Tatsiana Verstak interviews Kathy Jackson, CRA at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN Kathy Jackson has worked at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for 22 years, with 15 of those years in clinical research. Her background is in Health Information Management with a Master’s in Information Systems. She has Read more
Interview with Guy Iannuzzi, Part 2: History and future of biotechnology in San Diego and Biocom
On April 20th, 2018, Tanya Verstak interviewed Guy Iannuzzi regarding his company Mentus and the development of biotechnology in San Diego as well as Biocom. About the interviee: Guy and Mentus market entrepreneurial and technology based companies and products. Their success is enabled by creative solutions driven by customer-centric strategic Read more
Interview with Guy Iannuzzi, Part 1: An industry voice for ACRP regarding the importance of clinical research certification
On April 20th, 2018, Tanya Verstak interviewed Guy Iannuzzi regarding his role as a trustee for the ACRP from an industry perspective regarding the need for clinical research certification. About the interviee: Guy and Mentus market entrepreneurial and technology based companies and products. Their success is enabled by creative solutions Read more
Spotlight: Clinical Researcher Elizabeth Weeks-Rowe, LVN, CCRA
Interview and article by Tatsiana “Tanya” Verstak This interview is part of our new series where we interview notable clinical researchers, others in the field, and companies about innovative new services. We begin today with Elizabeth Weeks-Rowe from San Diego. Ms. Weeks-Rowe has 17 years of research experience, including work as Read more
Maintaining a Strong Sponsor/Site Relationship is Key to Your Study’s Success
Contributed article by Art Weber, Director of Clinical Affairs, Banyan Biomarkers Inc. One of the most important relationships that sponsors of clinical trials must manage is the one they share with their investigative clinical trial sites. As any CRA or clinical research coordinator will tell you, there is no more critical Read more
AI and machine learning may double the odds of success of clinical trials
On November 21, Clinical Research Currents had the opportunity to interview Travis May, Co-Founder and CEO, Datavant As a technologist looking at the biopharma industry, it’s surprising and disconcerting how little data is shared. Biopharmaceutical data is siloed across big pharma companies, universities, healthcare consortia, CROs, research groups, hospital systems, regulatory Read more
An Interview with Vicki Seyfert-Margolis, CEO, MyOwnMed™. “Digital Technologies – Enabling a New Model for Clinical Research”
Interview and article by Teresa C. Gallagher, Ph.D., MPH, Editor, Clinical Research Currents On October 6, Vicki Seyfert-Margolis, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, MyOwnMed™ in Washington, DC spoke at the DIGIMED17 conference in San Diego on “Digital Technologies: Enabling a new Model for Clinical Research.” Clinical Research Currents had the opportunity Read more
Guest Blog. Maintaining a Strong Sponsor/Site Relationship is Key to Your Study’s Success
Contributed article by Art Weber, Director of Clinical Affairs, Banyan Biomarkers Inc. One of the most important relationships that sponsors of clinical trials must manage is the one they share with their investigative clinical trial sites. As any CRA or clinical research coordinator will tell you, there is no more Read more
Guest blog. UK’s Clinical Research Roadshow rolls through San Diego
GUEST BLOG BY HILDA MWANGI, ESQ., MBA. Vice Consul- Life Sciences, Department for International Trade, British Consulate General, Los Angeles On 12 September, the UK’s Department for International Trade and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLC hosted a half-day seminar on the UK’s Clinical Research offer. The event, which attracted clinical research Read more