Clinical Research Fastrack

Russell Herstein

Clinical research professional with nearly 20 years of industry and academic clinical research experience in all aspects of clinical trials from feasibility to close out. Background experience in phase 1-4 studies with multiple indications including: neurological sciences, oncology, vaccines, gastrointestinal, cardiology, dermatology, pulmonary, diabetes/endocrine, and pediatric trials. Foundation continually built on deep-rooted quality, and team-first attitude. Emphasizes best practices at site and operational levels to strengthen efficiency and productivity while growing and maintaining established relationships – both internal and external. During my tenure as Site Director during the COVID-19 pandemic, our site grew from 10 FTE to 27 FTE team members. Our site in northeast Nebraska was also the first site to successfully enroll a patient into the first Phase 2, mRNA, SARS-COV-2 vaccine trial in the country.