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2026 HARP Conference

Schedule and Speaker Lineup

Check-in and Continental Breakfast

Check-in will open at 7:30

Welcome and Conference Kick-off at 7:55

First Morning Session

8:00 - 8:30

Site Inspection and FDA Audit Readiness

Presenter: Annie Fors


8:30 - 9:00

Budgeting, Contracts, and Research Finance

Presenter: Sonja Way


9:00 - 9:30

New Vaccine Surveillance Network

Presenter: Rangaraj Selvarangan

Mid-Morning Session

9:40 - 10:10

Research Challenges at an Urban Level 1 Trauma Center

Presenter: Kim Dyer


10:10 - 10:40

Applications of Bioinformatics in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Presenter: Diego Robles-Mazzotti


10:40 - 11:10

Research Informatics in 2026 - Seeking a Balanced Relationship with AI

Presenter: Mark Hoffman


11:10 - 11:40

It's OK to Say "I'm Burnt Out": Perspective on Burnout in the Clinical Research Coordinator Profession

Presenter: Pricilla Connell

Eat and Greet

11:40 - 12:40

Meddys Lunch Buffet and Open Poster Presentations

Afternoon Session

12:40 - 1:10

Plastic Recycling and Sustainability in Medical Research

Presenter: Logan Hessefort


1:10 - 1:40

Computation Airway Analysis: Utilizing Technology to Transform Clinical Care

Presenter: Jake Dahl


1:40 - 2:40

Leadership in Research

Presenters: Mario Castro and Jamie Phalps


2:55 - 3:55

Utilizing PowerBI for Clinical Trail Recruitment Tracking (Laptop required) 

Presenters: Anna Burns and Mariah Brewe

Closing Remarks

Melt Box Ice Cream truck available outside following conference close!

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