Office of Research Integrity, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Maryland
LaToya Lewis, MS, MT(ASCP), CCEP, CCRP, serves as the Health Science Compliance Specialist at the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In her role as the Compliance Specialist, she is responsible for ensuring PHS-funded research institutions and programs are compliant with PHS regulations covering a variety of ORI program areas. She also conducts policy analyses and derives outcome assessments that inform ORI's approach to compliance and identifies opportunities for potential regulatory or procedural changes. LaToya is a certified clinical research and ethics professional with over 15 years combined experience in conducting research and research compliance regulatory assessments. She is also a certified Medical Technologist and has collaborated with other researchers in the development, characterization, and validation of new cancer biomarkers using innovative medical technologies (e.g. Gene Methylation assays, SBT, ELISA, Western Blots, RT PCR, Q-RTPCR, micro RNA, and Microarray technologies, etc.). LaToya has a Bachelor of Science Degree (B.Sc.) in Medical Technology from Morgan State University, a Master of Science Degree (M.S.) in Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs from Johns Hopkins, and an associate degree (AS) in Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Animal Science from the Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry.
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET