Diane Elizabeth Wakeham

Bio

I began my career as a researcher under Frances Brodsky at UCSF, having already worked in both a government health laboratory during college and a biotech industrial startup afterward. I pivoted to work as adjunct faculty or instructor in college chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacology. My second pivot was an even wider one, to community-based, volunteer-led positions in elementary education and music education. These teaching opportunities and community volunteer projects proved that there is more than one way for a scientist to make a positive impact. Science needs people who see projects from various perspectives, and who build teams with diverse views. Many of us who love science need practical support to flourish- funding, resources, time. My position in Stanford University School of Medicine helps make that happen, coordinating clinical research in psychiatry. I also have begun teaching at UC Berkeley Extension once again, beginning fall 2021.

Current Role at Stanford

Clinical Research Coordinator in training: recruitment, telephone prescreening, research binder, scheduling, RedCap, OnCore for non-cancer trials, Clinicaltrials.gov, CTRU coordination, IRB communication and eProtocol, and OFWeb / P-card reimbursement. Preparing for CRO certificate.

Education & Certifications

• Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry and Chemical Biology (2003)
• B.S., University of California, Berkeley, Chemistry (1993)

Projects

• IRB Protocol #58926, Stanford University (June 2021 - Present)

  Complement Immune Response in Patients with Schizophrenia

  Location

  Stanford, California

• IRB Protocol #48527, Stanford University (8/23/2021 - Present)

  Impact of a Ketogenic Diet on Metabolic and Psychiatric Health in Patients With Schizophrenia or Bipolar Illness

  Location

  Stanford, California