Katie O'Neil

Experience

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  La Jolla YMCA

  Oct 2006 - Jan 2016

  Gymnastics Instructor II

  -Prepared and instructed gymnastics lessons, with an emphasis on safety, to children from 3-17 years of age.-Responsible for daily enrollment statuses of gymnasts.-Responsible for as many as thirty children while traveling around the world for various competitions.-Volunteered with team for Race for the Cure and fundraising events.-Also, worked front desk of Firehouse, becoming the manager on duty.

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  Scripps Health

  Mar 2012 - Jan 2016

  Phlebotomist/Lab Assistant

  -Responsible for checking in patients, finding doctors’ orders, ordering present and future draws.-Introducing myself, verifying patient’s name and orders, preparing and drawing correct tubes in order, following safety protocols during phlebotomy procedure.-Assist other phlebotomists, nurses, and doctors at various sites at Scripps Green & AOP (inpatient, outpatient, pre surgery, post surgery, etc.) as well as responding to codes (blue, stroke, stemi, etc.)-Responsible for correctly processing specimens using centrifuges, blood culture machines, aliquots, gram staining and plating for scientists.-Transporting specimens appropriately (stats, temperatures, light sensitive, etc.) and determining suitable add-ons.-Assist in filing, restocking instruments, and maintaining various stations. Show less

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  National High School Federation

  Feb 2013 - May 2013

  High School Gymnastics Judge
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  The Scripps Research Institute

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2016

  CIRM Intern

  - Working with scientists using patients with Parkinson’s disease stem cells to reprogram their fibroblast cells to dopaminergic neurons. - Followed various protocols/SOPs for making media, reprogramming, differentiating, immunocytochemistry staining, flow cytometry, qRT-PCR, and imaging on various microscopes. - Data analysis utilizing instrumentation programs, Microsoft Excel, and ImageJ. - Working together to follow GLPs as well as GMPs in preparation for clinical applications.

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  UC San Diego Health

  Jan 2016 - now

  Cutaneous Oncology Expanding oncology trials to ancillary sites. Head & Neck Oncology Biorepository

  • Clinical Research Project Manager

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Site Manager

    Nov 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Clinical Research Coordinator

    Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Staff Research Associate

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2017