EDUCATION:
B.S. Biology/Chemistry, West Chester University, West Chester, PA.
Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Managing Director (2024-Present)
Stokes Biomedical Writing and Consulting, LLC
- Scientific writing assistance.
- Consulting services for biobank/biorepository setup and operations.
Technical Director/Senior Scientist (2007-2024)
Biorepository Resource Center & Translational Core Laboratory
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Initiated and developed the Biorepository Resource Center, a center aimed at providing high quality support for biobanking at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute.
- Oversaw Technical and IT staff of 15 personnel. Operating budget of >2 mil.
- Responsible for hiring, training, operations, cost-recovery, and capital equipment purchases.
- Led successful effort in obtaining the College of American Pathologists accreditation, including authoring of numerous SOPs, policies, and quality control procedures.
- Led the Translational Core Laboratory that provided wide-ranging support to hundreds of clinical research studies, including design, logistics, immunoassay development, data review, and various laboratory assay services.
Senior Medical Writer (2005-2007)
Complete Healthcare Communications, Chadds Ford, PA
- Consistently delivered high-level, scientifically-sound writing.
- Assisted in writing manuscripts, reviews, abstracts, posters, slide kits, and white papers.
- Developed solid skills in writing reviews on complex disease pathways and clinical findings.
Assistant Professor (1997-2005)
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA and Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
- Successfully wrote and obtained NIH, foundation, and industry grant awards to perform research in the fields of cartilage and bone biology, and osteoarthritis.
- Published research findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented research at national and international scientific meetings.
- Served as a grant and manuscript reviewer, and on the editorial board of a scientific journal.
Post-doctoral Training (1992-1997)
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
- National Research Service Award for Post-doctoral Research from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences.