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This new speaker series highlights methodological work being conducted by researchers across the NIAMS-funded P30 Core Centers for Clinical Research (CCCR), with application to rheumatic & musculoskeletal conditions.

Participating CCCRs include:

List of logos for participating CCCRs


We invite you to register and join us in real-time for our live presentations or listen to the recorded versions at a later date.


UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS


June 4th, 2025 @9:30am ET

Talk title to be announced.

Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS

Professor of Medicine, UNC Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology

Director, UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR)

Director, UNC CCCR Phenotyping & Precision Medicine Resource Core

Liubov Arbeeva, MS

Biostatistician, UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center

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PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS


March 12th, 2025Michael LaValley, PhD

Talk title to be announced.

Michael LaValley, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health

Methodology Core Director, Boston Musculoskeletal Clinical Research Collaboratory (MCRC)

Link to Recorded Presentation


October 23rd, 2024Photo of Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman

“Challenges and Solutions in Community-Engaged Research to Address Disparities in Rheumatology”

Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH

Gallagher Research Professor of Rheumatology

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Link to Recorded Presentation


September 25th, 2024Photo of Susmita Kashikar-Zuck

“Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Children and Adolescents”

Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD

Div. of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Associate Director, Pediatric Pain Research Center

Associate Director, PORTICO

Link to Recorded Presentation


January 31st, 2024Sharon M. Moe, MD (Indiana University)

“The Indiana CCCR – An Untapped Resource for Musculoskeletal Researchers”

Sharon M. Moe, MD

Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research

Co-Director, Indiana Clinical Translational Sciences Institute

Stuart A. Kleit Professor of Medicine, Indiana Univ., School of Medicine

Link to Recorded Presentation


January 10th, 2024Daniel Hal Solomon, MD, MPH practices Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics and Rheumatology in Boston

Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH

Chief, Section of Clinical Sciences, Div. of Rheumatology

Matthew H. Liang Distinguished Chair in Arthritis and Population Health Professor, Harvard Medical School

Director, Administrative Core Team, VERITY

Link to Recorded Presentation


September 27th, 2023

“Individualized Treatment Rule Characterization ViaDr. Nikki Freeman (speaker for 9/27/23 Collaborative CCCR Speaker Series). Surrogate for the Value Function”

Dr. Nikki Freeman

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Vascular Division, Department of Surgery

UNC School of Medicine

Link to Recorded Presentation


January 9, 2023

Photo of Cody Wyles“Artificial Intelligence in Orthopedic Surgery – The Future is Now”

Dr. Cody Wyles

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

Mayo Clinic

AND

Photo of Pouria Rouzrokh“The Mayo Clinic Total Hip Arthroplasty Radiography Registry: A Case Study of How AI Can Turn Challenges into Opportunities”

Dr. Pouria Rouzrokh

Data Scientist & Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Mayo Clinic

Link to Recorded Presentation


Photo of Jean Liew

March 11, 2022

“COVID Impacts on Persons with Rheumatic Diseases”

Dr. Jean Liew

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Link to Recorded Presentation


Photo of Patrick HeagertyDecember 8, 2021

“Evidence-Based Analysis of Longitudinal Data”

Dr. Patrick Heagerty

Professor of Biostatistics

University of Washington

Link to Recorded Presentation


Bethany Wolf, presenter.April 23, 2021 

“Rigor, Reproducibility, and the NIH”

Dr. Bethany Wolf

Associate Professor, Medical University of South Carolina

Link to Recorded Presentation


Photo of Sharon MoePhoto of Stuart J. WardenApril 6, 2021 

“Assessing Musculoskeletal Health – The Indiana University FIT Core”

Sharon Moe, MD
Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine

            -And-

Stuart J. Warden, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
Indiana University School of Health & Human Science

Link to Recorded Presentation


Dr. Michael Kosorok, presenter

March 5, 2021 

“Recent Developments and Future Possibilities in Precision Health”

Dr. Michael Kosorok, Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Biostatistics, University of N.C. at Chapel Hill

Link to Recorded Presentation


Dr. Robert Coghill, presenterNovember 20, 2020

“The Distributed Nociceptive System: A Framework For Understanding Pain”

Dr. Robert Coghill, Professor of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Link to Presentation: N/A


Dr. Jamie Collins, presenterAugust 14, 2020

“Statistical Methods to Machine Learning: Methods for Learning from Data”

Dr. Jamie Collins, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Links to Dr. Collin’s Recorded Presentation, as well as PPT Presentation


*Detailed Listing of Participating CCCRs.

  • PORTICO (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)
  • The CLEAR Center (University of Washington)
  • Northwestern Medicine Center for Clinical Research (Northwestern University)
  • Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health (Indiana University)
  • VERITY (Harvard University)
  • The MUSC Improving Minority Health in Rheumatic Diseases CCCR (Medical University of South Carolina)
  • Boston Musculoskeletal Clinical Research Collaboratory (Boston University)
  • Core Center for Clinical research in Total Joint Arthroplasty (Mayo Clinic)
  • UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)