Clinical Trial Files
Karin Avila, Roberto Torres, and Taymeyah Al-Toubah welcome you to Clinical Trial Files — your window into the world of clinical research beyond the protocol. 🎙️📁 We’re excited to open the files on the people, processes, and progress shaping today’s global research landscape. With over 40 years of combined experience in clinical research—and more than 15 roles spanning research coordination to executive leadership, from hands-on clinical investigations to operations oversight—we bring a wide-lens view of this dynamic field. Together, we’ve supported, managed, or influenced over 800 clinical trials across 45 countries and six continents. Our global perspective is rooted in real-world connections and cross-cultural collaboration. In this podcast, we’ll: 🔍 Share behind-the-scenes insights from every corner of the research ecosystem 🎤 Host thoughtful conversations with diverse voices in the industry 🌐 Highlight global perspectives on trends, challenges, and opportunities From career development and training to emerging technologies like AI, Clinical Trial Files explores the issues shaping research today—and tomorrow. Whether you're navigating your first trial or leading your fiftieth, our goal is to inform, connect, and inspire. 🎧 Join us as we break down clinical research—one file at a time.
Episodes
In this inspiring episode of Clinical Trial Files, Dr. Jaydira Del Rivero, triple-board-certified oncologist and endocrinologist at the NIH, shares her deeply personal journey from internal medicine to leading global research on rare endocrine cancers. Joined by hosts Taymeyah Al-Toubah, Karin Avila, and Roberto Torres, Dr. Del Rivero reflects on overcoming early career setbacks, the value of mentorship, and the importance of lifel...
In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Patryk Mikucki, Vice President and Global Head of Country Operations at Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Diseases. With over 25 years of experience across veterinary medicine, academia, and the pharmaceutical industry, Patryk brings a bold, deeply human perspective to the world of clinical trials.
From his unexpected career journey—starting with animal ethics committees in Poland to building opera...
Veteran clinical-operations leader Doug Schantz joins Clinical Trial Files to trace a career that spans emergency-room stretchers and first-in-human gene-therapy trials. In this lively conversation Doug unpacks:
- how a paramedic’s mindset shaped his approach to Phase 1-4 global programs at Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Alexion, and AskBio;
- the biggest headaches—and hidden advantages—of running studies across borders and therapy areas (onco...
Physicist-turned-NLP expert Thomas Wood joins hosts Karin and Taymeyah to explore how artificial intelligence is shortening the road from protocol to patient. Thomas recounts founding Fast Data Science, explains why a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant sparked his open-source Clinical Trial Risk Tool, and reveals the AI workflows already cutting months—and millions—from large pharma studies. The panel marks Alan Turing’s 113...
Join us as seasoned Clinical Research Nurse (CRN) Elyce takes us inside the intersection of science, ethics, and compassionate patient care. Tracing the CRN role’s evolution—from navigating rigid study protocols to championing patient-centered advocacy—Elyce reveals the ethical tightropes nurses walk, the trust they build, and the values that guide them. She shares personal stories, career advice, and points listeners to resources ...
Clinical trials affect millions—but most people have no idea how they actually work. In our pilot episode, meet your cohosts Roberto Torres, Taymeyah Al-Toubah, and Karin Avila as they share their personal paths into research and why this field matters more than ever.
From the human impact of oncology trials to how natural disasters can disrupt research, this episode dives into the real challenges, surprising stories, and the power ...
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