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Jurandir Dalle Lucca
White River Junction,VT
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Summary
Energetic, versatile scientific director with a history of successfully planning, establishing, operating, managing, and evaluating multifaceted technically complicated medical modernization and research programs. Strives to identify opportunity to reduce programmatic and technical risk and conserve valuable resources. Expertise in developing beneficial alliances to effectively drive growth and achieve goals. Subject matter expert in immune-inflammatory response to Hemorrhagic Shock, Poly and Neurotrauma. Internationally recognized leader with over 200 published research articles, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Hg6gOYsAAAAJ&hl=en.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Research Operations
White River Junction VAMC
White River Junction, VT
01.2023 - Current
- The Director of Research Operations assist ACOS-R formulate the goals and objectives of the research program, advise and support investigators so that they are successful, oversee the administration of research activities, and ensure that programs meet all regulatory compliance requirements.
- Assist ACOS-R and Medical Director manage the overall administration of the Medical Center's Research and Development programs, including operation of the Research and Development Committee and respective subcommittees, (Institutional Animal Care and Use, Subcommittee on Research Safety and Security). This includes expansion and submission of research proposals, accreditation maintenance, resource and financial management of approved VA Office of Research and Development and non-VA funds.
- Serves as a liaison on behalf of ACOS and the Research and Development Service by providing direction and budgetary support to Principal Investigators, Physician-Scientists, Non-Clinician Scientists, Specialists in Research, Consultants and other medical center services and national agencies in all matters dealing with research standards and related issues.
- Represent the ACOS-R as required as medical center liaison to the VISN 1 Research Operations Council, VHA Office of Research and Development (ORD) and VHA Office of Research Oversight (ORO) for all research related matters.
- Senior Scientist at the Clinical Epidemiological Program at WRJVA and Principal Investigator on two active clinical studies; 1- COVID-19 Vaccines Effectiveness - (VE) and; 2- Post-Emergency Use Authorization Active Safety Surveillance Among Individuals in the Veterans Affairs Health System Receiving Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine - (PASS)
- Program Lead for WRJVA Patient Derived Cerebral Organoid Research Program.
- Coordinate research protocols to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
- Manage scheduling and resource allocation for research projects effectively.
- Facilitate communication between research teams and external stakeholders.
- Conduct thorough risk assessments for proposed studies, mitigating potential issues through proactive planning and resource allocation.
- Developed comprehensive budgets for research projects, ensuring optimal allocation of resources and cost control.
Senior Scientist
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences – Armed Forces Radiobiological Research Institute
Bethesda, MD
10.2018 - 04.2022
- Serve as Vice Chair, IACUC – Participate in meetings, review animal research use proposals, conducting inspections and investigations, reviewing new, quarterly and annual protocols as appropriate, review and provide recommendations to current and new Policies, Lead IACUC subcommittee investigations as assigned by Chair of reportable events.
- Serve as Chair, Animal Research Strategy Non-Human Primate Working Group – Lead a thinking group of 12 USU Faculty designated by USU’s Vice President of Research, providing recommendations and guidance regarding the use of in –house Non-Human Primates (NHP) use for research.
- Serve as Liaison between AFRRI and USU’s School of Medicine Departments of Surgery and Medicine – Increase collaborative efforts by identifying areas of mutual interests and expertise in order to eventually establish a combined (trauma/hemorrhagic shock plus acute radiation exposure) injury translational research program.
- Actively participate in meetings with DOD research sponsors as directed by AFRRI’s Director as well as USU’s SOM Vice Dean of Research, providing relevant technical and scientific information on potential investments in development of medical countermeasures, particularly in the area of combat injuries from our military force operating in a potential radiological contaminated environment. Introduced our unique position at AFRRI to address these complex injuries
- Developed protocols for assessing biological response to radiation exposure.
Deputy Commander
Public Health Activity – Korea
USAG Humphreys, Korea
07.2017 - 10.2019
- Deputy Commander for Public Health Activity – Korea
- Manage and execute Force Health Protection programs focusing Environmental Surveillance, Entomology, Water Laboratory Services, Environmental Health Engineering, Health Physics, Army Public Health Nursing, and Clinical Veterinary Services and Food Protection
- Manage public health laboratories within the Korean Peninsula comprised of 10 separate teams based at 5 installations.
- Responsible for the health, welfare, training, and leadership development of 99 military and civilian personnel with 15 skill sets.
- Ensure rapid response forces postured to deploy in support of the Global Response Force, & Transition to Hostilities while maintaining the Armistice mission.
- Provide fiscal oversight for a $1M operating budget and superintend real property and equipment valued over $20M.
- Co-Investigator on a GEIS funded Respiratory Surveillance during Joint US–Republic of Korea Military Field Exercises.
Joint Combat Casualty Research Team, JC2RT
Site Lead and Senior Researcher NATO Bastion Hospital, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
01.2012 - 08.2012
- PI initiating 5 in theater clinical research protocols.
- Spearheaded the first in theater prospective international battlefield trauma research study aimed characterizing coagulatory and inflammatory responses of polytrauma casualties during the initial 24 hours after injury on the battlefield.
- Research Liaison Officer screening proposed research activities and providing technical support to DOD research and development efforts for combat casualty research protocols of high priority/impact.
- Served as Department Chief of the only fully equipped blood research laboratory in theater.
- Awarded NATO Medal of Service and Joint Achievement Medal for outstanding diplomatic and leadership skills.
Education
Ph.D. - Molecular Biology
Federal University of São Paulo/Henry Ford Hospital
São Paulo, SP, Brazil/Detroit, MI10.1996
Master of Science - Clinical Internship/Residency, Neurology
State University of São Paulo
São Paulo, SP, Brazil05.1993
Bachelor of Science - BioMedicine
Federal University of São Paulo
São Paulo, SP, BrazilSkills
- Strategic Planning with Focused on Deliverables
- Advanced Early Hospital and Pre-Hospital Solutions to Trauma/Neurotrauma
- CBRNE Medical Management
- Portfolio Management
- Level 3 Certified S&T Manager
- Level 2 Certified Program Manager
- Over 100 articles published in peer reviewed medical journals
- Medical program Acquisition
- Technology Transfer
- Team building and networking
- Leadership
- Identifying Capability Gaps
- Resource Management
- Managing multidisciplinary teams of medical research
- Collaborative research
- Interdisciplinary approach
- Research design
- Scientific methodology
- Ethics compliance
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Excellent communication
- Reliability
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
English
Native or Bilingual
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Director of Research Operations
White River Junction VAMC
01.2023 - Current
Senior Scientist
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences – Armed Forces Radiobiological Research Institute
10.2018 - 04.2022
Deputy Commander
Public Health Activity – Korea
07.2017 - 10.2019
Joint Combat Casualty Research Team, JC2RT
Site Lead and Senior Researcher NATO Bastion Hospital, Afghanistan
01.2012 - 08.2012
Ph.D. - Molecular Biology
Federal University of São Paulo/Henry Ford Hospital
Master of Science - Clinical Internship/Residency, Neurology
State University of São Paulo
Bachelor of Science - BioMedicine
Federal University of São Paulo