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Authored by Debra Schaller-Demers, MSOM
Senior Director, Research Outreach and Compliance
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)
Adjunct Lecturer, CUNY, School for Professional Studies

SRA International members rock! As research management and administration professionals, they never stop improving, learning, achieving, or earning new heights of success. We love sharing good news and offering a well-deserved slap on the back for recent personal and/or professional achievement. In keeping with that sentiment, please join us as we congratulate Jerry Castellano for being awarded the 2018 ARENA Legacy Award from PRIM&R!

SRA International is a professional networking community of learners. One way to gain knowledge and expertise is to share our stories of successful achievements with our peers and colleagues. Often research managers/administrators are cast in the role of promoting, supporting and applauding others. While this may be gratifying in many respects, it is also healthy to have pride in one’s own accomplishments. Kudos Korner offers SRA International members a wonderful and respectful venue for sharing and “bragging.”

Award Winner
Jerry Castellano, BS, PharmD, CIP
Corporate Director - Institutional Review Boards
Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Christiana Care Health System
Adjunct Associate Professor
University of Delaware
SRAI member since 2003

Dr. Jerry Castellano received the 2018 ARENA Legacy Award which recognizes Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) members who have made exemplary contributions to the mission and goals of the organization by significantly promoting the ethical conduct of research through mentoring, teaching, and leadership. This award was developed to honor not only those chosen, but also the living legacy created by the Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA), the membership division of PRIM&R from 1986 to 2006.

Jerry has been an SRAI member and facilitator for over 15 years, and has been active in the field of research review and the PRIM&R organization for over two decades. He has been a continuous advocate for the advancement of the IRB field and the professional development of those working in it.

He has authored numerous publications and given lectures nationally and internationally on a variety of topics: research, research and biomedical ethics, IRBs, and conflicts of interest. He has also served on expert panels involving human research subjects protections.

In addition to his position as corporate director of the IRBs, he currently serves on the Christiana Care Ethics Committee. He was also a member of the duPont Children's Hospital IRB, consultant to the State of Delaware IRB, and he served on the Ethics Consultation Sub-Committee, Cancer Committee, Graduate Medical Education Committee, HIPAA Privacy and Security Committee, Office of Transformation and Innovation, the Delaware CTR Advisory Committee, and the Information Technology Advisory Council. He is a member of numerous research committees of the departments at Christiana Care, including Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Maternal Fetal Medicine, CAR-T Gene Editing Institute, Trauma and Neurosurgery, Infectious Disease, HIV Program, and many others.

Have Something to Share in Kudos Korner?

If you would like to share your story – please see the criteria below with some examples of noteworthy items of interest to the SRA International community that could be submitted to The Kudos Korner:

• Recently published papers (e.g., articles, chapters, books, etc.)
• Presentations (e.g., posters, sessions, workshops, video, web, etc.)
• Professional Awards and Prizes (e.g., grants, contracts, honorary prizes/awards)
• Recently earned degrees or professional accreditation (e.g., CRA, CIP, etc.)
• Other honors (e.g., promotions, contest winners, organizational citations/recognition)
• Transitions (e.g., new jobs, homes, family, retirement)

Please note that we will try and publish as many submissions as possible each month, but SRA International reserves the right to delay publication for future use or to edit and/or omit at its discretion.

Send requests for more information and all submissions via email to Debra Schaller-Demers at schalled@mskcc.org. We will make all attempts to confirm receipt of your submission and inform you of acceptance for publication. Please use this wording in the Subject Line of your email: SRAI Kudos

Be sure to include the following information:

• Name (First, Last)
• Degree
• Organization/Affiliation
• Email and phone number if we need more information
• Geographic Location (City, State, Country)
• SRAI Member Since _________ (YYYY)
• A separately attached headshot jpg file
• Description of your honor/accomplishment (limited to 500 words)