Giuliana is a Clinical Trials Manager who partners with clinicians, researchers and multi-disciplinary teams  to enable and facilitate clinical and translational research.  After spending over a decade working in health and medical research at various research institutes, universities and hospitals, Giuliana knows what truly drives researchers, getting research projects up and running, and managing quality research-and it’s not just mastering all the paperwork!  It’s how well you communicate, collaborate, connect and engage with people you’re trying to help.

 Giuliana has held positions at The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The Mental Health Commission and The Telethon Kids Institute including working across North, South and East Metropolitan Health Services in Perth, Western Australia.  She is also an accredited Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) Research Manager and supported:

• Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and Research Governance (RG) start up activities required for investigator initiated research projects and phase II-IV national and international clinical trials.
• clinical data monitoring
• clinical and laboratory data capture and management across the lifecycle of research.

 Giuliana is currently the Western Australian State Coordinator for the Medical Research Futures Fund (MRFF) grant funded SUNRRiSE Trial (UK parent arm) and HREC and RG lead for the COVID-19 Research Response Trial (based on ISARIC/WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol) and Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-Cov-2 Infection in Elective Surgical Patients in Australia (A Prospective Cohort Study) in conjunction with the COVID research platform in Perth.

 In addition to her extensive research experience, Giuliana is a trained Mental Health First Aid Officer.