19 Feb Rebecca Blank: A life of leadership, scholarship and service
An economist, educator and leader, Chancellor Blank passed away February 17....
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15 Feb 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....
14 Feb 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....
12 Feb 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...
10 Feb 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....
09 Feb 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....
08 Feb Team Spotlight: Mabel Peters
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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 Feb The long game: Over 25 years, Shiva Bidar has moved UW Health toward greater equity
Shiva Bidar’s steady influence on the public and private sector’s role in developing sustainable models of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hasn’t always drawn headlines, but it's garnered results....
07 Feb 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....
03 Feb 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....