Research Coordinator - Dept of Pathology

Summary:

The Department of Pathology is actively recruiting a Research Coordinator to provide support for research activities and a research repository to assess chromosomal and genetic changes that are acquired across the lifespan. The objective of the department is this organization is to provide: (1) individuals with research opportunities to join studies to assess cellular changes acquired across the lifespan; (2) high quality analyses of the chromosomal/genetic complements of case specimens; and (3) to provide cells/data for the NMASKK research repository. Communication with research participants, data entry/analysis, and teaching to appropriate students and health care professionals, are also of paramount importance in meeting the goals of our mission, as is the attainment/retention of research grants

Typical Duties

• Coordination of the ascertainment and recruitment of study participants.
• Communication with study participants to provide them with specimen collection opportunities via either a face-to-face meeting or remote participation.
• Communication with mobile phlebotomy representatives to facilitate remote blood collections.
• Documentation of study participant interactions and consent.
• Preparation of study participant metrics and outcomes for study progress tracking.
• Collection and review of medical history information and completion of deep phenotyping data analysis.
• Analysis of phenotype metrics to assess potential correlations with biomarkers.
• Compilation and communication of the results of the analysis of the number and structure of chromosomes in cells, using molecular cytogenetic techniques, including (but not limited to) FISH technology.
• Organization of the NMASKK repository and communication with repository members to enhance community engagement.