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Research Nuts and Bolts: Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask a PI but Never Had the Chance To

Location: Zoom

Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026

Time: 9–10 a.m.

Contact: Leta Moser

About the Event

The Health Transformation Research Institute’s The Nuts and Bolts of Executing a Clinical or Population Research Study series consists of one-hour forums focusing on topics related to the execution of clinical and population research. The target audience is faculty and staff involved in clinical and/or population research.

This installment, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask a PI But Never Had a Chance To,” features a panel comprised of:

  • Adewole “Ade” Adamson, M.D., MPP, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

  • Mary Marden Velasquez, Ph.D., Lori Holleran Steiker Endowed Faculty Chair in Substance Use and Recovery; Centennial Professor in Leadership for Community, Professional and Corporate Excellence; Director of the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work
  • David Paydarfar, M.D., UT Health Austin Care Team Member Chair, Department of Neurology; Professor, Department of Neurology; Director, Mulva Clinic for the Neuroscience

  • Moderator Alison Cahill, M.D., MSCI, Associate Dean of Translational Research; Director, Health Transformation Research Institute; Professor, Department of Women’s Health

Register to attend and submit questions for the panel.

Attendees are encouraged to review materials beforehand and be prepared to discuss the topic with the presenter. Many of the materials to be reviewed prior to the sessions are part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) “Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research” online course. The NIH materials are free, but registration is required to access them.

Email Leta Moser for more information.

Accreditation Statement

This course provides 1.0 continuing nursing education credits through The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing’s Department for Continuing Professional Development.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

There is no academic credit or continuing medical education (CME) credit offered for this course.