A clinical research seminar held by the North Texas Chapter of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals will be 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2 at The University of Texas at Tyler, Dr. Ali Azghani, UT Tyler associate professor of biology and president elect of the chapter, announced.

“Patient Recruitment Strategies for the Sponsor and Site” is open to all clinical research professionals and allied health students, and will be held in the UT Tyler Robert R. Muntz Library, room 115.

The seminar is free to ACRP chapter members and UT Tyler students, and $25 for non-members. The fee includes membership to the North Texas ACRP chapter, a light dinner, networking, presentation and two contact hours.

To pre- register, email name and company affiliation to ali_azghani@uttyler.edu. On-site registration is also available and will begin at 5 p.m.

Speakers are Craig Wozniak, vice president of clinical operations at GlaxoSmithKline, and Angela Silverman, projects director at MedStar Research Institute.

Both speakers will suggest effective strategies for recruiting patients into clinical trials. They will also highlight methods for accessing successes and failures of a recruitment program and discuss pitfalls of patient recruitment programs.

For more information, contact Dr. Azghani, 903.566.7332 or ali_azghani@uttyler.edu.        

One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service.  More than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of nearly 6,000 high-ability students at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.