Email

alyssat@bcm.edu

Positions

Coord, Research II

Mol. and Human Gen./B Lee Lab
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

AS from North Harris College

Houston, TX

BS from University of Houston

Houston, TX

Certifications

Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP)

Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA)

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Certification

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Function Specific Certified, Materials Covered Class/Div.6.2 and Class 9

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

American Heart Association (AHA)

American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED) Program

Honors & Awards

Research Subject Advocate (RSA) Award

First designated award recipient. Recognized and nominated by the GCRC nurses, staff, and administrators for outstanding individual contribution to protecting the best interests of research participants and compliance with clinical research regulations.

General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at Texas Children's Hospital (01/2007)

Professional Interests

• BCM Institutional Review Board Member (2013-present)
• SoCRA Greater Houston/Galveston Chapter Educational Committee Member (2016-present)

Professional Development

2011 Fundamentals of Clinical Investigation

Course (Participant, 2011)

Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine, The Clinical Scientist Training Program

Successfully completed 30 hour course and receiving a grade of A in the final examination.

Responsible Conduct of Research Training

Course (Participant, 2011)

Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine, The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Successfully completed training in the Responsible Conduct of Research from the 2011 Fundamentals of Clinical Investigation course in accordance with the Guidelines of Instruction established by the National Institutes of Health.

Logistics of Acquiring International Research Samples

Seminar (Presenter, 2016)

Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine, Office of Research

A presentation given at the Clinical Research Education (CReEd) session under the auspices of the Office of Research at Baylor College of Medicine.

Certificate in Project Management

Course (Participant, 2016)

Sponsor: University of Houston, Continuing and Professional Studies

Successfully completed 40 Contact Hours, 4.00 Continuing Education Units, 40 Professional Developmental Units provided by Business Management Consultants.

Selected Publications

• M. Grover, N. Brunetti-Pierri, J. Belmont, K. Phan, A. Tran, R. J. Shypailo, K. J. Ellis, and B. H. Lee "Assessment of bone mineral status in children with Marfan syndrome." American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 2012;158:2221-2224. Pubmed PMID: 22887731
• K.S. Choudhry, M. Grover, A. A. Tran, E. O. Smith, K. J. Ellis, and B. H. Lee "Decreased bone mineralization in children with Noonan Syndrome: Another consequence of dysregulated RAS MAPKinase pathway?." Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2012;106:237-240. Pubmed PMID: 22551697
• N. Brunetti-Pierri, S. B. Doty, J. Hicks, K. Phan, R. Mendoza-Londono, M. Blazo, A. Tran, S. Carter, R. A. Lewis, S. E. Plon, W. A. Phillips, E. O’Brian Smith, K. J. Ellis, and B. Lee "Generalized metabolic bone disease in Neurofibromatosis Type I." Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2008;94(1):105-111. Pubmed PMID: 2430595
• P. Hermanns, A. Tran, E. Munivez, S. Carter, B. Zabel, B. Lee, and J.G Leroy "RMRP mutations in Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia." American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 2006;140:2121-2130. Pubmed PMID: 16838329

Projects

Patient Navigator

Undiagnosed Diseases Network (05/2015 - present)

Baylor College of Medicine

BCM serves as one of seven clinical sites for this study funded by the NIH Common Fund with the purpose and goal of discovering diseases for patients with undiagnosed conditions. My role as a UDN Patient Navigator is to coordinate the patient's journey through our discovery mission involving assessments and procedures pertaining to their unique case.

Research Coordinator

Baylor College of Medicine (06/2003 - present)

Houston, TX

Recruiting and enrolling research participants with bone and metabolic disorders for genetic studies.

Memberships

Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA)

Member (10/2010)