Ms. Bates received her B.A. in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology in 2007 from Whitman College. Prior to joining the Tumor Vaccine Group, she worked for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, with a focus on breast cancer research. As Recruitment Coordinator, Ms. Bates orchestrates patient recruitment and enrollment and provides overall support to the Tumor Vaccine Group’s clinical trials.

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Ms. Childs has been with the Tumor Vaccine Group for over 5 years where she is involved with the management of our regulatory obligations as they relate to the FDA, NIH, and Institutional Review Boards for all of our clinical trials. Ms. Childs has over 14 years experience in clinical research where she started as a student performing laboratory experiments in a pharmacology lab at the Arizona Cancer Center and later became the data manager for a large Phase III cancer prevention trial also at the Arizona Cancer Center. She is committed to the conduct of our research studies and the overall safety of our study participants.

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Dr. Coveler received his M.D. from Northwestern University in 2002. He completed is Internship at Baylor College of Medicine and his Residency at the University of Washington. He is now a Senior Fellow at UW/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) in Oncology / Hematology. Dr. Coveler has worked with the Tumor Vaccine Group since 2005 and continues to work on bringing novel agents from the bench to the bedside.

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Ms. Higgins received a B.Sc. in Therapeutic Recreation in 1979 and a B.S. in Nursing in 1999. With over 25 years of experience in the health care field, Doreen brings a high level of quality to her patient care and versatile people skills. She works closely with physicians, patients, families, and other staff members to educate, recruit and enroll patients. She coordinates patient care, provides follow-up, gathers and disseminates information, and serves as an excellent clinical resource.

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Ms. O'Byrne received her B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology in 1996 from the University of Washington. She received a certificate in Clinical Trials in 2007. Prior to joining the Tumor Vaccine Group, she worked for the V.A. Medical Center and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. As Data Coordinator, Ms. O'Byrne manages and ensures quality control and compliance of all clinical research data. Also, she provides overall coordination support to the Tumor Vaccine Group's clinical trials.

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