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Oakland, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, United States

• Led the planning, execution, and completion of multiple research projects focused on blood donation and transfusion science, ensuring adherence to timelines and budget constraints.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including scientists and external partners, to enhance project communication and foster a collaborative research environment.• Developed strategic project plans, defining milestones, deliverables, and performance metrics that aligned with organizational research goals.• Managed resource allocation effectively, optimizing personnel, budgets, and materials to maximize project efficiency.• Ensured compliance with regulatory standards in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of research data, maintaining high-quality scientific practices.• Prepared and presented comprehensive progress reports and proposals to stakeholders, including internal teams and external funding agencies.• Identified potential project risks and challenges, implementing proactive strategies to mitigate issues and ensure project success.• Provided mentorship and support to junior team members and interns, promoting their professional development in project management and scientific research.

San Francisco, California, United States

• Developed research workflows and standard operating procedures for studies collecting biospecimens from COVID-19-positive patients, aiming to identify immunophenotypic features for therapeutic interventions.• Coordinated biospecimen collection and transport.• Prepared and submitted regulatory documents.• Collaborated across sites and agencies to resolve issues.• Facilitated communication between principal investigators, funding agencies, research staff, and laboratory personnel.• Updated study documents to reflect ongoing changes in study design.• Trained research staff in protocol adherence and operational procedures.• Assisted with specimen collection, data entry, screening, consenting, and enrolling participants during staffing shortages.

San Francisco, California, United States

• Led coordination of a prospective, multi-center study investigating treatment and prevention of post-traumatic thromboembolism, involving extensive chart reviews and data collection from over 6,200 patients across 17 Level 1 Trauma Centers.• Conducted screening, enrollment, and consent processes for critically injured patients or their surrogates in the ICU.• Coordinated scheduling for blood draws and ultrasound procedures with medical providers.• Collaborated with other research teams for co-enrolled patients.• Performed coagulation and platelet function assays to investigate post-traumatic thromboembolism mechanisms.• Managed laboratory operations, including centrifuging and aliquoting plasma for analysis.• Designed and maintained a REDCap database for data management.• Supervised data entry and cleaning across all sites.• Trained coordinators and submitted necessary regulatory documents.• Compiled reports and presented findings at annual collaborator meetings.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Designed and managed a prospective research database for the Biorepository of the Transplant Institute, linking long-term clinical outcomes to genetic and proteomic data, resulting in over 1,000 patient records across 1,600+ fields.• Conducted multiple studies analyzing factors influencing liver transplant outcomes, including recipient age, genomic mechanisms of rejection, post-operative cardiac events, and gender disparities in liver allocation.• Coordinated weekly research meetings for knowledge sharing among students, physicians, and scientists

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

● Screened and assessed all women ages18-65 presenting to the Emergency Department. Interventional, randomized study examining the effects of motivational interviewing techniques on intimate partner violence and risky drinking behavior● Consented and enrolled eligible women● Conducted baseline and follow-up interviews● Connected women with social, legal, financial, and health resources as necessary● Data entry in REDCap

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

● Recruited, consented, and enrolled patients for a research study concerning cardiovascular disease risk assessment● Conducted baseline interviews and medical chart reviews● Tracked patient participation and sent out follow-up materials● Coded qualitative interview transcripts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

● Data entry & management of study on reflex neurovascular dystrophy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

● Screened for patients with suicide attempts or suicidal ideation for ongoing studies in Psychopathology Research Unit● Compiled reports for coordinators used during their consent and enrollment process● Transcribed qualitative interviews with community therapists participating in study for training and dissemination of CBT for depression

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Criminology