Laura Daniel

Experience

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  Community Developmental Services

  Jan 2003 - Jul 2006

  Developmental Technician

  •Providing training and therapy for people with developmental disabilities •Distributing medication to service recipients •Fostering independence of service recipients •HIPPA compliant record keeping

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  Labcorp

  Oct 2006 - Feb 2009

  Toxicology Laboratory Technician

  • Ensured clients received correct test results by calibrating pipettes, managing lab supplies and equipment, and carefully reviewing data reports.• Helped employer maintain accreditation by keeping precise records of daily lab activity, using proper controls during sample processing, and adhering to state and federal guideline.

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  Waypoint Analytical - Agricultural Services

  Mar 2009 - Jun 2010

  Environmental Analyst

  • Completed client orders on time by ensuring GS/MS instruments were functioning properly and calibrated.• Reported to clients the concentration of analytes in their water or soil sample. This helped them ensure they were following EPA standards.• Prevented bottle necks in work follow by assisting collogues with downstream tasks.

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  East Tennessee State University

  Sept 2010 - May 2015

  Graduate Assistant

  • Analyzed experimental data and concluded that Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated kinase (ATM) differentially regulates apoptosis in cardiac fibroblast versus cardiac myocytes.• Improved lab productivity by mentoring and training undergraduates.• Wrote four primary publications, a book chapter, and a committee-approved animal protocol.• Presented scientific data at research forums, journal clubs, and seminars.

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  Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  May 2015 - Sept 2017

  Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Published an article suggesting potassium enhances arrhythmia susceptibility in individuals with certain genetic mutations.• Created analytical summaries and graphs using various software (Excel, R, STATA).• Presented scientific data at a research forum (2016) and a journal club (2015).• Designed, composed, and implemented new protocols, procedures, and user guides• Wrote and was awarded an F32 NIH grant (2017).

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  Laura Writes Science

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2023

  Freelance Writer and Editor

  I use my skills to help others develop their scientific story and sell that story to others. Whether someone wants to tell their story to a journal, a grant reviewer, or a venture capitalist; I help scientists repackage their work to make it more compelling.• Reported on the “leaky pipeline” by analyzing the Survey of Earned Doctors (In press; USA Today).• Secured grant funding for clients by providing feedback on their proposal.• Improve clarity and readability of grants and articles.• Increased blogger activity for the Scientista Foundation by over 200%. Show less

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  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2019

  Associate Director of the Broadening Experiences in Scientifc Training (BEST) Consortium

  • Analyzed the Survey of Earned Doctors data and found the employment sectors of biomedical Ph.D. has changed over the past 15 years.• Improved website (www.nihbest.org) traffic by 10% through strategic website changes and twitter postings—reviewed career outcomes using Tableau.• Enhanced the writing ability of over 16 bloggers by providing constructive edits to their blog posts.• Increased attendance at the BEST (Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training) Annual Conference by 30% by creating meeting flyers (InDesign) and advertising (Twitter).• Managed and tracked consortium members efforts resulting in eight publications and four national meetings. Show less

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  Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  Nov 2019 - Jan 2023

  Staff Scientist

  Creating Medicare claims data sets using SASEnsuring our lab is compliant with regulatory guidelineImputed chromosome 6 using SNP2HLA

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  University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  Jan 2023 - now

  Associate Scientist

  • Leads a multi-disciplinary team of mathematicians and early-stage physician-scientists to ensure deliverables (3 abstracts presented, 2 abstracts in preparation, 2 peer-reviewed publications, and 2 manuscripts in process). • Guides trainees in coding (SAS and SQL), data analysis, experimental design, and manuscript preparation.• Curate and analyze large cohorts (retrospective observational studies) in All of Us database (electronic medical record paired with genomic data) using Python inside of Google Cloud Services; Medicare using SAS and Stata; and Veterans Administrative data using SQL (Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio).• Prepare and obtain regulatory approval: (i) Miami and Veterans Administration IRBs, (ii) Medicare data use agreements and data management plans – ensuring HIPPA compliance; and (iii) data access agreements with the Veterans Administration. Show less