Wednesday, May 08, 2024 We are very honoured to present Jim Julian from McMaster University with the Excellence in Clinical Trials Conduct award which was graciously received by Jim at the CCTG Spring Meeting. The award is presented to an individual who exemplifies excellence in clinical trial operations and compliance."I would like to thank the CCTG and the DSMC Chair and Secretary for considering me for such an honour. I am happy to accept this recognition award.In 1977, at the age of 25, Jim began his career at McMaster University. He started as a research statistician in the newly minted Occupational Health Program where he worked for 19 years, designing and conducting large observational cohort studies of workers, many in the mining and smelting industries. Later, in 1996, Jim joined the CTMG/OCOG group as faculty in the Departments of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and, later, Oncology. He continued his academic career as a clinical trials statistician and methodologist, and also as an award-winning teacher in graduate education. In 2003, Jim agreed to be a member of the CCTG (formerly NCIC-CTG) DSMC committee, expecting to serve only a 3-year term. He retired from the university in 2020 after 44 years and has continued on with the DSMC for over 20 years and remains contributing to the team.
