
08 February, 2023
UW Carbone Cancer Center conducting breast cancer vaccine clinical trial
UW Carbone Cancer Center is one of three research institutions in the United States participating in a breast cancer vaccine clinical trial and was the first to administer the vaccine to a participating patient....
07 February, 2023
Recruiting Indigenous patients into clinical trials: A Circle of Trust
The Circle of Trust is a new conceptual model that can help investigators and the American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) community work together to promote inclusion of AI/AN populations in clinical trials to improve health outcomes....
03 February, 2023
Clinical research as a career path and the need for deliberate site action
With today’s well-known workforce challenges, it is more important than ever for sites to address workforce development in a meaningful way, reimagining how clinical research departments perform in an organizational context....
02 February, 2023
The NIH-led research response to COVID-19
National Institutes of Health (NIH) representatives state that international investment, collaboration, and coordination have been key to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic....
02 February, 2023