Dr. Jonathan Jackson & Closing Remarks | Racism & its Implications in Clinical Research Workshop

Johnathan Jackson, PhD presents "The Challenge of Health Equity in Clinical Research."

Part 3/3 of the October 20, 2021 workshop, Racism and its Implications in Clinical Research: A Workshop to Promote Understanding and Action. A partnership among the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and the Graduate School of Public Health. Supported by NIH Grants P30 AG066468 and U19 AG068054.

Part 1 (Stephen Thomas, PhD): https://youtu.be/Vb35uxV5bEw

Jonathan Jackson, PhD, is the executive director of the Community Access, Recruitment, and Engagement (CARE) Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. CARE investigates the impact of diversity and inclusion on the quality of human subjects research and leverages deep community entrenchment to build trust and overcome barriers to clinical trial participation. Jonathan's research focuses on inequities in clinical settings that affect underserved populations, and he has received generous funding for this work from the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the National Institutes of Health, including a prestigious NIH Pioneer Award to advance this work. Dr. Jackson, who received his doctoral degree in Psychological and Brain Sciences in 2014, also conducts research as a cognitive neuroscientist investigating the early detection of Alzheimer's disease, particularly in the absence of overt memory problems. He has become a well-known representative to underserved communities and dozens of affiliated organizations, especially regarding participation in clinical research. Dr. Jackson serves in an advisory capacity for several organizations focused on equity in clinical research, and has written guidance for local, statewide, and national groups on research access, engagement, and recruitment.

00:00 Opening
01:31 Introduction for Dr. Jackson
03:54 Dr. Jackson’s presentation
33:30 Q&A
54:34 Closing remarks