Lindsay Singler, MPH, has more than a decade of experience in patient engagement from her time at Quintiles (now IQVIA) and the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). She recently authored a paper “Models of Engagement: Patients as Partners in Clinical Research” for Applied Clinical Trials and is a regular consultant to government and industry sponsors on patient engagement strategies for clinical research. She is the founding member of the DCRI’s Research Together initiative, which forms effective partnerships between patients and researchers to deliver more patient-centric studies. What her resume does not state is her personal experience of being the primary caregiver and advocate for her daughter who suffers from a rare disease.