Tanna Nelson, Ph.D., R.N., NI-BC

Informatics Clinical Trials Bioinformatician

  • Current Role

    Current Role

    As a clinical research informatics specialist, I oversee several clinical informatics and data science projects that utilize machine learning and large language models (LLMs) to advance clinical trials research for NCI. I collect and utilize data from multiple sources including devices and wearables, clinical and research data, and open-source data to (1) advance ground-breaking ways to streamline clinical trials research and reporting, (2) develop and train LLMs, and (3) harmonize data using standardized terminologies and common data elements.

  • Projects

    Projects

    Improves utility of Real-World Data by focusing on data quality and standards (e.g. USCDI+ Cancer).
  • Publications
  • Background

    Background

    Education

    • Ph.D., Nursing, University of Texas at Tyler
    • M.S., Nursing Informatics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    • B.S., Nursing, Regis University
    • Diploma, Nursing, Covenant Health System

    Previous Work

    • Program Manager of Clinical Informatics Research, Texas Health Resources
    • Informatics Nurse Specialist and Clinical Data Scientist, Texas Health Resources
    • Applications Systems Analyst III (Epic certified), Texas Health Resources

    Recent Awards

    • 2023 NINR Director’s Award in Workplace Community, for work done in the Beyond the Bedside Program