Sarah Alageel

• Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

· The planning, coordination, and development of training and educational programs related to the members of DPLM's career requirements (400+ employees).

· Strategic development

· Hiring and administration

· Assisting the Stem Cell & Cord Blood Clinical Laboratory

· Clinical Auditing

· Quality and Accreditation

In addition to technical duties (DLI, Bone Marrow, Cord Blood, and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell processing):

· Education Coordinator (within the BMT Lab).

· Team leader in NetCord-FACT accreditation preparation.

· Member of the HPC contamination taskforce.

· Creation and generation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Internal Policies and Procedures (IPPs).

· Departmental Laboratory Guide & data base management.

· Apheresis, Stem Cell Processing, & Cord Blood Bank Clinical Auditor (measuring current applied practice to international standards, hospital standards, and evidence based practice, then making the analysis and recommendations).

· Cord Blood Unit Search & Selection for transplantation.

· Quality: validation of process and machines, transplant outcome analysis, competency assessment, engraftment monitoring, and other duties

MSc in Stem Cell Technology at the Centre for Bimolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre is one of the leading hospitals in the Middle Eastern region. It is JCI accredited and CAP certified. The stem cell and cord blood lab in particular, are both ABB and JACIE accredited. I have had the opportunity to work there for 4 years which allowed me exposure to several aspects of practical, educational, and managerial work. Inclusive of:

· HPC- Apheresis, HPC-Marrow, HPC-Cord Blood, DLI, quantitation, processing, and cryopreservation

· CD34 Positive Selection

· B-cell line culturing

· Infusion of cryopreserved products

· IASIS Cord Blood computer system

· Procedural assessment and QC

· Ordering of supplies and Inventory

· Day to day operation of the bioachieve and Sepax net systems

· RBC Depletion

· Plasma Depletion

· Equipment maintenance, standardization and QC

· Ex-utero Cord blood collection.

· CFUC Preparation and quantification.

· IPP review

· Cellular Function Assays (Blastogenesis and NBT assays)

Education coordinator:

· Administered the Interns and SCDP`s (Saudi Career Development Program Participants) education and training sessions in stem cell, cord blood and cellular function.

· Managed the staff's weekly continuing educational program

· Organization and presentation of lectures.

Engraftment monitoring:

· I was responsible for the monitoring and assessment of all transplanted products and their engraftment.

Laboratory Rotation in various disciples.