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Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Maintain and regularly improve code modules to perform data quality checks of national database used for benchmarking across four product lines, transform data into dashboard for use by program participants, and query.
• Provide data management, tabular and graphical data summaries, as well as statistical study design assistance and analysis support for large, nationwide gun violence grant
• Produce annual deliverables including a participant use file, data quality reports, and longitudinal summary reports and improve processes for their production leading to fewer errors and more timely delivery

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Field test and suggest improvements for case investigation and contact tracing scripts and data management modules in REDCap
• Preform case investigation and contact tracing for saliva-based surveillance testing at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Cohn Research Building

• Preform immunology studies for clinical trials through the AIDS Clinical Trial Group, including 14 color flow cytometry focusing on T cells and monocytes and ELISAs focusing on plasma biomarkers of inflammation and.
• Aid in protocol development in the ACTG and grant writing, including researching background information, developing unique flow cytometry and ELISA panels, and creating relevant budget information
• Train and assist medical student in flow cytometry for a summer research program
• Explore and compile information for presentations on new and interesting topics in the HIV world, with a focus on microbiome, aging, comorbidities, and metabolism

Skokie, Illinois, United States

• Performed case investigation and contact tracing related to COVID-19 and refined protocols for contact tracing and data management in I-NEDSS and RedCap
• Analyzed COVID-19 outbreaks in Skokie nursing homes to understand how the outbreaks began and evolved and to identify risk factors for severe illness
• Developed a fact sheet in multiple languages about contact tracing efforts in Skokie

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Accessioned incoming COVID-19 specimens alongside laboratory personnel
• Assisted in the management of patient data related to COVID-19 cases using STARLIMS to insure efficient and accurate data entry
• Improved protocols for the daily flow of patient data from tens of thousands of specimens in the laboratory to a team of over twenty data entry specialists resulting in quicker test result turnaround

Biomedical Science Research Building

General laboratory upkeep, Cell culture, ELISA and various other assays, DNA purification, PCR

East Quad Dining Hall

Managed up to twenty student workers in the dining hall before, during, and after meals.

Greater Chicago Area

• Utilized information management systems such as EPIC and STARLIMS to facilitate the organization of patient data pertaining to Zika virus, Rabies and other Clinical Microbiology cases
• Implemented a system for receiving and accessioning specimens resulting in greater efficiency of testing
• Streamlined data analysis and laboratory report dissemination to public health programs and clinical submitters for Clinical Microbiology specimens
• Assisted with daily Quality Assurance activities and supply inventory management

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Epidemiology

Bachelor’S Degree, Microbiology, General

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Athletic Leadership Council