Cancer Clinical Trials Office Blog

News & Updates from the CCTO

CCTO Holiday Cookbook

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The CCTO Holiday Cookbook has been published! Please click here to view the recipes collected by our staff.

Thank you to all the staff that provided us with your recipes and thank you Susan Segar for organizing the cook book!

CCTO Staff Update

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Please join us to welcome Dalton Duvio, who started as a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate with Lymphoma last week!

Dalton graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Psychology. Previously, Dalton was a Clinical Research Coordinator in the neuroimaging lab within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Dalton is looking forward to expanding his clinical knowledge and experience into oncology while also continuing to work within clinical research at Stanford. Dalton has spent the past decade at Stanford, both as a student and an employee, and is happy to continue his journey at such a wonderful institution with such amazing people.

Dalton is excited to get started with his team as well as continue to meet other members of the CCTO. Please send him a virtual hello and welcome him to the CCTO team!

Please join us to welcome Chelsea Yim, who started as a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate with Thoracic this week!

Chelsea graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nutritional Science & Toxicology, Physiology and Metabolism. Previously, Chelsea was an Ophthalmic Technician at Bay Area Retina Associates. Chelsea is currently working part-time as a Professional Figure Skating Instructor at Sharks Ice and has been since 2015.

Chelsea is looking forward to collaborating with the brilliant faculty and staff at Stanford and gaining more insight into the field of cancer research. Furthermore, Chelsea is excited to play a part in positively impacting patients’ lives.

Additionally, Chelsea is currently working on improving her Spanish and Mandarin and would love to find people to practice with! Please send her a virtual hello and welcome her to the CCTO team!

Annual Appraisal Training Sessions for Supervisors and Staff

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Annual Appraisal Training Sessions for Supervisors and Staff

Performance Appraisal Supervisors: https://starsexpress.stanford.edu/index.html?ref=LM_SS_LEARNING.LM_BROWSE_LEARNER.GBL&type=COURSE&code=MHRG-1501

Supervisors class dates:

  • Wednesday, March 10th, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Performance Appraisal Staff: https://starsexpress.stanford.edu/index.html?ref=LM_SS_LEARNING.LM_BROWSE_LEARNER.GBL&type=COURSE&code=MHRG-1502

Staff class dates:

  • Thursday, March 18th, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
  • Wednesday, March 24th, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Additional information may be found here: https://stanfordmedicine.app.box.com/s/ax3hu35qzr0kt3cui2n68bt49hbodpt0

The deadline for completing the appraisal this year is Thursday, April 15, 2021.

CCTO Staff Update

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Please join us to welcome Kimberly Xie, who started as a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate with BMT last week!

Kimberly attended University of California, Irvine for her BS in Biological Sciences.

Previously, Kimberly worked as a Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Aide and Patient Service Specialist Assistant at an outpatient physical therapy clinic in Palo Alto, CA.

Kimberly is looking forward to expanding her knowledge and experience with clinical trials and being part of the CCTO community at Stanford. Please send her a virtual hello and welcome her to the CCTO team!

Please join us to welcome Lily Chaskelmann, who started as a Clinical Trials Regulatory Specialist with Regulatory this week!

Lily attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for her MS.

Previously, Lily worked as the IRB Manager at Stanford’s Research Compliance Office.

Lily is looking forward to forward to learning more about the cancer clinical trials at Stanford. Lily also loves animals and has three rescue pets – a dog and two cats. Please send her a virtual hello and welcome her to the CCTO team!

Please join us to welcome Rohil Taggarsi, who started as a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate with Breast Onc this week!

Rohil attended UC Berkeley for his Bachelors degree in Integrative Biology.

Previously, Rohil was a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate at the CCTO in Radiation Oncology.

Rohil is interested in how clinical research is evolving at a rapid pace. He is looking forward to being able to see the development of novel therapeutics and its impact on patients. 

Apart from his passion in healthcare, Rohil loves music and in his free time he likes to play the drums and mentor students on music production and percussion. Please send him a virtual hello and welcome him to the CCTO team!