Clinical Trials Learning Collaborative | UAMS Translational Research Institute

Clinical Trials Learning Collaborative Seminar Series

The monthly Clinical Trials Learning Collaborative Seminar Series is designed to expand UAMS’ community of clinical trialists by sharing state-of-the-art approaches and innovative practices in clinical trials research. The initiative reflects TRI’s commitment to supporting clinician-researchers and ensuring patients have access to the latest therapies.

If you are unable to attend live, recordings of past seminars are available below, with experts covering clinical trial design, regulatory requirements, participant recruitment strategies, and more.

Upcoming 2026 Speakers and Topics


Date	Speaker/Title	Topic
April 28 noon CST	Geoffrey Curran, PhD Director, Center for Implementation Research, UAMS	When To Start Caring About Implementability? Pretty Much Now
May 26 noon CST	Ludy Shih, MD, MMSc Assistant Professor, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School	The Role of Industry in Clinical Trials
June 23 noon CST	Brandy M. Fox, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, UAMS	Hot Topics in Ethics and Clinical Trials
July 28 noon CST	Deukwoo Kwon, PhD Professor, Department of Biostatistics, UAMS	Step Wedge Trials and Interactions Effect
August 25 noon CST	Jennifer Guimbellot, MD, PhD Division Chief, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Arkansas Children’s Hospital	Clinical trials in Cystic Fibrosis: Changing Survival and Quality of Life
September 29 noon CST (note fifth Tuesday)	Jonathan Casey, MD, MSCI Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Pragmatic Trials in Critical Care Medicine
October 27 noon CST	Tiffany Haynes, PhD Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Behavior and Health Education; Assistant Dean for Culture and Engagement; Director, TRI Community and Stakeholder Engagement Core, UAMS, Sharon Sanders, PhD, MPH, CHES, Associate Director, The LINK (Leveraging Implementation and eNgagement for Knowledge Impact) at the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute & the Childhood Obesity Prevention Center, Community Engagement Core	Working with CABs and CRBs to Enhance Clinical Trial Feasibility and Impact
December 8 noon	Jaime Baldner, BS, Research Information Director, UAMS, Laura Adkins, MAP, CCRP, CCRA, AdvCRS Director Office of Research & Regulatory Affairs, UAMS	Good Clinical Practices Updates