The annual ASBMT Clinical Research Training Course was held July 12-17, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina, for 12 scholars and 10 faculty members from across the transplant spectrum. This course was developed in response to concerns that clinical fellowship programs don’t always adequately cover the principles of research and how to take findings from the laboratory to the clinic. From across North America, the best and brightest transplant fellows and junior faculty involved in clinical research gathered together to be nurtured and cultivated to ensure their own personal success as well as the sustainability of academic stem cell transplantation.
“I think one of the most unique aspects was that the faculty and scholars were very engaged,” said Vijaya Raj Bhatt, M.D., of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. “And there were ample interaction and networking opportunities.”
“What I think is so special about this course is how you receive so much personalized support in learning how to build a clinical trial idea, which will continue to benefit you throughout your career,” said Melissa Mavers, M.D., Ph.D., of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital/Stanford University. “In addition, the relationships you build with the faculty as well as the other attendees make you suddenly feel part of the community that you are trying to build your career in.”
In formal presentations, extensive follow-up dialogue and small-group discussion, topics ranged from research subject eligibility and recruitment to late effects/quality of life, grant writing, regulatory compliance and more.
“For more than a decade, ASBMT has helped nudge young trainees along their path to becoming clinician scientists,” said course director Christopher N. Bredeson, M.D., M.Sc., of the Ottawa Hospital/University of Ottawa. “My congratulations to this year’s12 participants. Each of them brought great ideas, inquisitiveness and the right attitude. I anticipate applying the fruits of their research efforts into the care of my patients in the years to come.”
Dr. Bredeson shared planning duties for the event with Margaret MacMillan, M.D., University of Minnesota.
Speakers included:
• Corey Cutler, M.D. - Stanford University Medical Center
• Marcos de Lima, M.D., M.P.H. - University Hospitals, Seidman Cancer Center
• Steven Devine, M.D. - Ohio State University Medical Center
• Ronald Gress, M.D. - National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health
• Joycelynn Palmer, Ph.D. - (course statistician) City of Hope National Medical Center
• Ted Gooley, Ph.D. - (course statistician) Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
• Partow Kebriaei, M.D. - MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Carlos Almeida Ramos, M.D. - Baylor College of Medicine
Applications for the 2018 course will open in early 2018.
SEE ALSO:
- To read "CRTC Through the Eyes of An Attendee," click here.
- To read "CRTC Through the Eyes of an Instructor" click here.
Read the entire August 2017 ASBMT eNews here.