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METHODS IN CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
PRESENTED BY: USC GENERAL CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER (GCRC)
May 04 & 11, 2007 (FRIDAYS)

Hasting’s Auditorium, Hoffman Bldg, HSC
Course Director: Thomas A. Buchanan, MD, Program Director, GCRC
• For students, fellows and junior faculty
• Covers wide introduction to fundamentals of clinical research
• Follow-up courses in biostatistics, epidemiology and molecular biology.

	Date/Time	#	Talk Title	Download
Friday, May 04, 2007
	9:00 - 10:00 AM		Introduction– What is the GCRC and What Can It Do For You?	Intro - Handouts
		1	Thomas A. Buchanan, MD, GCRC Program Director	1 - Handouts
		2	Susie Nakao, RN, MN, GCRC Nurse Manager	2 - Handouts
		3	Carmen Martinez, MS, RD, Bionutrition Research Manager	3 - Handouts
	10:00 - 10:15 AM		BREAK
	10:15 - 10:45 AM	4	GCRC Application Procedures Thomas A. Buchanan, MD, GCRC Program Director	4 - Handouts
	10:45 - 11:45 AM	5	Study Design and Statistical Analysis Anny Xiang, PhD Associate Professor of Research, Preventive Medicine	5 - Handouts
	11:45 - 1:00 PM		LUNCH—ON YOUR OWN
	1:00 - 2:00 PM	6	Strategies for Data Management Ling Zheng, PhD, GCRC Biostatistician , Assistant Professor of Research , Neurology	6 - Handouts
	2:00 - 2:30 PM	7	Industry Funded Studies at HRA: Overview of Operations, Policies & Procedures Kathleen Hurtado, President/CEO, Health Research Association	7 - Handouts

Friday, May 11, 2007

	9:00 - 9:45 AM	1	IRB Policies and Procedures Good Clinical Practice Robert Larsen, MD, Research Subject Advocates, GCRC Additional Handout - ISTAR	1 - Handouts ISTAR
	9:45 -10:45 AM	2	Using Molecular Biology in Clinical Research Hooman Allayee, Director, GCRC Molecular Genetics Core Lab	2 - Handouts
	10:45 -11:00 AM		BREAK
	1!:00 - 12:00 AM	3	Laboratory Techniques and the GCRC Core Lab Tom Wright, Core Laboratory Supervisor	3 - Handouts
	12:00 - 1:00 PM		LUNCH—ON YOUR OWN
	1:00 - 2:00 PM	4	Design and Analysis of Genetics Based Studies Richard Watanabe, PHD, GCRC Assoc Program Director, Asst Professor, Dept of Preventive Medicine	4 - Handouts
	2:00 - 2:45 PM	5	Preparing and Delivering A Scientific Presentation Thomas A . Buchanan, MD, GCRC Program Director	5 - Handouts
	2:45-3:30 PM	6	Writing A Scientific Paper Thomas A. Buchanan, MD, GCRC Program Director	6 - Handouts

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