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A World Cancer Day Message from the People of Premier

“You have cancer.” It’s something you hope to never hear. For so many of us at Premier Research, we’ve watched loved ones fight for their lives — or fought for our own. That’s why we choose to work at Premier, where our focus is bringing new treatments to patients so that we can help make…

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Premier People: Dawn Pepper, Senior Clinical Research Associate

Premier Cultural Anchor: We Work Together Nearly 30 years ago, I started my healthcare career as a respiratory therapist. My wife is a clinical lead, so I heard about research from her, and I was intrigued, but from a distance. Then, in my role as a respiratory therapist I had a chance to work on…

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Premier People: Talya Khabibulina, Clinical Lead

Premier Cultural Anchor: We Work Together I came to visit the United States from Belarus in 2004, and completely unexpectedly ended up staying. At that time, I decided that dental hygiene would provide a very hirable, clear path to employment; that decision also planted the seed for a career improving patient lives in a meaningful,…

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Premier People: Alicia Heller, Clinical Research Associate II

Premier Cultural Anchor: We Care I graduated with a degree in nursing and started as a staff nurse before deciding to switch to research. I became a study coordinator at the University of Cincinnati, where I stayed for 13 years. I loved getting to know the protocols, the sponsors, the CROs. I always loved working…

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Premier People: Elizabeth Dewaghe, Clinical Lead III

Premier Cultural Anchor: We Aim High I’ve been working in clinical research for over 20 years. I entered the industry right after college, and the work has always been interesting and meaningful. I knew I was helping people, and that meant something. But eleven years ago, when I had my daughter Zoe, the work took…

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Premier People: Cameron Corter, Director, Strategic Sourcing

Premier Cultural Anchor: We Care One of my first jobs as a teenager was providing direct care for individuals with profound disabilities. Most of those people, I’ve since learned, had rare diseases like Trisomy 13, Cornelia de Lang syndrome, and Sturge-Weber syndrome. My sister used to come to work with me, and together we learned…

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Premier People: Wambui Kungu, Project Manager I

Premier Cultural Anchor: We Work Together I have had a roundabout life. I was born in Oakland, California, but as a child moved back to Kenya, where my parents are from. I then lived in Germany, Belgium, and then back to Kenya before moving to North Carolina in 2000. My background was in public health,…

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Seasonality: A factor for successful patient recruitment

Managing clinical trials requires extensive planning of patient enrollment. Clinical trials may be more cost-effective with better forecasts of recruitment. A variety of circumstances influence the enrollment of subjects. Several factors to consider, including the rarity of the condition being examined, the capacity of the trial sites to recruit participants, and the degree of study…