Clinical Project Manager
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Karen Lester PhD, is the RECOVER Project Manager at RCSI who plays a key role in the planning, coordination and execution of the study, working alongside the Lead Investigator (Paul McNally), Co-PI, site PI’s, study management team and clinical research coordinators/research nurses to ensure all endpoints and timelines are met. Karen completed her PhD at the University of Liverpool in 2017 specialising in Ophthalmology and joined the Cystic Fibrosis research team in July 2020 as a Clinical Research Coordinator. Prior to this, Karen worked as a Research Officer for an NGO facilitating genetic testing for individuals living with rare eye disease.