December 2024 • PharmaTimes Magazine • 26-27
// PT AWARDS //
God bless, Americas!
Clinical Researcher of the Year – The Americas 2024.
John Pinching reports
One certainty in an uncertain world is how clinical research is ‘making the Americas great again, and again and again’, in perpetuity.
No wonder there was such an optimistic vibe as talented researchers from The Americas gathered for PharmaTimes’ annual shindig.
Of course, when it comes to the Americas there is quite a lot to unpack at the moment!
But what remains consistent, even amid the wrangling and razzmatazz, is pharma’s ability to operate as a defiantly independent entity. Rather than being central to politics, clinical research orbits around it.
The astonishing clinical milestones, which kept roaring along on a spectacularly upward curve during the past year, seem to have unfolded irrespective of administrations.
The ability to decode disease, the motivation to trailblaze and a will to venture into the unknown are all hallmarks of the finest clinical research – and the people at these awards were testament to that.
These endeavours are among the most compelling aspects of the industry in this region. Indeed, it is why the life sciences is able to fire all cylinders – it is why anyone in pharma knows the importance of wearing a clinical research hat (figuratively at any rate).
With this in mind, cheering on excellence is the least we can do.
Clinical finishers 2024’s roll call
Clinical Research Co-ordinator
Gold – Angel Goewey (IMA Clinical Research)
Decentralised Solutions Individual of the Year
Gold – Jennifer Urwongse (The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Novice CRA (less than 18 months of monitoring experience)
Gold – Jake Andary (Parexel International)
Intermediate CRA (18 months to less than 5 years of experience)
Gold – Ed Alfaro (The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Experienced CRA (more than 5 years’ experience)
Gold – Boriana Mravkova (The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Clinical Trial Manager
Gold – Shalonda Scott (The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Global Project Manager
Gold – Aruna Govindaraju (Fortrea)
Start Up Individual
Gold – Lauren Nixon (The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Global Project Team
Gold – The Clinical Droids (The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Eronda Bradly, Kelly Donado, Aswini Kanneganti, Samuel Okafor, Stephanie Rosazza
Global Partnership Team
Gold – Health Innovators (The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific & GSK)
Lara Luciano (GSK), Viviana Rubia, Melissa Torres, Frank Ynolopu (The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific), Josue Young (GSK)
Start Up Team
Gold – The Trial Titans: Women’s Edition (Caidya)
Kara Alberg, Ciara Cyr, Ambily Dileep, Taylor Tointon, Helen Tran, Tiffany Walker
Clinical Researcher Company of the Year
Winner – The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific
For the complete list of awards please search ‘pharmatimes awards winners clinical the americas’
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