Volunteer

We at Emory Children's Center-Vaccine Research Clinic team would like to offer our sincere thanks to each of you who have volunteered to make our studies possible. Your time and dedication have made great impacts in public health this year.

You have helped make COVID-19 vaccines available for people of all ages, from 6 months through adulthood. And you have helped make the first maternal RSV vaccine available to protect infants from RSV! You have contributed to our understanding of immune responses to multiple infectious diseases, from Chikungunya virus to CMV and mPox.

We are so grateful for you, and our team made a video to express our gratitude. To watch on Instagram click here or to watch on Facebook click here.

Happy Holidays from ECC-VRC!

Interested in Participating in Clinical Trials?

Fill out an interest form by clicking on the link below, and our recruitment team will reach out to talk about the next steps.

Link to Fill out an Interest Form

Volunteer FAQ

These are some frequently asked questions from participants that may help you through this process and understand clinical trials more. If you have more questions that are not answered below, please feel free to reach out!

Your information will be stored in a secure database, then a member of the recruitment team will reach out to you by email or phone call to talk about the next steps.

If you are eligible for the trial, you will be contacted by a member of the recruitment team to go through a phone screening or schedule a screening visit. 

If you are not eligible, you will be contacted by a member of the recruitment team and they will explain why you are not eligible for the trial. 

Here are some links to websites that may provide you with more information about clinical trials.

ClinicalTrials.gov for Patients and Families
The ClinicalTrials.gov Web site provides current information about clinical research studies to patients, their families and caregivers, health care professionals, and the public. Each study record includes a summary of the study protocol, including the purpose, recruitment status, and eligibility criteria. Study locations and specific contact information are listed to assist with enrollment.  Information on ClinicalTrials.gov is provided and updated by the sponsor or principal investigator of the clinical study. Clinicaltrials.gov is a free service of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

National Institute of Health- Clinical Research Trials and You
Clinical research is medical research that involves people like you. When you volunteer to take part in clinical research, you help doctors and researchers learn more about disease and improve health care for people in the future. Clinical research includes all research that involves people.