Patti Shugarts is responsible for KAI's daily operations and oversees
KAI staff. She has over
12 years experience in the coordination of clinical and data management teams for
ongoing projects. She is a skilled manager who has worked on government and industry
research and data management projects.
Ms. Shugarts' interest and expertise focus on the design and implementation of data
management and data aggregation tools. Accomplishments include the development and
design of several NIH "toolbox" projects providing a "universal language" within
studies and the development of the accompanying central repository for data from
completed studies for both pediatric studies (NICHD). In addition, she has worked
in the design and development of Common Data Elements to enable investigators and
the funding institution to perform higher quality studies and allow for effortless
metadata analysis when studies are completed. She has led KAI teams to identify
and organize descriptor definitions and develop a dynamic database which serves
as a resource for cataloguing funded research.
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