{"id":1936,"date":"2020-03-30T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/biology-physical-sciences-dept-gifts-gloves-safety-goggles-to-emerson-clinical-research-institute\/"},"modified":"2020-03-30T14:22:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T14:22:00","slug":"biology-physical-sciences-dept-gifts-gloves-safety-goggles-to-emerson-clinical-research-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/biology-physical-sciences-dept-gifts-gloves-safety-goggles-to-emerson-clinical-research-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology & Physical Sciences Dept. gifts gloves, safety goggles to Emerson Clinical Research Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the pandemic of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact medical systems in the greater Washington region and beyond, Marymount University\u0092s School of Science, Mathematics and Education<\/a> is doing what it can to support health care professionals in a variety of ways.
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\nThis month, faculty members in the school\u0092s Biology & Physical Sciences Department demonstrated the University\u0092s core value of service to others by donating 50 boxes of gloves and 10 pairs of safety goggles to Emerson Clinical Research Institute<\/a>. With research sites across D.C. and Northern Virginia, the Institute has the mission of bringing new clinical research studies to the diverse patient populations at community-based clinics, in order to increase participation of minorities in research.
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\n\u0093I kept hearing stories about how people in health care were in need of PPE, and I knew that we had supplies at Marymount in our labs that could help,\u0094 said Dr. Amanda Wright, the Associate Professor who helped spearhead the donation.
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\nAfter getting department chair Dr. Todd Rimkus on board with the project, Dr. Wright enlisted the help of lab coordinator Katie Sprinkel, who volunteered to collect all of the supplies and deliver them to wherever they were needed. When deciding where to donate the items, Dr. Susan Agolini suggested they go to Emerson Clinical Research Institute \u0096 which is led by a Marymount alumnus, Dr. Fabian Sandoval.
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\n\u0093He has done so much over the years to help our students gain valuable experiences in terms of internships and jobs. We thought this was a nice way to give back to him and his cause,\u0094 Dr. Wright added. \u0093This really was a group effort \u0096 Saints helping Saints!\u0094
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\nIn response, Dr. Sandoval posted a video on his LinkedIn page<\/a>, thanking Marymount University for the donation and showing his appreciation.
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\n\u0093In trying times like these with the coronavirus, it\u0092s nice to know that organizations and universities like Marymount donated all these gloves and safety goggles for our clinic so we can continue to do our work,\u0094 Dr. Sandoval said.
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