Melissa Fonseca

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center                                                       New York, NY

Laboratory Technologist II, Cellular Immunology

• Conducted QC operations on all 10-color BD FACSCanto & BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometers and executed the acquisition and analysis of daily panel quality controls and specimens using BD FACSDiva, BD FACSuite Software.
• Performed CD34 and CD3 enumeration assays and analysis on HPC-Apheresis products, mobilized Peripheral Blood, and Cord Blood.
• Assessed TBNK assays on Bone Marrow Transplant patients and COVID-19 patients.
• Trained MSKCC Scholar Program students on overall principles of flow cytometry techniques and assays conducted in the Cellular Immunology Laboratory.
• Management of training of onboarding employees.

Session Assistant III, Lymphoma and Myeloma Department

• Serve as a liaison between the patient, family and clinical team during the office visit. 
• Manage clinic flow while assisting clinical team. 
• Manage MD scheduling template.

Session Assistant II, Lymphoma and Myeloma Department

• Serve as a liaison between the patient, family and clinical team during the office visit. 
• Manage clinic flow while assisting clinical team.

Session Assistant, Leukemia/Hematology/Myeloma Department

• Serve as a liaison between the patient, family and clinical team during the office visit. 
• Greet, check-in and check-out pts.
• Scheduling and coordinating all appropriate tests, procedures, visits, treatments and consultations in accordance with the physicians’ orders.