Clinical Research Coordinator

VANESSA GUY

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Clinical Research Coordinator with 3 years of experience in clinical trials and a Masters in Medical Human Genetics, combining clinical and solid research knowledge. Registered through ACRP to take the CCRC exam on September 16th, 2011. Works at a faster-than-average pace, has excellent problem solving skills and is an effective communicator. Able to manage multiple responsibilities and to focus on cohesion, communication and team accomplishment to achieve clinical research goal in accordance with Internal Review Board (IRB) Standards

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

MASTERS IN HUMAN MEDICAL GENETICS 03/2009

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Denver, Colorado

GPA: 3.7

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY, PHYSICS MINOR 05/2003

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Tampa, Florida

GPA: 3.8 ● Outstanding Graduate Award ● Dean’s List

PUBLICATION

• Zhou W, Lee YM, Guy VC, Freed CR. “Embryonic Stem Cells with GFP Knocked into the Dopamine Transporter Yield Purified Dopamine Neurons In Vitro and from knock-in Mice”

Stem Cells, 2009 Dec;27(12):2952-61.

CERTIFICATIONS

● GCP

● CPR

● CITI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR 9/27/2010-8/9/2011

BAUMANN COSMETIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Miami Beach, Florida

Position summary: Coordinate and perform all duties and procedures associated with the research studies under the responsibility of the physician investigators.

• Familiarity with all study protocols, informed consents, study visit schedules, and regulatory documents.

• Maintain certification in the CITI Continuing Education Course in the Protection of Human Subjects.

• Day-to-day oversight of investigator-initiated studies, and assistance with the conduct of FDA trials.

• Conduct clinical research studies under the supervision of the Principal Investigator.

• Assist with study participant recruitment.

• Prepare study participants for clinical research visits and telephone them to remind them of upcoming visits.

• Assist other research staff and physicians with the completion of study participant visits, including but not limited to administering informed consent, completing source documentation and case report forms, obtaining medical history, taking vital signs, shipment of laboratory specimens, assessing adverse event, dispensing study medication and study drug accountability.

• Ensure study participant consent forms are completed for each study.

• Ensure that source documents and case report forms are complete after each study visit.

• Assist with auditing of source documents and case report forms.

• Canfield and digital photography of study participants.

• Assist in the maintenance and updating of study enrollment logs and participant contact lists (handwritten and computer-based).

• Maintain inventory of all supplies needed for clinical trials including, but not limited to, study drugs and devices, lab kits, and medical supplies.

• Assist with the preparation and submission of protocols, amendments, adverse event reports, and other reports to the Institutional Review Board.

• Attend investigators meetings and conferences with Principal Investigator whenever necessary.

CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR 1/25/2010-9/22/2010

COLLIER NEUROLOGIC SPECIALISTS, L.L.C. Naples, Florida

Collier Neurologic Specialists takes pride in being on the Cutting Edge of Neurobiological Advances with its Clinical Research Department.

• Coordinate clinical trials for neurological diseases with neurologists and major pharmaceutical companies.

• Obtain informed consent form from subject for clinical trials, in accordance with Internal Review Board (IRB) Standards. Monitor studies to ensure continued compliance with Federal and IRB regulations. Author IRB clinical trial submission forms.

• Manage multiple studies simultaneously, average of 10 at a time, from inception to completion.

• Interview and recruit patients for studies following protocol established jointly by clinical research staff and project sponsors. Maintains all patients files.

• Maintain extensive patient contact, via telephone and written correspondence. Monitor patients to track follow-up visits, record any adverse effects, and compile participant opinions on study in general.

• Collect data from patient examinations, prepare medical records for sponsor’s clinical report forms.

• Perform rating assessments on Alzheimer disease, Multiple sclerosis and Parkinson disease patients.

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCHER III 5/25/2009-1/20/2010

NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH HOSPITAL Denver, Colorado

National Jewish is the number 1 respiratory hospital in America with teams of world-renowned cardiologists, rheumatologists, allergists and pulmonologists.

• Interview prospective patients with obstructive sleep apnea to recruit them for a study on CPAP adherence call project BREATHE. Its purpose is to investigate the efficacy of different therapy interventions designed to affect adherence to CPAP treatment

• Familiarize potential patients with the details of the study through phone contact and personal interviews

• Obtain informed consent form from subject for clinical trials, in accordance with Internal Review Board (IRB) Standards

• Obtain medical history of patients and collect data from patient examinations

• Administer neuropsychological assessments and perform psychological and behavioral coding

• Manage existing database, create new databases for lab studies, perform data analysis

• Accurately organized, tracked and maintained study records and files including medical files

• Trained new staff on psychological assessment and coding procedures

STUDENT/EMPLOYEE RESEARCHER August 2005-March 2009

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER-HUMAN MEDICAL GENETICS Denver, Colorado

The Human Medical Genetics Department is an interdisciplinary, interdepartmental Program that coordinates outstanding graduate training and research opportunities in all aspects of the field.

• Conduct research focus on converting mouse and human embryonic stem cells to dopamine neurons. Transplant dopamine neurons into a rat model of Parkinson’s disease

• Utilize methods of cell culture, animal surgery and immunohistochemistry

• Analyze the regulation and function of transcription factors in mammalian development and potential links to cancer employing in vitro and in vivo analyses in mouse molecular genetics; to study the genetic control of neural crest and craniofacial development

• Create knockout mouse model of transcription factor. Implement molecular biology, in situ hybridization and analysis of transgenic mice

• Work effectively in conjunction with fellow graduate students on all research projects and under the supervision of a principal investigator renowned in the field of Parkinson’s Disease

TECHNICAL PROGRAMS AND SKILLS

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• Performs EKG test

• Bilingual in English and French

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