Temitope Esho

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About Temitope Esho

As a Manager of Sampling Oversight, I oversee operational activities throughout clinical trials related to clinical trial samples within internal testing labs (including sampling, storage, transfer, analysis, reporting) I am the primary contact for clinical trial teams related to internal clinical trial sample management. I collaborate with internal and external functional Area Experts (i.e, Clinical Operations Lead, Correlative Studies Lead, Translational Lead, any sample owner, etc.) to define clinical trial specific central testing requirements (e.g, sample collection timepoints, sample type and volume, sample labelling, analysis method, sample shipment, storage and destruction) I collaborate with Clinical Outsourcing Manager and Clinical Operations Lead for external central laboratory selection I Oversee the operational set-up and change activities at internal clinical trial testing labs related clinical trial sampling and analyses, compliant to the signed clinical trial protocol, signed contract and other clinical trial specifications I ensure the maintenance of a global clinical trial sample log, tracking the sample status I was a Senior Coordinator Sample Management at a global central lab known as LabConnect where I was in charge of all aspects of sample receipt, storage, tracking, and shipment for various clinical research projects across Europe, Middle East, and Africa. I liaise with investigator sites and other LabConnect personnel to ensure the completeness, consistency, and accuracy of the samples and data received. I also manage project activities to client's specifications, ensuring quality deliverables on time and within budget. I have a PhD degree in Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Cologne, where I focused on molecular mechanisms regulating skin disease and homeostasis. During my PhD, I published two peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals, and contributed to a book chapter on AMACO, a basement membrane-associated protein involved in Fraser syndrome.