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Conferences and Meetings
Staying Ahead: Disruption & Ethics Review, Annual IRB Conference

Registration just opened for our July 13, 2017 Annual IRB Conference, co-presented  with Quorum Review IRB and WIRB.  Please join us in Seattle at the SeaTac Mariott or via webcast.

Learn more and register 
 
Should we offer a Conference for Clinical Research Professionals?

As you may be aware NWABR and the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Association for Clinical Research Professionals (PNWACRP) currently hold a number of trainings to support research communities in the Northwest.  

NWABR and PNWACRP are now testing the water to see if there is interest in a new conference that meets the needs of Clinical Research professionals.  Please take the time to complete this survey so we may capture feedback from the Research Community about the demand for such a conference and the kind of subjects/areas of interest to be covered. The results are entirely confidential and will only be used to assist us in determining whether we are able to expand into this area.

Thank you for your input.

2017 Gala and Alvin J. Thompson Award

Join NWABR at our Annual Gala on May 25th and help celebrate Dr. Steve Reed, this year's Alvin J. Thompson Awardee. Dr. Reed is founder and CEO of Seattle's own Infectious Disease Research Institute. He exemplifies the award namesake's example of conducting cutting edge research with a strong commitment to ethics and advancing public trust in biomedical research.

Community Conversation Series

Seattle Conversations

March 28th The War on Drug Pricing: Innovation vs. Affordability. Outraged over drug prices? Excited about drug innovation? Join the Conversation @ Kakao Chocolate+Coffee

May 30th Equity in HIV prevention and treatment @ Kakao Chocolate+Coffee

Read a reflection from our January 24th Conversation, Health solution or Pandora's Box: population-based genetic engineering (gene drives)

Spokane Conversation on Childhood Vaccinations Elevates Bioethics and Dignity of 'the other'

Goosebumps.  I got goosebumps because NWABR's Community Conversation achieved a significant goal during our "Vaccines" event in Spokane, WA last week.  Conversation participants had both favorable and unfavorable viewpoints about childhood vaccinations.  Several people remarked to the facilitator that they were pleasantly surprised that people holding different positions on vaccination were..... Read more
Help us to match a $25,000 challenge grant
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It isn't too late to contribute towards our $25,000 challenge grant from the Dean Witter Foundation.  If you give to NWABR now your donation will be matched by the Witter grant essentially doubling (and if your employer matches donations, quadrupling) your impact.  

So far we have raised $19,685 towards this challenge with $5,315 to go. These monies will be used to support students from diverse backgrounds participating in NWABR's high school programs.  Please consider pitching in now to support this challenge and help NWABR secure this additional $25,000 for its work to make biomedical science more accessible to students.  

Apply for the Michael D. Hayre Fellowship for Public Outreach
Americans for Medical Progress (AMP)

Successful applicants will work with AMP to design and implement an outreach program geared toward young professionals on the importance of animals in research.  Deadline is May 15, 2017.

Jennifer Wroblewski | NWABR | (206) 957-3337 | engagement @nwabr.org | nwabr.org
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