Juana Cerna Sanchez Email & Phone Number

• Research coordinator for five NIAID/NIH-sponsored research studies o Two interventional clinical trials o Three observational studies (One registry; Two public health surveillance for COVID-19)• iMedidata and ICAC certified CRC• Assists with submitting IRB continuing reviews• Submits and completes OnCore builds until ready for accrual • Take medical histories and concomitant medication records with study clinician

• Managing protein expression in E. coli and mammalian cells with various cephalopod protein isoforms • Developing mass spectroscopy analysis methods for confirming amino acid composition of protein• Characterizing purified protein using gel electrophoresis, tryptic digest, circular dichroism, UV-Vis • Confirmed expression in mammalian cells using western blots, immunofluorescence and transmission emission microscopy

Clinical Researcher and Lab Assistant for childhood asthma research. Clinical coordinator• Prepared and submitted human subject research protocols to institutional review board (IRB) • Recruited, identified, scheduled and enrolled research participants• Coordinated physicians and nurse schedules for research visits• Administered consents and questionnaires in clinical visits • Collected medical history, vitals, mucus, urine and blood samples and reported to attending… Show more Clinical Researcher and Lab Assistant for childhood asthma research. Clinical coordinator• Prepared and submitted human subject research protocols to institutional review board (IRB) • Recruited, identified, scheduled and enrolled research participants• Coordinated physicians and nurse schedules for research visits• Administered consents and questionnaires in clinical visits • Collected medical history, vitals, mucus, urine and blood samples and reported to attending physician• Completed progress notes after visits and scheduled follow-ups (if necessary)Research assistant• Placed personal and stationary environmental monitors in the homes of study participants• Performed environmental home inspections and collected dust, endotoxin, and allergen samples • Monitored and optimized study participant adherence of personal monitors• Created and maintained inventories for biological samples utilizing study databases (Excel, Redcap)• Prepared dust and blood samples for analysis• Completed cell counts on eosinophils, neutrophils and basophils Show less

Greater Denver Area

• Cared for elderly women two to three times a week• Performed housekeeping tasks such as cooking, cleaning, laundry and other errands• Served as interpreter for Spanish speaking clients with their healthcare workers• Maintained medication reports and service request for each client

Gaithersburg, Md

• Replicated and extended findings regarding variability in lesion size measurements from computed tomography (CT) patient data sets• Converted volumetric measures to linear equivalents and conducted linear scale analysis of 32-lung cancer patients’ data sets • Developed R code for data analysis and statistical model for Bland-Altman plots• Quantified variability using robust variance methods to avoid interference of outliers from readers • Compiled findings in a report and… Show more • Replicated and extended findings regarding variability in lesion size measurements from computed tomography (CT) patient data sets• Converted volumetric measures to linear equivalents and conducted linear scale analysis of 32-lung cancer patients’ data sets • Developed R code for data analysis and statistical model for Bland-Altman plots• Quantified variability using robust variance methods to avoid interference of outliers from readers • Compiled findings in a report and final presentation Show less

Master Of Science, Biotechnology

Bachelor'S Of Science (B.S.), Public Health

Activities and Societies: Operation Smile AU Chapter, Phi Delta Epsilon, DCLSP, LASO, Women in Science, NCLR, LULAC Minors: Mathematics.

High School Diploma, International Studies Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Student Government, Basketball, Soccer