Power to the Patients Author: Brandon Li Power to the Patients is a LinkedIn Live and podcast series hosted by Power where clinical research leaders across sponsors, sites, CROs, and patient advocacy groups discuss patient centricity in clinical trials. We explore the bottlenecks in today's systems, challenge the status quo and talk about future opportunities for innovation. Looking for a clinical trial? Visit us at www.withpower.com Be a guest on this podcast Language: en Genres: Life Sciences, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Get all podcast data

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Who Really Protects Patients in Clinical Trials? With Dr. Lara Shirikjian
Episode 22
Wednesday, 25 February, 2026

In this episode of Power to the Patients, host Brandon Li sits down with Dr. Lara Shirikjian, Medical Director at CenExel, to explore why operational excellence, not just innovation, drives progress in psychiatric drug development. Drawing on more than two decades of experience in schizophrenia and CNS research, Dr. Shirikjian explains how protocol mastery, direct sponsor communication, and community trust are essential to running high-performing research sites and advancing meaningful psychiatric treatments.

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