Description:
Co-sponsored by the UI Cancer Center, the Clinical Research Investigator seminar series is intended to provide faculty and other investigators with information and skills needed to conduct clinical research at UIC at all stages of a study’s lifecycle.
* Please note that for Winter/Spring/Fall 2026, we are creating one registration page for the CRISS seminars from January to November so that registrants can easily keep track of upcoming seminars in their calendar.
1/23/2026 - Adverse Experience Assessment in Clinical Trials
Dr. Natalie Reizine will discuss the role of the investigator in assessing adverse experiences occurring during clinical trials, and how investigator assessments are integral to identifying adverse requiring expedited safety reporting.
2/27/2026 - Considerations when running a multicenter IIT
Depending on the population necessary for a clinical trial sample size, it may be not be feasible to run the trial only at UIC. However, there are a number of considerations that need to be addressed when deciding whether and where to implement an investigator-initiated clinical trial at additional trial sites outside of UIC.
3/27/2026 - Data Privacy and Security
How not to end up in violation of the law.
4/24/2026 - Technology Commercialization- The Role of Intellectual Property
The presentation will cover various aspects of technology commercialization in an academic setting and the role of the Office of Technology Management. A detailed discussion of various forms of intellectual property protection, with particular focus on patent protection.
5/22/2026 - Cancelled due to technical difficulties
6/26/2026 - Working with Community Partners in Clinical Research
After this talk, the PIs will be knowledgeable about the tools/understanding of how to work with community partners while conducting clinical research, and how to involve community partners in any stage of clinical research from inception to dissemination.
7/24/2026 - Results dissemination & participant engagement
8/28/26- Incorporating Correlative Studies into Clinical Trials
This seminar will discuss the how's and why's of incorporating correlative studies into clinical trials.
9/25/26- TBA
10/23/26- TBA
11/27/26-TBA
Contact: Sudeshna De, ccts-training@uic.edu