CURRENT TOPICS IN GENOME ANALYSIS

Dates TBD

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Registration is NOT required.
You must sign in at each session in order to receive credit for attending. Credit is not given for watching the course online.

Lectures will be posted to the Internet shortly after the class session.
You may view the lectures without registering for the course; however, you will not receive credit for attending.

DESCRIPTION: The series consists of 15 lectures by local and outside speakers covering the major areas of genomics. The lectures provide an intensive review of the key areas of ongoing genome research. In this eighth edition of the series, rather than splitting the lectures into "laboratory-based" and "computationally-based" blocks, the lectures have been intermingled by general subject area.

TO REGISTER: Registration is NOT required. Information about CME credits is available on the course website.

TEXTBOOK: A list of supplementary texts (pdf format) is available on the course syllabus (pdf format). All of these titles are available at the NCI-Frederick Scientific Library.

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ETHICAL AND REGULATORY ASPECTS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH

Dates TBD

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 14, 2007

Lectures will be posted to the Internet .
You may view the lectures without registering for the course; however, you will not receive credit for attending.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE: To learn the codes, declarations, and other documents that govern the ethical conduct of human subject research; review the critical elements of informed consent and their implementation in actual informed consent documents for clinical research; explore controversial issues relating to human subject research, including Phase I research, randomization, children in research, international research, etc; review the purpose if IRBs and provide IRB-like experience in reviewing research protocols; understand the experience of human subjects who have participated in research protocols.

TO REGISTER: Contact Marci Brandenburg at brandenburgm@mail.nih.gov.

TEXTBOOK: The title of the textbook is The Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research: Readings and Commentaries (JHU Press). You may purchase the book at various bookstores and online resources at a cost of approximately $40. Although this course is free, organizers strongly suggest that each student purchase a copy of the textbook for use during the course. The Scientific Library will have a copy of the textbook available for use within the Library only. It may not be borrowed.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH (IPPCR)

Mondays & Tuesdays, October 27, 2008 – March 17, 2009, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Conference Room B of the Conference Center in Building 549

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 17, 2008

Lectures will be posted to the Internet.
You may NOT view the current lectures online, unless you register for the course.
No registration is required to view the 2006 sessions.

DESCRIPTION: The Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR) course trains researchers in how to design a successful clinical trial by focusing on epidemiologic methods, study design, protocol preparation, patient monitoring, quality assurance and FDA issues. Other areas covered include data management and ethical issues, including protection of human subjects.

TO REGISTER: Complete the printed registration form (Note: To view or print a PDF you need to download free Adobe Reader software) and send it to Marci Brandenburg in the Scientific Library, Building 549 or drop it off at the Scientific Library. ONLY this printed registration form is accepted for this course. Electronic registration is not available for the NCI-Frederick location.

TEXTBOOK: The title of the textbook is Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, Second Edition (ISBN 012369440X). You may purchase the book at various bookstores and online resources at a cost of approximately $100. Although this course is free, organizers strongly suggest that each student purchase a copy of the textbook for use during the course. The Scientific Library will have a copy of the textbook available for use within the Library only. It may not be borrowed.

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PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Thursdays, September 4, 2008 - April 23, 2009, 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Conference Room B of the Conference Center in Building 549

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: August 22, 2008

Lectures will be posted to the Internet 10 days after the class session.
You may view the lectures without registering for the course; however, you will not receive credit for attending.

DESCRIPTION: The Principles of Clinical Pharmacology course provides an introductory review of pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism and transport, assessment of drug effects, drug therapy in special populations, and contemporary drug development.

TO REGISTER:

1. Go to http://www.cc.nih.gov/training/training/principles/application.html
2. When completing the registration form, be sure to select “NCI-Frederick” as the course location.

TEXTBOOK: The title of the textbook is Principles of Clinical Pharmacology, 2nd edition, by Arthur J. Atkinson Jr., et al. You may purchase the book at various bookstores and online resources at a cost of approximately $100. Although this course is free, organizers strongly suggest that each student purchase a copy of the textbook for use during the course. The Scientific Library will have a copy of the textbook available for use within the Library only. It may not be borrowed.

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