Jill Johnston: Jill is the President of Site Support and Management at WCG Clinical Services , which recently partnered with a genetic expert services provider to support biopharmaceutical companies, CROs, institutions and investigator sites in designing and conducting clinical trials that use genetics. Here, she is responsible for creating transformational site activation solutions that stimulate growth, accelerate study starts, and maximize efficiency for those who perform clinical trials. She has more than 25 years of clinical research experience.
Karmen Trzupek: Karmen is the Director of Clinical Trial Services at InformedDNA , which recently partnered with WCG Clinical Services to provide genetic services and expertise within clinical trials. She is a certified genetic counselor and specializes in identifying and supporting patients with rare genetic diseases. Karmen has worked in clinical genetics for more than 15 years.
The risks associated with ignoring genetic factors far exceed the complications of including them and going forward there will be more clinical trials having a genetic or precision medicine component to develop targeted therapies.