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We are happy to announce a new series of MRCT Center Leaning In Webinars: Driving Inclusion in Clinical Research.  This series will focus on how to approach and plan for inclusion, implement recommendations, and sustain progress. The sessions will introduce tools, resources, and will feature speakers who will share their experiences and recommendations for how to improve diversity and inclusion in clinical research. Get more info on our speakers and registration.

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Published in Science Magazine, March 19, 2021:  “Justice, diversity, and research ethics review: It is time for institutional review boards and research ethics committees to address the ethics of inclusion” by MRCT Center Barbara Bierer, Sarah White and David Strauss. READ NOW

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Mar 18, 2021
MRCT Center in Science Magazine: “Justice, diversity, and research ethics review”

Published in Science Magazine “Justice, diversity, and research ethics review: It is time for institutional review boards and research ethics committees to address the ethics of inclusion” by MRCT Center Faculty Director Barbara Bierer, Executive Director Sarah White and Senior Advisor David Strauss.  Read now

Dec 18, 2020
Capacity Building of Ethics Committees: an AVAREF-MRCT Center Collaboration

The African Vaccine Regulatory Forum (AVAREF) and the MRCT Center are initiating a partnership focused on capacity building of ethics committee members. AVAREF and the MRCT Center will collaborate to create and deliver an ethics training course for AVAREF country-members’ National Ethics Committees (NECs)/Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).

Nov 03, 2020
MRCT Program Director Deborah Zarin in STAT’s Pharmalot “Critics say new NIH policy on scientific data sharing falls short”

MRCT Program Director, Deborah A. Zarin commented on the National Institute of Health’s release of its final policy for managing and sharing publicly funded scientific data in STAT’s Pharmalot. Read article here

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