Contact us: Faculty and Staff
Clinical Research Office
Glenn M. Mills, MD
Director of Clinical Research
Over the last 20 years, Dr. Mills has built a successful clinical cancer trial program at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, participating in SWOG, CTSU, other NIH, and industry sponsored clinical trials. In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Mills ensures the efficient operation of the Clinical Trials Office.
The Clinical Trial Coordinators at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center assist the doctors in conducting clinical trials. The coordinators are responsible for providing information to the doctors and patients about current clinical trials, ensuring that eligibility requirements are met, initiating protocol enrollment, educating patients about protocol requirements, following patients on protocol, ensuring study guideline compliance, data collection and entry, and submitting data to study sponsors. The coordinators also serve as a clinical trial resource for affiliate physicians and their staffs.
Martha Lennard, BS, MEd
Head Clinical Trial Coordinator
Ms. Lennard has over 15 years experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator administering clinical trials for cancer treatment, prevention and control. She assisted in the development of the clinical research program at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, and has extensive experience with cancer clinical trials at both FWCC and Schumpert Cancer Treatment Center. Ms. Lennard oversees the daily operations of the Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program, ensuring that clinical trials are conducted in compliance with NCI rules, regulations and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. She also provides training for new research staff, and is a resource for investigators, research staff and affiliates.
Phone: (318) 813-1410
E-mail: mlenna@lsuhsc.edu
Jacinda Dupuy, CCRP
Clinical Trials Coordinator, EA Conway Medical Center, Monroe LA
Ms. Dupuy's primary responsibilities include screening, enrolling, and following patients in preventive and therapeutic cancer trials at EA Conway Medical Center in Monroe, LA. She has 12 years' experience running clinical trials in all cancer disease sites.
Phone: (318) 330-7739
E-mail: jdupuy@lsuhsc.edu
Laxmi Jain, BS
Regulatory Coordinator for NCI cooperative group trials
Ms. Jain is responsible for preparation and submission of NCI protocols and other regulatory documents to the IRB and to the NCI clinical trials sponsors. Ms. Jain reviews protocol updates and informs the FWCC and affiliate investigators and research staff of any changes to the protocols and new NCI protocols.
Phone: (318) 813-1401
E-mail: sjain4@lsuhsc.edu
Lisa McCary, BS
Budgets and Contracts Coordinator
Ms. McCary is responsible for contractual and budgetary negotiations for all clinical research trials conducted at Feist Weiller Cancer Center. Her business background makes her a valuable asset in administering the financial aspects of our cancer trials. Ms. McCary has been with the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center for more than two years and works in conjunction with the physicians, study coordinators and other personnel both within and outside of the organization.
Phone: (318) 813-1465
E-mail: lmccar@lsuhsc.edu
Georgia Morgan, BS
Gastrointestinal, Brain, and Gynecological Cancer Clinical Trial Coordinator
Ms. Morgan recently joined the team at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center as the clinical research associate in charge of gastrointestinal, brain and gynecological cancer clinical trials. Ms. Morgan’s previous experience includes 20 years as a research associate in basic research (neuroscience, physiology) and scientific editing as a copy editor/proof reader for The Journal of Physiology. Ms. Morgan is interested in cancer prevention and education, particularly in traditionally underserved communities, and currently works primarily with our cancer prevention and control studies.
Phone: (318) 813-1498
E-mail: gmorg1@lsuhsc.edu
Lori D. Panu, BS
Leukemia and Lymphoma Clinical Trials Coordinator
Ms. Panu joined the Feist-Weiller Clinical Research team after working as a Data Coordinator and Clinical Trials Coordinator for LSUHSC-Shreveport’s Surgical Oncology Department. Combined with her work at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, Ms. Panu has 10 years experience in the research environment. Ms. Panu is responsible for coordinating leukemia and lymphoma clinical trials.
Phone: (318) 813-1405
E-mail: lpanu@lsuhsc.edu
Lorraine Post, RN, BSN, CCRP
Regulatory Coordinator for Investigator Initiated and Industry Sponsored Trials
Ms. Post is responsible for the preparation, submission and maintenance of regulatory documents specific to industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials. Her nursing experience is an asset in preparing consent forms, as well as all other regulatory documents necessary for the IRB and clinical trial sponsors. She is fundamental in ensuring the regulatory compliance of these clinical research trials.
Phone: (318) 813-1404
E-mail: lpost@lsuhsc.edu
Amy Thomas, RN, BSN
Myeloma, Lung, and Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials Coordinator
Ms. Thomas recently joined the Feist-Weiller Clinical Research team after working as a telemetry nurse for four years. Her nursing experience provides her with effective patient education and communication skills. Ms. Thomas is responsible for coordinating myeloma, lung and pancreatic cancer clinical trials.
Phone (318) 813-1406
E-mail: athom4@lsuhsc.edu
Janice Yager, MT, CCRP
Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Coordinator
Ms. Yager has been a Clinical Research Coordinator at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center for eight years. With considerable experience in screening, enrolling and following patients on cancer clinical trials, Ms. Yager is primarily responsible for breast studies, but has been involved in clinical trials for all cancer disease sites, and assists in enrollment and data management in other disease sites as needed. She is an important resource for new research coordinators and affiliate sites.
Phone: (318) 813-1403
E-mail: jyager@lsuhsc.edu