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SUMMARY:MRCT Center 2026 Annual Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJOIN US! MRCT Center 2026 Annual Symposium\n\n\n\nThe MRCT Center Annual Symposium returns to Boston for a full day of discussions on ethical\, actionable\, and practical solutions to today’s global clinical research challenges. Free and open to all\, in person or online. \n\n\n\nKeynote: Karim Mikhail\, Director\, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)\, U.S. Food and Drug Administration \n\n\n\nWe are pleased to welcome Karim Mikhail as this year’s keynote speaker. Director Mikhail will give an update on Operation TrialBlazer\, the HHS roadmap for maintaining U.S. leadership in early clinical research and development\, and the initiatives planned under it. He brings more than two decades of leadership across industry and FDA. \n\n\n\nPanel 1 | Response to Keynote: Ideation to Implementation and Scale \n\n\n\nLeaders from industry and academic medicine respond to the keynote and discuss how Operation TrialBlazer’s planned initiatives can move from roadmap to practice. \n\n\n\nPanelists: Ginny Beakes-Read\, Johnson & Johnson; Karen Hartman\, Mayo Clinic; Jennifer Sheller\, Merck \n\n\n\nModerators: Barbara Bierer\, MRCT Center; Mark Barnes\, Ropes & Gray and MRCT Center \n\n\n\nPanel 2 | Returning Summary Results to Participants: Lessons from the EU and UK Experience: Optimizing for US Application \n\n\n\nNIH has released a draft policy on sharing summary-level study results with participants\, with comments due October 26. Participant\, researcher\, and regulator voices from the EU and UK join NIH to discuss what they learned returning aggregate results\, what they would do differently\, and what they recommend for those just getting started. \n\n\n\nPanelists: Adam Berger\, U.S. National Institutes of Health; Johanna Blom\, University of Modena\, Italy; Clive Collett\, Health Research Authority\, UK; Veronica Popa\, EURORDIS \n\n\n\nModerator: Sylvia Baedorf Kassis\, MRCT Center \n\n\n\nPanel 3 | Post-Trial Obligations: An Integrated Decision Model for Clinical Trial Placement \n\n\n\nThis panel explores the circumstances that challenge trial placement\, when durable access is achievable in a host country or community\, and when reciprocal benefits are acceptable if it is not. Panelists will also discuss the MRCT Center’s draft Integrated Decision Model for Clinical Trial Placement\, developed by its Post-Trial Responsibilities Task Force to guide sponsors. \n\n\n\nPanelists: Ginny Acha\, Merck; Joseph Ali\, Johns Hopkins University; Karla Childers\, Johnson & Johnson \n\n\n\nModerator: Sarah White\, MRCT Center \n\n\n\nMRCT Center Updates \n\n\n\nSelect initiatives from across our portfolio: \n\n\n\n\nAI and the Administration of Research\n\n\n\nChildhood Cancer Academic–Industry Collaborative Platform Trials (C3PT)\n\n\n\nProportionate Oversight in Decentralized Clinical Trials\n\n\n\nTRACE\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 22 | Data Sharing \n\n\n\nThe second day focuses on data sharing and is co-organized with Vivli. Attend one day or both\, in person or virtually. Please click here to view the draft agenda. \n\n\n\n			\n				\n					Register Now\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n2026-09-29 Annual Symposium 2-Day Agenda October 20-22\, 2026 DRAFT (1)Download\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)\n\n\n\nWhat is the schedule?\n\n\n\n\n\n2026-09-29 Annual Symposium 2-Day Agenda October 20-22\, 2026 DRAFT (1)Download\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 22. A day on data sharing\, co-organized with Vivli. Charlie Blanchard\, Associate Vice President\, Head of Global Privacy and Data Protection at Amgen\, will give the keynote address: “Sharing is Caring. So Why is Trusted Sharing Getting Harder? A Privacy Officer’s View from the Intersection of Science\, Privacy\, and Sovereignty.” Panels will focus on U.S. developments affecting international data sharing\, the European Health Data Space\, and electronic health records in U.S.  \n\n\n\nLocation: Ropes & Gray\, Boston\, MA\, and hybrid. \n\n\n\nI am attending in person. What do I need to know?\nThe Annual Symposium will take place at the offices of Ropes & Gray\, 800 Boylston St.\, Boston\, MA\, 02199 \n\n\n\nYou will need a photo ID to enter. All attendees must pre-register to participate.  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Ropes & Gray offices are located inside the tower at the Prudential Center. Click here to view a map of the Prudential Center. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is no charge to attend the MRCT Center Annual Meeting. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA continental breakfast\, lunch\, and cocktails/appetizers are offered. Please let us know if you have dietary restrictions. \n\n\n\nMeeting slides and related resources will be shared with all registrants after the meeting. \n\n\n\nPlease share the registration information with others in your network. