by Joan Rachlin, JD, MPH, Executive Director
The year was 1975—Saturday Night Live premiered, the Oscar-winning Best Picture One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was drawing people to the movie theaters, and the first VCRs were developed, allowing us to watch our favorite shows and films at home. Saigon fell, and the Apollo soared into space for a link-up with the Soviet spacecraft, the Soyuz. [...] Read more
by Anne Meade, senior manager for website and social media
Each member of the PRIM&R staff is responsible for making sure that PRIM&R runs smoothly, whether their job is answering calls and planning programs, or updating the website and talking to members. No matter which job function we fulfill, it’s important that we stay informed about research ethics, and so we periodically review pertinent articles during our [...] Read more
by Sue Fish, PharmD, MPH, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health and Director of the Masters in Clinical Investigation program at Boston University School of Medicine
PRIM&R’s Membership Committee is charged with cultivating leaders from within the membership. As the new chair of this committee, I wanted to take a moment to reach out to all of you with an opportunity to get involved and play a larger [...] Read more
Today we’d like to introduce you to Christian (Chris) Newcomer, VMD, MS, DACLAM, who is a recent addition to PRIM&R’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Newcomer is the executive director of the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC International) and has participated in AAALAC’s review activities for the past 27 years. Prior to his appointment at AAALAC International, he held academic and leadership positions in laboratory animal medicine at the Massachusetts Institute of [...] Read more
At the 2012 Advancing Ethical Research Conference, PRIM&R was honored to present the 2012 Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA) Legacy Award to Susan J. Delano, CIP. The ARENA Legacy Award, which was established in 2006 to recognize a PRIM&[...] Read more
