{"id":861,"date":"2025-05-15T17:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/?page_id=861"},"modified":"2025-06-11T20:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T20:03:45","slug":"claudio-mendes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/peoplelab\/claudio-mendes\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ba1a1a\"><b style=\"font-size: 1.44em\">Claudio Mendes, DDS, MSc<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"marklbvhnpmy6\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-855 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1306\/2025\/05\/DSCF7607web-e1747275529394-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1306\/2025\/05\/DSCF7607web-e1747275529394-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1306\/2025\/05\/DSCF7607web-e1747275529394.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span class=\"marklbvhnpmy6\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Claudio Mendes<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is a Clinical Research Professional currently serving as a Bilingual Clinical Research Coordinator at both the EngAGING Lab and the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer\u2019s Research Center at the Brain Health Institute, Rutgers University. He holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Research Management from Rutgers University. <span class=\"marklbvhnpmy6\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Claudio<\/span>\u00a0has led clinical trial efforts across oncology and pediatric populations, and he is now contributing to aging-related research through the BRAINY-NJ Study. His work focuses on participant recruitment and engagement, with a particular emphasis on underrepresented populations, especially within Latino communities.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">At the Pediatric Clinical Research Center at Rutgers\/RWJMS,\u00a0<span class=\"marklbvhnpmy6\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Claudio<\/span>\u00a0coordinated multiple pediatric clinical trials, ensuring strict adherence to regulatory guidelines, protocol compliance, high-quality data collection, and patient-centered care. He managed bilingual communications with participants and families, developed standard operating procedures, and strengthened recruitment, retention, and community outreach strategies. Prior to this, at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, he spearheaded AI-driven recruitment strategies across diverse oncology studies. He now brings this expertise to Alzheimer\u2019s and brain health research, supporting inclusive and culturally competent clinical trial execution.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claudio Mendes, DDS, MSc Claudio Mendes\u00a0is a Clinical Research Professional currently serving as a Bilingual Clinical Research Coordinator at both the EngAGING Lab and the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/peoplelab\/claudio-mendes\/\" class=\"\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3712,"featured_media":0,"parent":470,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-861","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>- EngAGING Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/peoplelab\/claudio-mendes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"- EngAGING Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Claudio Mendes, DDS, MSc Claudio Mendes\u00a0is a Clinical Research Professional currently serving as a Bilingual Clinical Research Coordinator at both the EngAGING Lab and the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein &hellip; 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