Focus Area: Clinical Trials & Research

MRCT Center Annual Meeting

December 6, 2017 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Loeb House at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

MRCT Center 2017 Annual Meeting Agenda

MRCT Center 2017 Annual Meeting Proceedings

MRCT Center 2017 Annual Meeting Slides

MRCT Center 2017 Annual Meeting Keynote Slides

Key themes of the meeting included MRCT Center projects:

  • Introducing a new project: Real World Evidence
  • Core Competencies for Clinical Research Professionals
  • Return of Individual Results: Genomics and Axes of Communication
  • Preview: Global Clinical Trial Data Sharing Platform

The MRCT Center Annual Meeting is open to all MRCT Center stakeholders and the public.

1:00 PM- 4:30 PM, the MRCT Center Executive and Steering Committee met in closed session.

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Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics’ September Research Ethics Consortium

September 21, 2018 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Countway Library at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Topic: Ethical Challenges of Phase 1 Clinical Trials.

Dr. Barbara E. Bierer, MRCT Center Faculty Director, will be a commentator at the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics’ September Research Ethics Consortium. 

Click here to register to attend.

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November 28, 2022

Bioethics Collaborative ›

MRCT Center Annual Meeting

December 5, 2018 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Loeb House at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

The MRCT Center Annual Meeting was held in the morning of December 5, 2018 (8:00 AM -1:00 PM).

The keynote speaker was Guido Rasi, Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Click here to view the Annual Meeting Agenda.

Click here to view the Annual Meeting Proceedings

Click here to view the Annual Meeting Slides (for sponsors only).

The principal topics discussed at the MRCT Center 2018 Annual Meeting were:

  • European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • Representation of Diverse Populations
  • Advancing the Study of Clinical Trials
  • Capacity Building
  • Health Literacy in Clinical Research.

The meeting was followed by the Executive and Steering Committee meeting in the afternoon (1:00 PM -5:00 PM), which was open to MRCT Center sponsors only.

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Diversity in Clinical Trials In-Person Workgroup Meeting

November 15, 2019 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Harvard Faculty Club, Cambridge, MA

The MRCT Center’s project on Representation of Diverse Populations in Clinical Trials and Research aims to provide a principled, stakeholder approach to optimize the inclusion of diverse populations in clinical research when appropriate.

The focus of the work has been to understand, clarify, and promote the scientific basis for and ethical responsibilities to include participants of diverse populations in clinical trials.

The MRCT Center is excited to host the first face-to-face meeting for members of the workgroup. This event will provide an opportunity for the members to meet in-person to review, revise and discuss the draft guidance document. They will deliberate on points of disagreement, determine gaps that may be missing, and finalize deliverables.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Please note that invitees will need to register for the event in advance.

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November 30, 2022

Representation in Research ›

Health Literacy Website Launch – Webinar

October 21, 2019 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Virtual Event

We invite you to join the launch of our Health Literacy in Clinical Research website, through a webinar, on Monday, October 21, 2019, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT.

Please register here

For more information, please see our flyer.

About the project: Taking a systems-based approach, our MRCT Center workgroup has developed clinical research focused health literacy tools and resources for all clinical research stakeholders including sponsors/funders, investigators and study teams, and institutional review boards/ethics boards to use throughout the clinical trial life cycle. Read more

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