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CONFERENCES:PRIM&R'S CONFERENCES SERVE AS AN OPEN AND INDEPENDENT FORUM IN WHICH STAKEHOLDERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THOSE REPRESENTING RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES, AND ADVOCACY GROUPS, COME TOGETHER TO CONSIDER KEY ISSUES RELATED TO HUMAN SUBJECTS AND ANIMAL RESEARCH. OUR CONFERENCES ADDRESS THE LATEST ETHICAL, REGULATORY, AND POLICY-RELATED DEVELOPMENTS IN BIOMEDICAL, SOCIAL SCIENCE, BEHAVIORAL, AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AS WELL AS IN ANIMAL CARE AND USE. SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS ARE LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF RESEARCH, BIOETHICS, AND SCIENCE POLICY.PRIM&R'S CONFERENCES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO "CONNECTING AND PROTECTING" - CONNECTING THOSE WHO WORK IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH AND PROTECTING THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE AS RESEARCH SUBJECTS. THROUGH THESE EVENTS, PRIM&R PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO COME TOGETHER TO CONSIDER COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING ISSUES.CONFERENCE ATTENDEES INCLUDE RESEARCHERS AND RESEARCH STAFF, INSTITUTIONAL OFFICIALS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL, SUBJECT ADVOCATES, ACADEMICS, POLICY MAKERS, PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY LEADERS, AND ATTORNEYS, AS WELL AS CHAIRS, MEMBERS, AND STAFF OF INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS AND INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEES.

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