As the Director of Clinical Research, Latoya Lashley oversees the operational management and compliance of the Neely Center for Clinical Cancer Research (NCCCR) at Tufts Medical Center. Her work includes supervising clinical research staff, as well as developing and maintaining partnerships with industry sponsors, hospital collaborators, and clinical trial network professionals. The NCCCR participates in over 120 active clinical trials including cooperative group, federally-funded, investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored trials. The NCCCR is the core facility of the Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center dedicated to promoting oncology and hematology clinical research in compliance with local, federal, and sponsor/funding agency clinical trial policies.
Over the previous twelve years, Ms. Lashley has worked with a range of stakeholders as a Clinical Research Coordinator, Project Manager, and Clinical Research Manager with a focus in pediatric oncology at the Dana-Farber/ Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.
Ms. Lashley holds a Master in Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health and is a Certified Clinical Research Professional since 2016.