Curtis L. Meinert, PhD Memorial Symposium

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology presents the Curtis L. Meinert, PhD Memorial Symposium, commemorating the extraordinary career of Dr. Curtis L. Meinert, the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Trials and Evidence Synthesis.

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About Curtis L. Meinert, PhD

Dr. Meinert was born on a farm near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. He often referred to himself as “just a farmer from Minnesota.” At the University of Minnesota, he earned a BA in psychology in 1956, an MSc in biostatistics in 1959, and a PhD in biostatistics in 1964. From 1962 to 1978 he was a faculty member at the University of Maryland Institute of International Medicine and the Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine. In 1979 he joined the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health (now the Bloomberg School of Public Health) as a professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

In 1990 Dr. Meinert founded the Center for Clinical Trials (now the Center for Clinical Trials and Evidence Synthesis) and served as the inaugural, founding director until 2005. The Center sought to bring together faculty and staff involved in clinical trials from different Departments and Schools across Johns Hopkins and promote the science of clinical trials. The creation of the Center also resulted in the creation of the Clinical Trials Track in the Department of Epidemiology, providing master’s and doctoral level expertise in the science of clinical trials. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health remains the only institution granting advanced degrees in Epidemiology with a concentration in clinical trials.

A disciplined thinker, Dr. Meinert advanced clinical trials methodology and carefully laid out the principles and practices necessary for the conduct of high-quality clinical trials. A prolific writer, he authored or co-authored over 200 publications and authored the classic clinical trials textbook, Clinical Trials: Design, Conduct, and Analysis (Oxford University Press, 1986). He was a leader in the Society for Clinical Trials and the initial editor of the journal Controlled Clinical Trials (Elsevier Publishing). Dr. Meinert was an accomplished researcher, participating in numerous clinical trial research groups, including the University Group Diabetes Program, the Coronary Drug Project, the Hypertension Prevention Trial, the National Emphysema Treatment Trial, the Child Asthma Management program, The Glaucoma Laser Trial, and the Studies of the Ocular Complications of AIDS.  

Dr. Meinert’s distinguished career leaves an impactful legacy in the field of clinical trials, the Johns Hopkins community, and the lives of all who learned, taught, and met with him.  

Reception

A reception, light refreshments provided, will immediately follow the symposium in Feinstone Hall.

Online Meeting Information:

While we hope you will attend the symposium in-person, we welcome all those unable to join us in Feinstone Hall to the online event.

Zoom Meeting Link:

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For Additional Information:

The Accidental Trialist (31 August 2005) was a reflection by Curt on the last day of his directorship at the Center for Clinical Trials regarding the start of his journey into clinical trials. Available by request.

Curt’s blog, Trials Meinert’s Way, launched in 2001, emerged from a simple desire for a more efficient means for accessing materials that he produced over the years bearing on the art and science of trials. Eventually, the idea emerged to place selected letters and teaching materials on the web for access by Center faculty, staff, and students, thus the site was born. Over the years the website has grown to over 400+ postings and is a great resource for clinical trialists. Available at: trialsmeinertsway.com.