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.
Unifying Industry to Better Understand GCP Guidance
May 7th 2025In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Podcast, David Nickerson, head of clinical quality management at EMD Serono; and Arlene Lee, director of product management, data quality & risk management solutions at Medidata, discuss the newest ICH E6(R3) GCP guidelines as well as how TransCelerate and ACRO have partnered to help stakeholders better acclimate to these guidelines.
Putting Collective Insights Into Action to Advance Cancer Care: Key Examples From ASCO 2025
June 27th 2025At ASCO 2025, clinical operations leaders gained critical insights into how AI tools, bispecific antibodies, and evolving treatment paradigms are reshaping trial design, endpoint selection, and patient stratification.