Mea Ebenbichler, BA, CCRC, ACRP-PM, CHRC-Quality Compliance Auditor is a Nationally Certified Clinical Research Professional with over 20 years of experience managing and coordinating clinical trials in Pediatric Lung Transplant, Bone Marrow Transplant and Oncology. Currently as the Quality Compliance Auditor for EmVenio Research she is ensuring clinical research compliance through proper support within the areas of human subject protection, clinical study conduct, and regulatory compliance. Oversees clinical research risk management, via monitoring and auditing, assuring proper data safety and biosafety compliance. Serves as an active member of the Quality and Compliance Committee. Before joining EmVenio Research she served as a Jr Research Integrity Officer (RIO), she reviewed and evaluated Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (PHS/HHS) funded institutions’ compliance, as appropriate with PHS regulations. Conducted policy analyses, derived outcome assessments that informed and modernized the Office of Research Integrity’s approach to scientific compliance and identified opportunities for potential regulatory or procedural changes. Developed, recommended, and enforced HHS compliance actions in accordance with the PHS policies. Prior to transitioning into Quality Compliance, she developed the Pediatric Lung Transplantation Research Program at TCH/BCM with the direction of doctors Ernestina Melicoff, and George Mallory. They told her what they wanted and together they went onto publish several papers and presented at National and International conferences. Mea received her Bachelor of Arts with University and Departmental Honors in Psychology from Wayne State University and presently is a Juris Master-Compliance candidate at Liberty University School of Law. An active member of SOCRA, ACRP, PSI CHI, and volunteers with GirlTrek, the largest public health non-profit for African-American women and girls in the United States, Remote Area Medical which is a non-profit provider of mobile medical clinics delivering free dental, vision, and medical care to under-served and uninsured individuals, and Montrose Grace Place a safe space for vulnerable homeless youth.
