James Czaplicki

-Assists in Safety Assessment and standalone studies over a wide range of Immunology and Immunotoxicology platforms and provides enhanced solutions-based approaches to client requests
-Conducts sample analysis, data compilation and review, metrology, and general laboratory support duties within the department
-Assists management and other scientists in internal training and development activities
-Partners with scientific experts to carry out method development projects to expand department offerings per client needs

-Assisted overall pharmacy operations via inventory use, supply, storage, disposal of investigational drug products in a GMP setting
-Oversaw environmental microbial monitoring of clean rooms, ensuring sanitary conditions for sterile drug manufacturing, compiled monthly test results, and communicated results to on-site QA
-Routinely worked in ISO 8, ISO 7, and ISO 5 clean room conditions prepping investigational drug product does for oral and IV administration
-Routinely handled radiolabeled (Carbon-14) drug products, shipped per domestic and foreign regulations, wipe tested working areas, monitored radioactivity levels via LSC, and arranged cleanup accordingly
-Minimum exposure to working with Schedule I controlled substances
-High-Risk sterile drug manufacturing certified

-Responsible for performing practical/administrative activities of clinical trials in Clinical Pharmacology in line with protocol and regulatory requirements
-Swabbed and processed for COVID on both staff and participants, conducted COVID testing setup and entered results into the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene electronic database on a daily basis

-Maintained subject confidentiality in-line with GCP

-Developed general lab maintenance skills, sterile technique, proper sample labeling and storage, and pipetting
-Developed specific skills, mini preps, RNA extraction, designed primers for a CRISPR-Cas9 knockout, cloned via plasmid vectors, prepared PCR reactions
-Routinely practiced proper animal handling, dosing, and maintaining housing (Xenopus laevis)

-Oversaw inventory management processes, maintaining optimal stock levels while minimizing waste and losses due to shrinkage or obsolescence

-Improved customer satisfaction rates through attentive service, prompt issue resolution, and continuous process improvements

-Maintained a professional work environment by addressing conflicts proactively and fostering open communication among staff members