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou are also invited to attend a day focused on Data Sharing\, co-organized with Vivli\, on Thursday\, October 22. Location: Ropes & Gray\, Boston\, and virtual.  \n\n\n\nThis event is also free for all registrants.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here for a list of hotels near the Prudential Center.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am attending virtually. What do I need to know?\nThere are two separate Zoom coordinates\, one for Wednesday’s program and one for Thursday’s program. Those coordinates will be shared one week in advance via email. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCan I attend some events in-person and others virtually?\nYes! While in-person attendance is preferred\, virtual participation – either entirely or in part – is welcome. Please indicate which events you will attend in-person or remotely on the registration form. Note: cocktails on Wednesday\, October 21 are only open to in-person attendees for Wednesday’s meetings. \n\n\n\n\nDo I need to register separately for the Vivli/Mrct center meeting on Thursday\, October 23?\nNo\, you can register for all events from the same registration form.
URL:https://dev.mrctcenter.org/tribe-events/mrct-center-2026-annual-symposium/
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SUMMARY:Returning Summary Results to Participants: Lessons from the Research Community
DESCRIPTION:Some research teams began returning summary-level study results to participants long before the NIH released its draft policy. This Health Literacy Month webinar asks three of them what they did\, why\, and what they learned in very different settings: community-based clinical studies\, a complex platform trial still underway\, and a population biobank in Italy designed to run for decades. The panel covers the practicalities of results return\, and attendees will leave with concrete lessons they can apply to their own studies\, even with limited resources. \n\n\n\nJoin Barbara Bierer\, Faculty Director of the MRCT Center\, and Sylvia Baedorf Kassis\, MRCT Center Program Director\, for a panel discussion with Lawrence Appel\, C. David Molina Professor of Medicine\, Epidemiology\, and International Health at Johns Hopkins University; Abby Gregory\, Program Manager\, Scientific Publications\, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); and Deborah Mascalzoni\, Research Group Leader at the Institute for Biomedicine\, Eurac Research\, and Associate Professor of Biomedical Ethics at Uppsala University. \n\n\n\n			\n				\n					Register Now\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeliverables\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProjects\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			    October 29\, 2022 \n    Training & Education ›
URL:https://dev.mrctcenter.org/tribe-events/returning-results-to-participants-in-practice/
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SUMMARY:Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF) Global Biannual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF)\, anchored at the MRCT Center\, develops and disseminates standards and practices for the global clinical research workforce. By fostering a cohesive and collaborative approach\, the JTF ensures that professionals have the competencies to conduct clinical trials ethically and effectively. \n\n\n\nOur international team of investigators\, educators\, and clinical research professionals has developed and/or utilizes a framework that defines the knowledge\, skills\, and attitudes necessary for conducting safe\, ethical\, and high-quality clinical research. \n\n\n\nJoin us on December 1\, 2026\, 1:00-3:00 PM for the Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF) Biannual Global Meeting to hear about global perspectives on implementing the JTF Framework.  \n\n\n\nTo learn more about the JTF Framework: https://dev.mrctcenter.org/clinical-trial-competency/framework/overview/ \n\n\n\nAll registrants will receive slides and a meeting summary after the meeting. This event is free.  \n\n\n\n			\n				\n					REGISTER HERE
URL:https://dev.mrctcenter.org/tribe-events/joint-task-force-for-clinical-trial-competency-jtf-global-biannual-meeting-6/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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SUMMARY:Meeting of the Bioethics Collaborative
DESCRIPTION:Topic: TBD \n\n\n\nThis meeting is open to sponsors of the MRCT Center Bioethics Collaborative and select invited guests. For more information about the Bioethics Collaborative and how to become a sponsor\, click here.
URL:https://dev.mrctcenter.org/tribe-events/meeting-of-the-bioethics-collaborative-december-8-2026/
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