VIRTUAL RESEARCH ACADEMY 101 |
Monday, October 19 – Thursday, October 22, 2026
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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Note: The system user only registers one time for the entire week.
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| | Monday, October 19, 2026 | |
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| 8:30 – 8:45 | Introduction and Welcome | Chris Nelson, BSN, MBA | | 8:45 – 9:00 | Innovation Commercialization Overview | Kellen Stone, BS & Josh West | | 9:00 – 9:30 | University Supply Management Purchasing & Contracting | Amy Martin, GCPA | | 9:30 – 9:45 | An Institutional Resource: Summerville Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO) | Walidah Walker, MPH | | 9:45 - 9:55 | Grant Consultations | Scott Thorp, MFA | | 9:55 – 10:10 | BREAK | | | 10:10 – 11:45 | Division of Sponsored Programs Administration (DSPA) & AURI Overview | Eric Kern, MBA; Ginny Villegas, MPA; Cheyanna Mitchell, MBA; Brittany Jones, MACC, CFRA; Michael Carr, MBA | | 11:45 – 12:00 | HR | Dena Pickett, MHSA | | 12:00 – 12:30 | Hiring International Personnel | Jonathan Harwood, MBA |
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| | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | |
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| 8:30 – 8:55 | Clinical Trials Office Study Start-Up | Ana Mavarez-Martinez, MD, MS, CCRP | | 8:55 – 9:40 | Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Overview | Chris Nelson, BSN, MBA | | 9:40 – 10:10 | Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials - Clinicaltrials.gov, Investigational New Drug (IND), and Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) | Chris Nelson, BSN, MBA | | 10:10 – 10:45 | Research Development Services (RDS): WHMCG systems, Epic, Wellstar research access, and OneID | Niju Philip, MS |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | BREAK | | | 11:00 – 12:00 | Clinical Research Pharmacy | Marjorie Phillips, MS, RPh, FASHP, CIP | | 12:00 – 12:30 | AU Legal | Beverly Lyman, PhD, JD |
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| | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | |
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| 8:30 – 8:55 | OnCore Clinical Trial Data Management System Software Overview | Leah Vandenhuerk; Danielle Cooper; Becky Lambert, BA, MA | | 8:55 – 9:15 | Research Ethics and Compliance | Laura Meyer-Chapman, MA, RBP | | 9:15 – 9:35 | Conflicts of Interest and Commitment | Melissa Whitlock, BS BA
| | 9:35 – 9:55 | Research Security and Export Controls
| Matthew Willams, MS | | 10:05 – 10:20 | Environmental Health and Safety | Kiara Dowdell | | 10:20 – 10:35 | BREAK | | | 10:35 – 11:05 | Regulatory Training | Marti Farrough, RN | | 11:05 – 11:15 | VEEVA SiteVault eRegulatory System | Abby Mitchell | | 11:15 – 11:45 | Library Services | Jennifer Davis, BA, MLIS | | 11:45 – 12:00 | Wellstar Human Research Box Drive & Data Analytics | Amanda Crandall | | 12:00 – 12:30 | Participation Compensation | Alyssa Fail, MS |
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| | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | |
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| 8:30 – 9:00 | IRB Overview
| Angela Hickson, MPH; Marcela Hodges, BBA; Asia Bonam, MS | | 9:00 – 9:15 | Data Storage and Retention
| Asia Bonam, MS | | 9:15 – 9:40 | IRB Compliance & Regulatory Overview
| Angela Hickson, MPH & Sana Khan, BS
| | 9:40 – 10:00 | Privacy and Data Security | Benjamin Hutton, JD | | 10:00 – 10:10 | Archibus | Barbara Manley-Smith, BS, MHL, CPC | | 10:10 – 10:20 | Cores | Barbara Manley-Smith, BS, MHL, CPC | | 10:20 – 10:35 | BREAK | | | 10:35 – 11:00 | iLab | Alyssa Fail, MS | | 11:00 – 11:30 | Research Technology and IT Security | Jeremy Willoughby, MS | | 11:30 – 11:55 | NIST 800-171 | Bradley Olson, Ph. D | | 11:55 – 12:20 | Docusign Part 11 | Chris Nelson, BSN, MBA | | 12:20 - 12:30 | Q & A | |
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