Duke Clinical Research Institute
Laura Johnson serves as the Assistant Director and Manager of Clinical Trials Operations at Duke Clinical Research Institute since October 2011, where responsibilities include overseeing clinical trial projects. Prior to this role, Laura Johnson worked as a Project Manager at SRA International from August 2006 to September 2011. Educationally, Laura Johnson earned a Master of Health Science in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, completing studies from 2002 to 2004, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Medical Anthropology from the University at Buffalo, where studies were completed from 1998 to 2002.
Duke Clinical Research Institute
As part of the Duke University School of Medicine, the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) is known globally for conducting groundbreaking multinational trials, managing major national patient registries, and performing landmark research. As an academic clinical research organization, we combine the faculty expertise of practicing physicians with the full-service operational capabilities of a major CRO. We design and implement innovative clinical trials that advance the understanding of health and disease and inform efforts to improve the quality of care. Our experience stretches from phase I to phase IV and beyond, encompassing post-approval analyses and health economics. The breadth of our work in numerous therapeutic areas is matched by the depth of our knowledge, which we disseminate through high-impact publications and global meetings. Since 1996, DCRI's faculty and staff have disseminated over 17,500 peer-reviewed publications and have been cited in over 760,500 scientific articles.