|Articles|October 3, 2006

Robert Davidson

Robert Davidson

Robert is Managing Editor of Applied Clinical Trials magazine. He received his B.S. degree in Magazine Journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. Robert has significant experience in medical/scientific peer-review publishing, including a number of years with the IEEE Journals Department, where he managed 15 titles such as Transactions on Medical Imaging and Transactions on Nuclear Science. Earlier, he was an editorial researcher with National Magazine Award-winning IEEE Spectrum magazine. In 2003, he wrote a CME monograph covering COPD that was sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline. He has been with ACT for the past 3 years. In between his time with trade publications, Robert combined a personal interest and avocation as an editor with Field & Stream magazine, and he later gained public relations experience as a PR manager with Cendant Corporation.


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