Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the area of human blood specimen collection, processing, frozen specimen storage design, blood draw kit production, and consultation.
| 2025 OUSD P&R OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens CITI Biomedical Science Course |
| 2025 OUSD P&R Emergency and Incident Response to Biohazard Spills and Releases CITI Biomedical Science Course |
| 2024 OUSD P&R Human Research Biomedical Investigators and Research Study Team CITI Biomedical Science Course |
| 2024 Biosafety/Biosecurity CITI Biomedical Science Course |
| 2024 Shipping and Transport of Regulated Biological Materials CITI Biomedical Science Course |
| 2023 Health Information Privacy and Security (HIPS); HIPAA CITI Biomedical Science Course |
| 2022 Biosafety Complete Training Series; BSS - Research Coordinators CITI |
| 2021 Select Agents, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism CITI Biomedical Science Course |
| 2006 – 2017: IAT A Certification, Shipping of Dangerous Goods |
| 2011: Risk Management in the Clinical Labor at or y, Laboratory Ergonomics, First Ai d, cerebral spinal fluid. American Society for Clinical Laboratory P.A.C.E |
| 1987: Med Rep ( Medical Education Reinforcement and Enrichment Program), Tulane University |
| Mayers DL, McCutchan FE, Sanders-Buell EE, Merritt LI, Dilworth S, Fowler AK, Marks CA, Ruiz NM, Richman DD, and Roberts CR. Characterization of HIV Isolates Arising After Prolonged Zidovudine Therepy. J Acquir Defic Syndr 5:749-759, 1992 |
| Lopaczynski W., Chung V., Guidry, J., Merritt L., Shea K., and Cosentino, M Comparing Apoptosis from Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) that were Isolated Using Ficoll Hypaque and Cell Preparation Tubes (CPTs). ISBER Annual Meeting, Boston 2002 |
| Lopaczynski W., Chung V., Guidry J., Merritt L., Shea K., Cosentino M. Increasing Sample Storage Temperature Above -132oC (Glass Transition Temperature of Water [GTTW]) Causes Apoptosis in Cryopreserve Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) ISBER Meeting 2002 |
| Moore T., Rondo R., Shoemaker S., Brunson L., Gratiano T., Shea K. Minimizing Temperature Variations In Upright Mechanical Freezers. ISBER 2003 |
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Institution Affiliations
HJF Director, in support of Biospecimen Repository Division of the Military Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative (MTBI2)