TRiM Seminar

Title:

Virtual training seminars for investigators and others interested in clinical trial research.

Abstract:

• Jan 22: An Introduction to Clinical Trials and Resources Available
  • Kelley Branch, MD, Associate Director of the Clinical Trials Unit and University of Washington (UW) Professor of Medicine
  • Melissa Vaught, PhD, Director of Research Development - Institute of Translational Health Sciences, UW
• Jan 29: From the Field: Case Examples of Clinical Trials
  • Stacy Rasmus, PhD, CTR Co-Director and Director of the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR), University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
  • Diane O’Brien, PhD, Professor, Biology and Wildlife Dept, CANHR, and Institute of Arctic Biology (IAB), UAF
  • Robert Coker, PhD, Professor of Biology, Clinical Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, IAB and the Center for Translational Research in Metabolism, UAF
  • Tim Thomas, MD, Director, Research Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
• Feb 5: From the Field: Case Examples of Clinical Trials (continued)
  • Rosalyn Singleton, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Research Physician, ANTHC
  • Patrick Dulin, PhD Professor Clinical-Community Psychology PhD Program, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)
  • Gloria Eldridge, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, UAA
  • Robyn Mertz, Graduate Research Assistant with the Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services and PhD student in the Clinical/Community Psychology Program, UAA
• Feb 12: Policies, Regulations, and the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • Mark Quinn, PhD, Chair of the Montana State University IRB, Director of the WIMU (Washington-Idaho-Montana-Utah) Cooperative Program in Veterinary Medicine, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, & Director of the Montana Professional Development Core, MSU
  • Walkie Charles, PhD, Chair of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) IRB
  • Michael Koskey, PhD, IRB Member
  • Cassie Pinkel, Research Integrity Administrator, UAF
• Feb 19: The Tribal Approval Process and Data Sharing Agreements
  • Tim Thomas, MD, Director, Research Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and Alaska IRB Member
  • Rosalyn Singleton, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Research Physician, ANTHC
  • Terry J. M. Powell, IRB Administrator, Alaska Area Institutional Review Board at the Alaska Native Health Campus

Life Science Hour Seminar

Title:

Leveraging the Alaska Native Tumor Registry to support community-engaged research with Alaska Native people

Abstract:

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cancer among Alaska Native people and the second leading cause of cancer death. Alaska Native people have among the highest rates of CRC reported globally. For these reasons, CRC is a leading priority of Alaska Native tribal health leaders and community members. This presentation will specifically focus on two studies at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium that leverages the Alaska Native Tumor Registry to address colorectal cancer disparities. The first is a pilot study that we conducted 2018-2019 to establish a study of CRC risk and protective factors. The second uses tumor registry data directly to try and understand the impact of screening on CRC outcomes among Alaska Native people. To conclude, we will briefly discuss how this research fits in with a broader program of research at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to address the burden of CRC among Alaska Native people.

About the Speaker:

Sarah Nash is the Director of Cancer Surveillance at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. In this role, she manages the Alaska Native Tumor Registry, and is also involved with registry-related research to understand the causes of cancer disparities among Alaska Native people. She earned her PhD in Biological Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Masters in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship with the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program. Nash’s work is community-engaged, and increasingly uses a mixed-methods approach. Her interests include cancer health services research, cancer surveillance, and Indigenous health disparities.

TRiM Seminar

Title:

Virtual training seminars for investigators and others interested in clinical trial research.

Abstract:

• Jan 22: An Introduction to Clinical Trials and Resources Available
  • Kelley Branch, MD, Associate Director of the Clinical Trials Unit and University of Washington (UW) Professor of Medicine
  • Melissa Vaught, PhD, Director of Research Development - Institute of Translational Health Sciences, UW
• Jan 29: From the Field: Case Examples of Clinical Trials
  • Stacy Rasmus, PhD, CTR Co-Director and Director of the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR), University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
  • Diane O’Brien, PhD, Professor, Biology and Wildlife Dept, CANHR, and Institute of Arctic Biology (IAB), UAF
  • Robert Coker, PhD, Professor of Biology, Clinical Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, IAB and the Center for Translational Research in Metabolism, UAF
  • Tim Thomas, MD, Director, Research Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
• Feb 5: From the Field: Case Examples of Clinical Trials (continued)
  • Rosalyn Singleton, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Research Physician, ANTHC
  • Patrick Dulin, PhD Professor Clinical-Community Psychology PhD Program, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)
  • Gloria Eldridge, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, UAA
  • Robyn Mertz, Graduate Research Assistant with the Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services and PhD student in the Clinical/Community Psychology Program, UAA
• Feb 12: Policies, Regulations, and the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • Mark Quinn, PhD, Chair of the Montana State University IRB, Director of the WIMU (Washington-Idaho-Montana-Utah) Cooperative Program in Veterinary Medicine, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, & Director of the Montana Professional Development Core, MSU
  • Walkie Charles, PhD, Chair of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) IRB
  • Michael Koskey, PhD, IRB Member
  • Cassie Pinkel, Research Integrity Administrator, UAF
• Feb 19: The Tribal Approval Process and Data Sharing Agreements
  • Tim Thomas, MD, Director, Research Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and Alaska IRB Member
  • Rosalyn Singleton, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Research Physician, ANTHC
  • Terry J. M. Powell, IRB Administrator, Alaska Area Institutional Review Board at the Alaska Native Health Campus

Life Science Hour Seminar

Title:

A panel discussion of the film

Abstract:

PICTURE A SCIENTIST chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries - including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. More information at https://www.pictureascientist.com/.

