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Education
Harvard Medical School
Master of Science in Bioethics
2025-2027
Brandeis University
Bachelor of Arts in Biology & Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies
2018-2022
Experience
Program Coordinator and Digital Specialist
Jan 2024 – Present
The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology,
and Bioethics, Harvard Law School
- Coordinate event logistics by maintaining task-tracking, creating promotional materials, communicating with event venues, conducting outreach to co-sponsors & panelists, & supporting day-of event needs
- Manage 3 WordPress websites across Harvard, train colleagues in content updates, & led cross-center Psychedelics website design process
- Manage biweekly center newsletter content collection, formatting, & execution
- Design & distribute promotional materials for events, research, & center initiatives across 5 social media platforms
- Process financial payments, invoices, & reimbursements for center events & reporting
- Support center functions by assisting academics, creating SOPs, streamlining documentation practices, & building cross-Harvard relationships with communications & administrative teams
Clinical Research Coordinator
Oct 2022 – Jul 2023
Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Communicated with Chronic Pain patients to engage, screen, & obtain informed consent
- Conducted research compliance audits on 5 chronic pain studies
- Recorded data in clinical settings & through patient-focused pain surveys
- Facilitated 5 openly enrolling studies on chronic pain conditions
- Collaborated with large medical teams to advocate for patient care & research data collection
- Created SOPs & CRFs
- Managed internal & IRB audits & reports (submissions, protocols, amendments) for all active studies
Lab Technician
Jun 2021 – Mar 2022
Haber Lab, Brandeis University
- Formulated, sanitized, & organized agar yeast plates in accordance with different project specifications
- Prepared up to 30 different dry & wet reagents for lab use
- Managed, organized, & autoclaved lab equipment
- Collaborated with PI & lab team on ongoing initiatives
Teacher’s Assistant
Aug 2020 – Dec 2020
Evolutionary Biology, Brandeis University
- Conducted weekly office hours for ~100 students
- Facilitated in-class activities
- Collaborated with teacher on pedagogy & course content format
Explainer
Dec 2015 – Feb 2017
San Francisco Exploratorium
- Performed public demonstrations for museum visitors (cow-eye dis- sections, laser physics, carnivorous plant ecology, etc.)
- Engaged with museum visitors creatively & conversationally
- Trained new hires on museum demonstrations & operations
- Collaborated with museum facilities, staff, & scientists
- Award | Employee of the Month | Mar 2016
Projects
Master’s Capstone
Sep 2026 – May 2027
Research Essays
2025 – 2026
Harvard Medical School
“Balancing Gender Affirming Care & Reproduction for Transgender Patients”
“Profits over Purpose: Ethical Implications of Contract Research Organizations”
“State Abortion Bans & Physician Moral Distress”
“Medicine’s Culpability: Medical Racism, Fetal Personhood, & the Dehumanization of Black Women”
“What a Trans-Inclusive Imperative Really Means for Research”
“Burdens & Barriers: Financial Harm for Research Participants”
Internal Audit
Oct 2022 – Jul 2023
Clinical Trial Portfolio
Conducted thorough audits of two active chronic pain clinical trials per Institutional Review Board standards. Reviewed prior documentation, patient surveys, sponsor correspondence, & clinical trials database. Submitted amendments & deviations to IRB & communicated with sponsor monitors to record compliance.
Lisa Gorelik 