The Question

How does participant recruitment for clinical trials affect who is represented in medical research?

My Role

Working with the Chief Medical Officer of Geneoscopy, I began an independent literature review examining six pivotal colorectal cancer clinical trials. I analyze study methods, recruitment approaches, Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data, and demographic patterns across age, race, and gender.

The Work

My research focuses on decentralized recruitment—approaches that allow participants to engage through methods such as online outreach and virtual consent outside traditional healthcare settings. I compare recruitment methods across trials and examine how those differences may influence the populations represented in the research.

I have also contributed to related work examining public versus private insurance in healthcare.

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Why It Matters

Clinical research is strongest when the people represented in studies reflect the populations who may eventually benefit from the results. This project has taught me to think about scientific questions not only through biology and data, but also through access, methodology, and inclusion.

“This work has taught me to ask not only what differences exist, but why they occur.”

What I’m Learning

This work has strengthened my ability to evaluate scientific literature, compare methods across studies, analyze demographic trends, and identify gaps in existing research.