Cecele Denman's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

Operations Manager - Pediatrics Research @ UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER - Organized and managed the day-to-day administrative functional operations of a large-scale translational research laboratory, including meeting and travel coordination, budget management, expense reimbursements, purchasing, leave and time keeping, asset management, facilities planning and management, IT support, and more.- Provided information and guidance to faculty, staff,...

Operations Manager - Pediatrics Research @ UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER - Organized and managed the day-to-day administrative functional operations of a large-scale translational research laboratory, including meeting and travel coordination, budget management, expense reimbursements, purchasing, leave and time keeping, asset management, facilities planning and management, IT support, and more.- Provided information and guidance to faculty, staff, and trainees on institutional policies and processes that govern administrative functions including personnel management, leave administration, and institutional compliance.- Coordinated personnel actions for classified staff career progressions, promotions, demotions, transfers, and terminations.- Supported laboratory leadership in facilitating recruitments, onboarding, and orientations. Processes requests for new employee positions, determines position funding, develops and/or maintains position descriptions, among other duties.- Facilitated compliance of all laboratory employees to various institutional requirements including but not limited to, training, conflict of interest, and performance evaluations. From November 2019 to September 2020 (11 months) Houston, Texas AreaResearch Laboratory Manager - James Allison, PhD Lab @ UT MD Anderson Cancer Center - Manages the day-to-day operation of the laboratory, i.e., MTA submission, IACUC amendments, staffing and direct reports matters, and assistance managing the budget.- Maintains quality and timeliness of all research laboratory operations within budgetary guidelines.- Ensures laboratory compliance with institutional safety and accrediting agency regulations.- Identifies and resolves operational issues and interacts with all levels of internal and external sources to resolve problems.- Modifies and/or develops new techniques, organizes laboratory educational activities and in-service programs, and conducts laboratory research projects.- Meets with principle investigator, postdocs, and students to understand their project requirements, and discuss the results.- Define and develops reports according to laboratory/facility and institutional needs. From May 2016 to November 2019 (3 years 7 months) Houston, Texas AreaResearch Laboratory Coordinator - Dean Lee, MD, PhD Lab @ UT MD Anderson Cancer Center - Managed the operational flow of the laboratory, i.e., monitored budgets; consumable and reagent inventories, and master cell banks; on boarding and off boarding of laboratory personnel; workspace assignments; equipment usage and maintenance; and Biohazard Safety compliance.- Managed the acquisition, processing, storage, and documentation of all clinical samples for correlative assessment in accordance with GCP, GLP, GMP, and IRB guidelines and regulations.- Created and maintained Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs). Prepared project results, abstracts, and manuscripts. From January 2016 to May 2016 (5 months) Houston, Texas AreaSenior Research Assistant - Dean Lee, MD, PhD Lab @ UT MD Anderson Cancer Center - Supervised the daily operations and setup of the laboratory, work space assignments, and equipment maintenance while working on independently assigned research projects.- Monitored budgets and provided quality control assessments of inventory for consumable supplies, master stocks, and equipment, making recommendations for additional purchases when necessary.- Conducted the orientation for all new laboratory personnel and rotational students. Coordinated employee/student exiting process in accordance with departmental procedures. Ensured personnel adherence to all safety, IRB, and IACUC guidelines and regulations.- Coordinated the acquisition, processing, storage, correlative assessment, and documentation of all clinical samples received. From June 2010 to January 2016 (5 years 8 months) Houston, Texas AreaResearch Assistant II - Dean Lee, MD, PhD Lab @ UT MD Anderson Cancer Center - Maintained operational activity of the laboratory while conducting independently assigned research projects. Ensured laboratory compliance of Biosafety level policies and procedures.- Established a laboratory specific orientation session for new laboratory employees and rotational students to ensure proper execution of standard operational procedures.- Performed in vitro and in vivo laboratory experimental procedures, correlative studies on clinical research samples, and prepared project results, abstracts, and manuscripts for the Primary Investigator. - Instrumental in developing the now publicized and widely used NK cell expansion technique. From June 2007 to June 2010 (3 years 1 month) Houston, Texas AreaResearch Specialist I - I. Caroline Le Poole, PhD Lab @ Loyola University - Chicago - Managed the operational activity of a skin oncology research laboratory, screened and assessed subjects for research studies, and gained experience executing various laboratory protocols and techniques.- Gained experience performing various laboratory procedures, including but not limited to: o Enzyme-linked Immunoabsorbant Assays, ELISPOTS, Immunohistochemistry, In Vitro Bone Marrow Generation, Tissue culture, T-cell cloning, some molecular cell analysis techniques, and small laboratory animal handling which included: tissue collection, basic surgical procedures, necropsies, and intranasal and gene gun immunizations.- Key contributor in developing a vitiligo mouse model. From October 2004 to May 2007 (2 years 8 months) Maywood, IL