Maryam Taabodi Ropp
Frederick,Maryland
Summary
Clinical research professional with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Extensive experience in designing and conducting clinical trials, ensuring adherence to regulatory guidelines. Known for adaptability and reliability in dynamic research environments, with skills in data management and protocol development.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Research Scientist III, Research and Development (R&D), Laboratory Manager
Rise Therapeutics
01.2021 - Current
- Research and Development (R&D) Laboratory Manager, Clinical Development Knowledge
- Performs inventory and database for receiving samples, Report preparation, Purchasing supplies, QC samples
- Ability to work in a fast-paced setting, Review documents, Shipping & receiving orders
- High leadership skills and performance, effective communication
- Maintain training documents for equipment, hazardous waste management, and laboratory safety
- Antibiotic studies and bacteria evaluations in accordance with cGMP-BSL2
- Performed testing for isolation of human and murine blood for immune cells using multi-color flow cytometer (FACS)
- Developed and prepared protocols for laboratory procedures, SOP
- Demonstrated experience in investigational new drug (IND) application to proceed with a cancer Phase I clinical trial
- Successfully completed qualification and validation processes for murine and human samples & received FDA approval, CFR
- GMP/GLP standards, managing laboratory protocols, and ensuring compliance with QC/QA procedures
- Skilled in Cancer Cell Culture, DNA and RNA extraction, qPCR, PBMC and ELISA
- Developed and validated data results, ensuring high-quality outcomes in all research ended
- Performed experimental protocol for detection of West Nile virus (WNV) for mosquitoes followed by Western Blot for detection of protein, BSL-3
Biology Laboratory Coordinator and Research Scientist
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
01.2005 - 01.2021
- Performed experimental protocols on mammalian cell, tissue culture, and cell viability assays for breast cancer research using multi-color flow cytometry (FACS)
- Designed and taught Biology courses to science majors
- Designed and executed experiments to assess the impact of environmental toxins on cellular behaviors linked to cancer development and progression, analyzed data using statistical software
- Established and oversaw laboratory for the collection, processing, isolation and identification of bacteria from sediments and water using Biolog Microbial Phenotypic Identification
- Designed laboratory, trained and led team of technicians in order to conduct high-quality research on bacteria evaluations
- Led research on detection of oxidative stress pathways on tumorigenic non-tumorigenic cells.
Research Associate
Department of Food & Agricultural Sciences
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Performed experimental protocols, collected samples, and planned experiments with Bacillus spp., Listeria spp., Salmonella spp., Vibrio spp., and E.coli spp., BSL-3
Microbiology Laboratory Technician
Perdue Farms Corporation
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Tested and processed blood, PCR using BAX system and Ribo Printer, DNA extraction, Isolation and confirmation of Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp.
Intern
Salisbury Animal Health laboratory
05.2000 - 08.2000
- Performed experimental protocol for detection of West Nile virus (WNV) for mosquitoes followed by Western Blot for detection of protein, BSL-3
Education
Ph.D. - Toxicology
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
01.2013
M.S. - Food and Agricultural Sciences
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
01.2005
B.S. - Environmental Science
Salisbury University
01.2001
Skills
- Clinical Research Scientist, BSL-2, BSL-3, Protocol writing (SOPs), investigational new drug (IND)
- Antibiotic studies, Performs inventory and database for receiving samples
- Clinical study reports, DNA & RNA Extraction, Bacteria evaluations
- Multi-color flow cytometer (FACS), qPCR, GMP, GLP Standards
- Cell culture, Cancer cells, ELISA, Purchasing supplies, QC samples
- Leukocytes Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)
- QC/QA Procedures, Laboratory information management systems (LIMS)
- Drug development experience, Design and analyze clinical studies, Performed on murine and human specimens
Accomplishments
- Achieved qualification and validation testing for murine and human samples with accuracy and efficiency and received FDA approval.
Certification
- 2024 Blood borne pathogen (OSHA)
- 2023 Blood borne pathogen (OSHA)
- 2018 Phenotypic evaluation of bacteria using Biolog GEN III microbial identification
- 2016 PCR training in PCR based techniques
- 2014 Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
- 2014 Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- 2014 Sanitation Control Procedures (SCP)
- 2009 Flow Cytometry (FACS) principle and Methods, National Institute of Health (NIH)
- 2007 Microarray Analysis and Pathway Integration, National Institute of Health (NIH)
Publications
- Maryam Taabodi, Eric B. May, Margaret A. Sexton, Louis S. Saporito, Roman Jesien, Colby Bommer, Antoinette Adams, Raelynn Towhy, Annette Micheli. Ray B. Bryant. Prevalence of Vibrio spp. in Delaware and Maryland Canals. Agricultural and Environmental Letters. Pending
- Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacillus thuringiensis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa utilization of Ammonium N, Nitrate-N and Urea-N in culture. Heliyon 4 (2020) e0371https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03711
- The Possible Roles of Escherichia coli in the Nitrogen Cycle”. International Journal of Environmental Research, 2019. DOI: 10.1007/s41742-019-00191-y.
- A longitudinal assessment of Escherichia coli, total coliforms, Enterococcus and Aeromonas spp. dynamics in alternative irrigation water sources: A CONSERVE study. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00342-20
- Prevalence of Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli and atypical enteropathogenic E. coli in Nontraditional Irrigation Water in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Environmental Research, 2019; 172, 630- 636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.
- Oxidative Stress Pathways of Flavonoid Toxicity in Human Breast Tumor Cells. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, 2017; 10(3):2554-2567. DOI:10.1007/s41742-019-00191-y.
- Prevalence of Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in Non-traditional Irrigation Waters in the Mid-Atlantic United States is Affected by Water Type, Season, and Recovery Method. PLoS ONE 15(3): e0229365. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229365
- Maryam Taabodi, Kelly M. Mack, Katherine S. Squibb, Ali B. Ishaque, and Laundette Jones. Cytotoxic effect of naringenin in human breast cancer cells ER-positive MCF-7 and ER-negative MDA-MB-46. Doctoral Thesis, 2012.
- Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp. in processed poultry. Journal of Food Protection 70(11):2466- 2472, 2007. doi: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.11.2466
Books
Mack M. Kelly, Taabodi Maryam, and Watson L.Clytrice; Biological Sciences Laboratory Manual, 14th Edition, Tapestry Press, Littleton, MA, 2008
Timeline
Clinical Research Scientist III, Research and Development (R&D), Laboratory Manager
Rise Therapeutics
01.2021 - Current
Biology Laboratory Coordinator and Research Scientist
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
01.2005 - 01.2021
Research Associate
Department of Food & Agricultural Sciences
01.2004 - 01.2005
Microbiology Laboratory Technician
Perdue Farms Corporation
01.2001 - 01.2004
Intern
Salisbury Animal Health laboratory
05.2000 - 08.2000
M.S. - Food and Agricultural Sciences
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
B.S. - Environmental Science
Salisbury University
Ph.D. - Toxicology
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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