Lori Panu, Mph Email & Phone Number

Stanford, California, Us

~ Responsible for leadership and oversight of investigator-initiated and sponsored therapeutic and diagnostic clinical trial projects across diverse disciplines. Currently heading up the Cellular Immune Tolerance Research Program.~ Supervise cross-functional teams of 5-25, with 5-10 direct reports.~ Interview, hire, train, coach, mentor, manage, and conduct performance reviews for staff.~ Lead study operations, including quality management, personnel, regulatory compliance, and fiscal oversight.~ Build collaborations across Stanford University and Stanford Health Care, as well as independent vendors, that enhance clinical research operations, promote study compliance and ensure participant safety.~ Developed and executed emergent start up and operation workflows with a cross-functional research team for the first inpatient and outpatient COVID therapeutic clinical trials in collaboration with Innovative Medicines Accelerator, ChEM-H, Infectious Disease and Pulmonary and Critical Care.~ Managed study start-up activities and operations development for initiation of the first national Expanded Access Program for convalescent plasma clinical trial in collaboration with Stanford Transfusion Medicine and Mayo Clinic.~ Spearheaded initial clinical research development and public relations for the Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Program in Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine.

~ Public speaking for community health promotion, focusing on how to integrate technology, health awareness and developing healthy habits.~ Energetic health and fitness coaching.~ Effective teaching of clinical staff skill development in health promotion and patient education (Coach-the-Coaches approach).

~ Manage clinical trials as Lead Coordinator for innovative start-up clinical research organization.~ Recruit community physicians and practices for multidisciplinary collaboration in clinical research.~ Serve as a local IRB member as well as ancillary reviewer of retrospective chart reviews for research.~ Administered the review process for authorization of third party clinical research within a hospital system.

~ Weightlifting and CrossFit coach.~ Chair yoga instructor.

~ Coordinated pain management device trials and Schedule 1 and 2 drug trials for 3500-patient private clinic for the largest health system in Northwest Louisiana.~ Served as site consultant for eCOA/ePRO devices, website interfaces and patient education, helping Boston Scientific, Inc., and ERT engineers understand the needs of coordinators, principal investigators and patients to optimize device usability and data integrity.~ Developed and maintained a relational database for patient tracking, data entry, and daily follow-up reports.

~ Managed industry sponsored and NCI-sponsored clinical trials, including solid tumors, hematologic malignancies and sickle cell disease.~ Developed and supported relational databases for investigator initiated research databases and the cancer center financial database.~ Project coordination of public education and outreach initiatives for clinical trial awareness, cancer prevention, as well as integrative medicine.

~ Managed surgical oncology tissue bank clinical trials.~ Developed MS Access databases for participant demographics, tissue characteristics, and disease progression.~ Performed statistical analyses with research team for publication submission.~ Trained surgical residents and medical students on database navigation, data entry, and statistical analysis techniques for research study completion.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

~ Coordinated operations for a neuroscience research laboratory for chimpanzee cognitive testing using infrared touchscreen technology.~ Trained postdoctoral students and staff on laboratory procedures, chimpanzee positive reinforcement behavior training, data collection and technology use.

Master Of Public Health (Mph)

Bs, Biology (Minor, French)