Function as a lead protocol CRA with the following responsibilities:• Develop study synopses, protocols, protocol amendments and monitoring plans for early clinical trials• Participating in the identification and selection of clinical investigative sites• Participate in the planning and implementation of clinical trials• Operationally manage clinical studies• Provide input on eCRF development• Review IC’s• Manage drug supplies• Initiation, monitoring and close out visit• Clean and lock database• Review regulatory documents• IND updates• Contribute to clinical study reports• Ensure timely deliverables from source areas

• Involved in the cell growth, expression, purification of phosphomevalonate kinase, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. pyogenes, Strep. agalactiae, Strep. mutans and Staph. aureus • Developed protocols for inhibition studies• Involved in initial rate kinetics of inhibition studies • Determined ligand binding of the various organisms • Determined native molecular weights of proteins by size exclusion chromatography • Involved in progress curve analysis by statistically fitting rate data using excel, kalideograph and home built program• Determined Michelis-Menten parameters and kinetic constants by data analysis • Involved in screening various potential inhibitors of the mevalonate pathway in S. pneumoniae