Part time (15 hours/week) research assistant for a multicenter epilepsy genetics study.
Responsibilities
The project coordinator will work under Dr. Winawer’s supervision. S(he)/they will screen epilepsy patient medical records and surgical schedules to identify potentially eligible patients, He/she/they will be responsible for contacting potential participants via IRB approved protocols to obtain consent and explain the nature of the project prior to surgery. The coordinator will coordinate timing of tissue collection from scheduled surgeries at CUMC. He/she/they will track brain tissue samples from participating sites for sequencing analyses. He/she/they will coordinate research imaging for CUMC participants and provision of images from all participating sites. The coordinator will create and maintain study databases and provide weekly reports and summaries to Dr. Winawer.
Preferred Qualifications
Human subjects research experience.
Experience with databases.
