Angela Carrillo Long, PhD

As a Lead Clinical Research Associate, Angela oversees the clinical data management activities for the Global Clinical Research Core and manages international multisite pediatric hem-oncology research studies. 

Angela is a native of Lima Perú and received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Pontifical Catholic University of Perú and her doctoral degree in organic chemistry from Indiana University in the US. She learned about the cutting-edge research done at St. Jude when recruiting students at the SACNAS National conference representing IU´s Graduate School Office. She was strongly motivated to become part of an institution committed to helping children suffering from catastrophic diseases and she knew she could contribute to important discoveries in oncology and infectious diseases working at St Jude.

In 2012, Angela first joined St Jude as a postdoctoral research associate under the direction of Dr. Kip Guy in the Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics where her work as a scientist focused on the preclinical phases of drug development for the parasitic diseases' malaria, sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis. In 2016, she decided to apply her drug discovery and clinical research knowledge into more directly impacting the health of children worldwide, especially children from low- and middle-income countries, and she joined the St Jude Global family excited to take St Jude to the world.

At St Jude Global, Angela has contributed to the implementation of multiple international multisite research studies across the globe and many publications have arisen from those studies. In her current role, she creates case report forms and ensures that the study protocol, CRFs and electronic data capture tools are aligned. She works closely with Global Analytics and Global Technology to develop and test databases for global research studies and serves as the primary Global Clinical Research Core liaison with Identity, CRiSP, REDCap admin, and other external teams.

Angela lives in Memphis with her husband and her little son. They love traveling to tropical areas and visiting family within the US and Perú. Angela is extremely proud of her roots and continues to try to perfect her favorite Peruvian dishes. Angela loves spending time with her family, doing pilates, weight training, and hosting gatherings at home.