Elena Alferova, MS, CCRP, is a clinical research and regulatory professional with more than 17 years of experience supporting oncology and clinical research programs across academic, hospital-based, and industry settings. She currently serves as a Clinical Research Regulatory Coordinator at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, where she manages regulatory submissions and compliance activities for interventional clinical trials.

Previously, she held regulatory leadership roles in both the pharmaceutical industry and academic research institutions, supporting IRB and FDA submissions, study start-up, and regulatory strategy. Ms. Alferova holds a Master of Science in Drug Development and Product Management from the University of California San Diego and is a SOCRA Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP). Her professional interests include informed consent, human subject protection, regulatory compliance, and ethical considerations in research involving vulnerable populations.

Session:

• Protecting Vulnerable Populations in Research: Ethical and Practical Considerations in Pediatric versus Adult Participants