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Website Exclusive: BACK TO BASICS: Yankton Medical Clinic Doctor Helps Research New Drugs for Omaha Company When patients visit Dr. Charles Harper at Yankton Medical Clinic’s (YMC) Norfolk office, most have no idea he helped test many of the medicines they rely on, including the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Novavax, and Moderna. In addition to being an internal medicine specialist with YMC, the Nebraska native is an independent contractor with Omaha-based Meridian Clinical Research. Meridian partners with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to research new drugs, medical devices, and diagnostics. Founded in 1999 by CEO Nicole Osborn, Meridian has become a trusted name in clinical research. Dr. Harper was a principal investigator for Pfizer and Novavax coronavirus vaccine studies in Norfolk, and a sub-investigator for
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the Moderna clinical trials. He said that during his five years with
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equally vital — medications.
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Meridian he has also studied a number of more ordinary — but “It’s a lot of fun and has been great for me, professionally,” says Harper. “I’ve learned so much about research. A drug representative will visit YMC and start telling me about a new drug and sometimes I’ll be able to tell them even more about that medication because I did the study!” In addition to the COVID-19 vaccine research, Dr. Harper recently wrapped up a diabetes drug study. He is currently involved in the study of a new Holter monitor for atrial fibrillation and will begin researching a new treatment for
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migraines. He also expects to start another vaccine study soon.
Read more about how Dr. Harper balances his busy practice with his work at Meridian in the full version of this article on our website.
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