Deborah Collyar

President at Patient Advocates in Research (PAIR)

Speaker

Deborah Collyar is founder and president of Patient Advocates in Research (PAIR), “where research meets reality.” Her leadership in patient engagement and advocacy started in the 1990s after her first cancer diagnosis. She applies business leadership, IT, communication and strategic skills to bridge gaps between scientists, medical providers, payers, governments, and patients. Deborah has vast research experience in translational, clinical, epidemiology, health outcomes, and health delivery fields while working with academia, federal agencies, companies, non-profits, and patient communities. Key patient insights are delivered throughout development, clinical trials, results reporting, data-sharing, standards, genomics, and into practice.