CRA Medical Director Dr. Stephan Sharp returns to help you cut through the clutter and understand what matters when it comes to vaccine science and your health. In response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, generations of research and development came to fruition with the production of two successful mRNA vaccines. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were …
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This essay, ‘Juneteenth Reminds us of Persisting Healthcare Inequities’ originally ran in The Tennessean’s Juneteenth essay series, which invited Black leaders and influencers to share their thoughts on lessons learned and lessons yet to be learned. Chardae Foster, clinical trials intern at Clinical Research Associates, Inc, contributed by sharing her family’s experience with cancer and …
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Are you thinking about signing up for a clinical trial? If so, you’ve come to the right place if you want to make an informed decision. Joining one can feel overwhelming at first, because there’s so much to learn. Our goal is to make the process easier to understand, so that you can make the …
We know that participating in a clinical research study can be a new experience for many, so we want to introduce you to some of the wonderful and kind staff that will take care of you. You’ve already met Dr. Sharp and our CEO Linda Schipani, and now we want to introduce you to other …
The Director’s Cut: With so much information available about vaccines, CRA Medical Director Dr. Stephen Sharp wants to help you cut through the clutter. Below, Dr. Sharp uses his professional expertise to break down exactly what a vaccine is, and help you understand how scientists research vaccines. At CRA, we want to help you make …
Before we get too far into 2022, we want to take a look back and remember the lessons of 2021. Please take a moment to read the note below from Clinical Research Associates, Inc. CEO Linda M. Schipani. Greetings from all of us at Clinical Research Associates! Like so many of you, we have lost …
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) is traditionally considered a childhood infection, and it certainly infects and hospitalizes many children and infants each year in Tennessee. But, like many other viruses we get in childhood, it can return with a vengeance when we get older. The estimated average is for 177,000 hospitalizations and 14,000 deaths each year …
