Clinical Unit Lunch & Learn

LUNCH & LEARN SESSION DISCOVER HOW THE ALBERTA DIABETES INSTITUTE'S CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT CAN SUPPORT YOUR NEXT CLINICAL TRIAL Are you planning a grant-funded clinical study or considering participation in an industry-sponsored clinical trial? Join us for a lunchtime information session to discover how the Alberta Diabetes Institute's Clinical Research Unit (CRU) can help you launch and deliver high-quality clinical research. Whether you're an experienced investigator or exploring clinical trials for the first time, you'll learn about the resources, expertise, and infrastructure available to support your research from study start-up through completion. Representatives from the University of Alberta's Clinical Trial Office (CTO) will also be on hand to discuss the broader institutional supports available to investigators and answer your questions about conducting clinical research at the University. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to tour the CRU and see the facilities firsthand. Date: August 31, 2026 Time: 12:00–12:45 p.m. (with optional facility tour to follow) Location: Oborowsky-Degner Seminar Hall (Li Ka Shing room 1-040) Please RSVP by August 15, 2026 to Ashley Crawford (acrawfor@ualberta.ca). Whether you're looking for space, study coordination, regulatory support, or complete trial management, we invite you to join us and explore how the Alberta Diabetes Institute's Clinical Research Unit can become a partner in your clinical research success. 1-002 Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1 The University of Alberta, its buildings, labs and research stations are primarily located on the territory of the Néhiyaw (Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Nakoda (Stoney), Dene, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Anishinaabe (Ojibway/Saulteaux), lands that are now known as part of Treaties 6, 7 and 8 and homeland of the Métis. The University of Alberta respects the sovereignty, lands, histories, languages, knowledge systems and cultures of all First Nations, Métis and Inuit nations.