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No Word on Whether There Will Also Be Dating Profiles

Nov 17, 2009

The blogger at Medical Writing, Editing & Grantsmanship highlights ResearchMatch.org, a secure registry funded by the National Center for Research Resources "that allows individuals to sign up to receive alerts about clinical research in which they might be interested and for which they might be eligible — and researchers to sign up to find potentially eligible participants for their studies." Most of the CTSA sites are participating in the registry, the blogger adds, and non-CTSA sites will ultimately be included as well.

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