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Florida, United States

• Supervise high complexity molecular and cell culture-based clinical testing in the Virology department
• Directly and indirectly supervise staff (as many as 14 directly and 20 indirectly across multiple shifts at peak staffing levels) to ensure proper testing of >1,000 COVID-19 high-throughput clinical specimens per day.
• Oversee quality assurance for the molecular and cell culture Virology areas to meet CLIA and state requirements
• Coordinate with Virology and laboratory leadership to ensure that the department is operating efficiently and meeting Department needs
• Direct and perform molecular and cell culture testing of clinical and surveillance specimens in a team environment to meet stated testing turnaround times. Approve results in LabWare Laboratory Information Management.
• Oversee establishment and verification of standard operating procedures for molecular testing

• Biosafety officer, trainer, and consultant for Tampa and Miami state public health laboratories and central and south Florida sentinel clinical laboratories in a position funded by the 2015 CDC ELC Domestic Ebola.
• Developed training materials in Biosafety Risk Assessment and Laboratory Biosafety in PowerPoint and Word in conjunction with internal stakeholders. Provided on-site and remote training and consultation to Tampa and.
• Created biosafety risk assessment tools by combining and distilling complex regulatory and guidance documents into easy-to-understand tools to be used by clinical staff with a variety of backgrounds
• Coordinated with Florida state public health laboratory staff to conduct biosafety risk assessments to identify risks in their high complexity clinical procedures, analyze the assessments, recommend appropriate.
• Established relationships with sentinel clinical laboratory staff across Florida. Provided on-site and remote training and consultation to staff representing >70 clinical laboratories using overnight travel and.
• Liaised with internal staff to ensure that grant deliverables were met or exceeded. Tracked and prepared data in Excel and delivered status reports for federal grant issuers to ensure that milestones were met

• Performed complex testing within the Virology department in a grant-based position
• Coordinated molecular testing of clinical and surveillance specimens in a team environment to meet stated testing turnaround times
• Performed molecular testing to test for the presence of respiratory viruses, arboviruses, and other viruses using real-time (RT-)PCR (performed using Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Dx, Roche LightCycler, and Cepheid.
• Performed sequencing of clinical and surveillance specimens to identify the exact species of enterovirus present in a specimen
• Inoculated cell cultures and examined them for cytopathic effect (CPE)
• Performed DFA and IFA testing on cell cultures that demonstrated growth of virus from clinical and surveillance specimens

• Performed complex testing within the Virology department in a grant-based position
• Coordinated molecular testing of clinical and surveillance specimens in a team environment to meet stated testing turnaround times
• Performed molecular testing to test for the presence of respiratory viruses, arboviruses, and other viruses using real-time (RT-)PCR (performed using Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Dx, Roche LightCycler, and Cepheid.
• Performed sequencing of clinical and surveillance specimens to identify the exact species of enterovirus present in a specimen
• Inoculated cell cultures and examined them for cytopathic effect (CPE)
• Performed DFA and IFA testing on cell cultures that demonstrated growth of virus from clinical and surveillance specimens

• Performed complex testing within the Virology department in a grant-based position
• Performed molecular testing of clinical and surveillance specimens in a team environment to meet stated testing turnaround times
• Performed molecular testing to test for the presence of respiratory viruses, enterovirus, and other viruses using real-time (RT-)PCR (performed using Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Dx, Roche LightCycler, and Cepheid.
• Performed sequencing of clinical and surveillance specimens to identify the exact species of enterovirus present in a specimen
• Performed DFA testing on cell cultures that demonstrated growth of virus from clinical and surveillance specimens
• Verified or established procedures for molecular testing in accordance with CLIA requirements

• Assisted personnel within the Virology department
• Accessioned specimens for molecular, cell culture/DFA, and ELISA testing
• Organized specimens, supplies, and work areas
• Drafted an accessioning procedure for the months following the 2009 novel H1N1 influenza outbreak

Tampa, Florida, US

• Collected, input, and analyzed data as related to test results of HIV-positive patients
• Performed office tasks including filing and answering phones

Master Of Science, Environmental Science & Policy

Bachelor Of Arts, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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