Erika Zelikovsky, MPH

Experience

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  University of Arizona- Medication Management Center

  Dec 2015 - Sept 2016

  Pre-Pharmacy Technician

  • Interacted with patients and family members via phone to address questions and resolve medical concerns• Updated prescriptions and discussed safety precautions with patients to avoid adverse pharmaceutical drug interactions• Excelled in communications skills and customer service to properly aid patients with their questions and concerns• Increased my knowledge of prescriptions and risk assessment within the pharmaceutical community

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  University of Arizona- Water & Energy Sustainable Technology Center

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2022

  • Establish and maintain efficient administrative and laboratory daily workflows by coordinating sampling schedules and sample intake, maintaining project data records and files. • Prepare technical reports, project summaries, experimental protocols, and quantitative results for publication in peer-reviewed research journals.• Develop fiscal year supply budgets for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in wastewater on the University of Arizona campus.• Serve as an Approval Safety Coordinator to ensure biosafety (BSL2) and chemical safety compliance for all laboratory personnel.• Utilize environmental virology techniques and molecular assays, such as digital PCR and RNA sequencing for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater samples. Show less • Supervised a wastewater-based epidemiology team of staff and students for the analysis of wastewater samples to assess levels of SARS-CoV-2 in dormitory communities.• Effectively trained new undergraduate and graduate students in basic laboratory tasks and techniques resulting in no turnover of student researchers.• Collaborated as a team with other university departments at the University of Arizona to predict and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on campus.• Processed wastewater samples and quantified them for SARS-Cov-2 concentrations and reported results daily to the University of Arizona’s upper administration. Show less

  • Research Technician 3/ Microbiology Lab Manager

    Apr 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Research Technician 2

    Jul 2020 - Apr 2021

  • Research Technician 1

    Jan 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Student Researcher

    Sept 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Research Assistant

    Jun 2016 - Sept 2016
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  St. Peter's Health Partners

  Aug 2022 - now

  • Practice Administrator

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Practice Manager

    Aug 2022 - Dec 2023