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Stacy Patchel Recognized With NIH Director’s Award for Contributions to Fibroid Research

July 20, 2026

Stacy A. Patchel, MPH, a Westat Principal Research Associate for Clinical Research, is part of the team that received a 2025 National Institutes of Health…

National Cancer Institute (NCI) | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

How can we reduce the risk of cancer and support those diagnosed?

Enhancing the cancer research process

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Janet Watts

Senior Statistical Associate

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Can an Open-Source Platform Transform Public Health Reporting and Modernize Medicine?

June 23, 2025

Healthcare providers and facilities in the U.S. are required by law to report many infectious disease cases as they occur for the public’s protection, but…

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Steph Battan-Wraith

Senior Research Associate

Expert Interview

Applying Infectious Disease Research Infrastructure to Chronic Disease Prevention

June 11, 2025

Westat has coordinated a nationwide virtual research network of healthcare systems and research organizations that delivers relevant patient data to support research on respiratory disease…

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Rebecca Birch

Principal Research Associate

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Talia Spark

Principal Research Associate

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

How can IT simplify health data research and reporting?

Testing a FHIR®-based solution for health data exchange

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Vanessa Olivo

Principal Research Associate