Please view the film at your convenience between Wednesday (Feb. 10) and Friday (Feb. 12). Go to https://bit.ly/UAFPAS to register and receive access to the film.

The seminar this week is host to a panel discussion of the film Pcture a Scientist discussing topics concerning gender disparity in science. The 6-person panel will include the Provost and VCR. This event is a joint effort between Alaska INBRE, IAB and the Dept of Equity and Compliance.

TRiM Seminar

Title:

Virtual training seminars for investigators and others interested in clinical trial research.

Abstract:

• Jan 22: An Introduction to Clinical Trials and Resources Available
  • Kelley Branch, MD, Associate Director of the Clinical Trials Unit and University of Washington (UW) Professor of Medicine
  • Melissa Vaught, PhD, Director of Research Development - Institute of Translational Health Sciences, UW
• Jan 29: From the Field: Case Examples of Clinical Trials
  • Stacy Rasmus, PhD, CTR Co-Director and Director of the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR), University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
  • Diane O’Brien, PhD, Professor, Biology and Wildlife Dept, CANHR, and Institute of Arctic Biology (IAB), UAF
  • Robert Coker, PhD, Professor of Biology, Clinical Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, IAB and the Center for Translational Research in Metabolism, UAF
  • Tim Thomas, MD, Director, Research Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
• Feb 5: From the Field: Case Examples of Clinical Trials (continued)
  • Rosalyn Singleton, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Research Physician, ANTHC
  • Patrick Dulin, PhD Professor Clinical-Community Psychology PhD Program, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)
  • Gloria Eldridge, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, UAA
  • Robyn Mertz, Graduate Research Assistant with the Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services and PhD student in the Clinical/Community Psychology Program, UAA
• Feb 12: Policies, Regulations, and the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • Mark Quinn, PhD, Chair of the Montana State University IRB, Director of the WIMU (Washington-Idaho-Montana-Utah) Cooperative Program in Veterinary Medicine, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, & Director of the Montana Professional Development Core, MSU
  • Walkie Charles, PhD, Chair of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) IRB
  • Michael Koskey, PhD, IRB Member
  • Cassie Pinkel, Research Integrity Administrator, UAF
• Feb 19: The Tribal Approval Process and Data Sharing Agreements
  • Tim Thomas, MD, Director, Research Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and Alaska IRB Member
  • Rosalyn Singleton, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Research Physician, ANTHC
  • Terry J. M. Powell, IRB Administrator, Alaska Area Institutional Review Board at the Alaska Native Health Campus

Life Science Hour Seminar

Title:

A journey through space and time: using stable isotope approaches to identify ecosystem responses to environmental change

Abstract:

The Southern Ocean ecosystem is undergoing rapid environmental change due to ongoing and historic anthropogenic impacts such as climate change and marine mammal harvesting. Taken together, these climatic and ecosystem shifts may impact the structure and function of the ecosystem and register as behavioral responses in higher trophic organisms, such as penguins. Understanding the drivers of these shifts is necessary to predicting future ecosystem responses but disentangling the often confounding effects can be a challenge. In this seminar, I will present the utility of compound-specific stable isotope analysis of individual amino acids (CSIA-AA) for disentangling baseline processes from penguin trophic dynamics to identify drivers of ecosystem change. Using archival tissues, penguins can serve as a paleo-proxy of ecosystem change, identifying shifts at the base of the food web and in penguin trophic responses over historical and millennial-scale time series. The CSIA-AA approach reconciles differing conclusions by previous studies, provides greater insights in penguin trophic ecology, and identifies potential drivers underlying past ecosystem shifts in the Southern Ocean.

About the Speaker:

I am a trophic ecologist who studies bird responses to environmental change using stable isotope applications. Originally from the Canadian prairies, I completed my MSc in Biology at the University of Saskatchewan examining the effects of agricultural intensification on tree swallows. Switching from the terrestrial to the marine world, I then completed my PhD in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University where I used compound-specific stable isotopes of amino acids to examine historical and millennial-scale shifts in the Southern Ocean ecosystem using archived Adélie penguin tissues. I am interested in exploring additional applications of amino acid stable isotope analysis to evaluate food web ecology and ecosystem responses to rapid and long-term environmental change.

Life Science Hour Seminar

Title:

Quantitative applications in ecology: uncooperative critters and data slaying

About the Speaker:

Robin is a Research Statistician at the National Wildlife Health Center. Her work focuses on the development of models to evaluate population and community level effects of emerging diseases on wildlife, predict the spread of disease and estimate spatial patterns of disease risk. Her education includes Ph.D. Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 2003; M.S. Zoology, Colorado State University, 1999; B.A. Biology, Reed College, 1995. Professional experience includes Research Statistician, US Geological Survey, 2010-Present; Biometrician, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks 2008-2010; Ecologist, US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station 2006-2008; Postdoctoral Ecologist, Montana State University and US Forest Service, 2004-2006.