Lorraine Moss

Comprehensive Coordinator
Tel: (905) 525-9140, ext. 22607
Fax: (905) 522-7681
E-mail: mossl@mcmaster.ca

As CLSA Comprehensive Coordinator, Lorraine Moss is responsible for implementing and coordinating the activities of 11 Data Collection Sites across the country. Her position involves developing standard operating procedures, tracking sites progress, providing ongoing training and support to the local teams. An employee of McMaster for more than 20 years, Lorraine has coordinated research in the areas of pediatric nutrition and infectious disease. She has been involved in studies that focused on infant nutrition, nursing-home-acquired pneumonia and vaccinating healthy Hutterite children to stop the spread of influenza.  Lorraine holds an Hon. B.Sc. in Nutritional Science from the University of Guelph.

Marie-Eve Veilleux

Translation Coordinator
E-mail: marie-eve.veilleux@rimuhc.ca

Marie-Eve joined the CLSA team in July 2010. As Translations Coordinator, her role in the CLSA is to coordinate the translation process of all CLSA documents. She completed a B.Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology in 2007 and then pursued graduate studies in translation to become a medical translator. She has experience as a freelance translator for studies in epidemiology and in rheumatology.

Julianna Beckett

Research Coordinator
Tel: 905-525-9140, ext. 21432
E-mail: becketjd@mcmaster.ca

Julianna is the primary contact for the Research Ethics Boards, 11 of which oversee the CLSA in a collaborative process. Julianna manages the ethics amendment submissions, and provides support to the Data Collection Sites in obtaining their annual ethics renewals. She is a involved in the ongoing development of the CLSA’s Quality Management System, and provides support in the development of CLSA procedures, training, and documentation. She also fills the role of CLSA Documentalist, managing the organization and version control of study documents, primarily the CLSA standard operating procedures, guidance and training manuals, and participant materials.  Julianna holds a Hon. B.SocSci from McMaster University and a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario.

Giulia Scime

Project Manager, CLSA - Weston Healthy Brains, Healthy Aging Initiative
E-mail: scimeg@mcmaster.ca

Giulia Scime was hired as the Project Manager for the CLSA-Weston Healthy Brains, Healthy Aging Initiative in January 2022. Giulia holds a Master’s degree in Health Promotion and Human Behaviour from the University of Alberta and a Kinesiology degree from McMaster University. With almost 10 years of experience with the CLSA, as the Research Coordinator and Data Collection Site Manager, Giulia has a proven background in health-related research operations, liaising/engaging with various stakeholders, and overall strategic operational planning and implementation. Giulia’s connections, relationships and knowledge of CLSA data and platforms, will be integral to the success of the CLSA-Weston Healthy Brains, Healthy Aging initiative. Her relationship with the CLSA National Coordinating Centre (NCC) and Biobank and Biorepository (BBC), as well as with the other Data Collections Sites across Canada, results in a successful collaboration as the Project Manager for the CLSA-Weston Healthy Brains, Healthy Aging Initiative.  

Giulia’s role also involves the collaboration among experts, advisory committees, and working groups. She ensures that milestones and targets will be met for the success of the CLSA-Weston Healthy Brains, Healthy Aging Initiative. 

Chetna Naik

Biorepository Coordinator
Tel: 905-525-9140, ext. 20913
E-mail: naikc@mcmaster.ca

As CLSA biorepository coordinator, Chetna Naik is the primary lead of the biorepository as well as coordinating the Biospecimen Collection and Processing Laboratory for 11 Data Collection Sites across the country. Her job involves developing standard operating procedures and providing ongoing training and support to the biorepository as well as well as the Data Collation Sites Laboratory. Chetna joined the CLSA team in July 2012. She completed a B.Sc. in Microbiology and has also completed Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) training.