Clinical Operations Core

Overview

The Clinical Operations Core consists of experienced, skilled nurses and laboratory technicians who demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise, critical thinking, and complex decision-making skills. They are responsible for protecting the study participant and administering clinical services according to IRB- approved study protocols.

Services Include

  • Medication administration
  • IV access
  • Routine and complex vital sign monitoring
  • Timed specimen collections (i.e., blood, urine, stool, nasal swab, etc.)
  • Specimen processing, storage, and shipment
  • Electrocardiogram

Clinical Operations Core Team

Clinical Operations Core Team

Annette Dandy, MPH, MS, APRN, FNP-C

Assistant Director of Clinic Operations, Research Nurse Practitioner, Manager Investigational Drug Service

Kelly Mahfood, LPN

Clinical Research Nurse

Keysha Robinson

Lab Technician

Krystal Simpson-Derrell

Lab Technician