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Ciara Rhodes, Ph.D.

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Research Laboratory Manager at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
📍 Greater Richmond Region, United States

Ciara Rhodes is the Research Laboratory Manager for the COQUI (Cancer Outcome Queries to Understand Inequities) Lab at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. With a Ph.D. in Integrative Life Sciences from Virginia Commonwealth University, she applies her expertise in project management and research coordination to advance studies on cancer health disparities.

As a first-generation college student, Ciara is deeply committed to driving impactful scientific discovery and innovation. Her academic journey reflects a strong focus on forensic science and a passion for developing novel research methodologies to solve complex biological challenges, ultimately aiming to improve human health through her work.

Her doctoral research involved developing a powder-free method to "pluck" individual cells from skeletal remains, avoiding the destructive pulverization process traditionally used for DNA analysis.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Research Laboratory Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Richmond Region, United States
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Cancer Health Disparities
Manages a lab at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center specifically focused on understanding inequities in cancer outcomes.
Forensic DNA Innovation
Her Ph.D. research and multiple publications focus on developing novel, less-destructive methods for DNA recovery from compromised skeletal remains.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Research Laboratory Manager
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
1-2024 - 12-2024
National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellow
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
8-2022 - 12-2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Virginia Commonwealth University
8-2020 - 7-2022
Graduate Research Assistant
Virginia Commonwealth University
5-2019 - 8-2020
Research Associate
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Education
8-2020 - 12-2024
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
8-2016 - 5-2019
Bachelor of Science - BS
Virginia Commonwealth University
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