Webinar Details
The Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is hosting a webinar featuring Northwestern University’s Research Application Design & Development (RADD) Core Center to highlight new services available to Third Coast CFAR members. With over a decade of experience collaborating with researchers, the center has extensive insight into the research landscape and provides smart, cost-effective strategies that maximize impact without compromising quality. RADD Core Center Director Rana Saber will showcase examples of past projects and provide insight into how collaborating with the RADD Core Center can strengthen, streamline, and expand the impact of research projects through technology.
When: 12:00 – 1:00pm CT on Thursday, October 23
Where: Virtual (Zoom)
Interested in learning how the RADD Core Center can support your research? Email the RADD team to set up a one-on-one meeting with Rana to discuss how services can be tailored to your project needs. Rana will also host office hours the week of the webinar with 30-minute time slots available to all on a first-come, first-served basis. Reserve a time slot here.
RADD Core Center Services
The RADD Core Center’s services are tailored to the needs of the academic and scientific community, ranging from data visualization to custom-built, scalable platforms optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile.
Available services include:
- Software programming and UI/UX design
- Participant communication and engagement tools
- Social media and print ad recruitment
- Project management solutions
- Graphic design and animation
- WordPress website design
Services are highly scalable, serving tens of thousands of participants across different studies. The RADD Core Center has collaborated on a wide range of projects, including the RADD Chat, all2GETHER, Keep It Up!, and more. Learn more about previous project support on the RADD website.
About the RADD Core Center
RADD is a Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine core center that offers technical services for designing, developing, and implementing digital research tools, along with expertise in recruitment and retention strategies to engage participants. RADD software and support services are tailored to meet the needs of the academic and scientific community, developing products that empower researchers to take their project to the next level. Their tools are optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile and are highly scalable, serving tens of thousands of participants across different studies.
RADD services are available to researchers at Northwestern University and beyond. Visit the RADD Core Center website to learn more about types of services and past projects.

RADD is a Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine core center that offers technical services for designing, developing, and implementing digital research tools, along with expertise in recruitment and retention strategies to engage participants. RADD software and support services are tailored to meet the needs of the academic and scientific community, developing products that empower researchers to take their project to the next level. Their tools are optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile and are highly scalable, serving tens of thousands of participants across different studies.
RADD services are available to researchers at Northwestern University and beyond. Visit the RADD Core Center website to learn more about types of services and past projects.
About the Presenter
Rana Saber is the Director of the RADD Core Center, where she leads multidisciplinary teams to design and scale evidence-based digital health interventions. She has over a decade of experience on more than a hundred federally and foundation-funded projects and serves as a highly collaborative, technical partner to develop systems that streamline research workflows and create scalable, custom-built platforms. She bridges research and practice to support sustainable adoption in real-world settings and provides expertise across all stages of project development, from guiding early-stage initiatives led by new investigators to partnering with established researchers who are managing complex technical portfolios.
The webinar will be moderated by Nanette Benbow, MAS, Co-Director of the Third Coast CFAR’s Behavioral, Social, and Implementation Science Core.