Lara Diener

Current

• Toxicologist/Project Coordinator at Veritox, Inc.

Past

• Research Associate in Toxicology at University of Waterloo
• Biology Instructor at St. Lewis Adult Learning Center
• Research Assistant at Environment Canada

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Education

• University of Washington
• University of Waterloo
• University of Guelph

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Connections

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Industry

Health, Wellness and Fitness

Lara Diener’s Summary

Project coordinator with a background in molecular toxicology and water quality research. Experience in health effects evaluations as a result of over six years with a toxicology consulting firm coordinating fast-paced human and environmental toxicology, industrial hygiene, and professional education-related projects. Highly proficient at prioritizing and monitoring the progress of diverse project timelines; reviewing and interpreting scientific data and literature, medical records, and regulatory information; and communicating scientific information to non-technical audiences.

Lara Diener’s Experience

• Toxicologist/Project Coordinator

  Veritox, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  November 2002 — Present (7 years 2 months)

  Project coordinator responsible for monitoring the progress of diverse human and environmental toxicology, industrial hygiene, and health assessment projects. Communicate with clients and laboratories, and act as a liaison between project team members (toxicologists, industrial hygienists, physicians and/or engineers).

• Research Associate in Toxicology

  University of Waterloo

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2002 — October 2002 (10 months)

  Optimized a molecular tool for identification and investigation of gene expression changes caused by exposure to waterborne contaminants.

• Biology Instructor

  St. Lewis Adult Learning Center

  (Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  January 2001 — June 2001 (6 months)

• Research Assistant

  Environment Canada

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  April 1997 — January 1999 (1 year 10 months)

  Contributed to the development and validation of a metal protein as a biomarker for assessing metal contamination in freshwater lakes.

Lara Diener’s Education

• University of Washington

  Certificate , Clinical Trials , 2007 — 2008

  • Course-required completion of consent form documentation and an IRB application for an experimental phase II HIV vaccine clinical trial.
  • Familiarity with clinical research-related Code of Federal Regulations, Good Clinical Practices and human subject confidentiality policies.
  • Knowledge of the stages of clinical trials, including study initiation, site management, data management and study close-out.

• University of Waterloo

  MS , Molecular Toxicology , 1999 — 2001

• University of Guelph

  BS , Environmental Biology , 1991 — 1996