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Laura.schankel@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Laura Schankel joined the Penn Memory Center in 2018 as a clinical research coordinator and is currently working as the project manager for the ABC study and associated NIH funded research projects. During her time at PMC, Schankel has served as a research coordinator for the LEADS, Pegasus, ADNI3, and TRAILBLAZER-ALZ-2 studies. Before coming to PMC, Schankel worked at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where she focused her research on exploring approaches to optimize treatment for individuals with comorbid mental illness and HIV/AIDS. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and anthropology from Lehigh University and has a master’s degree in psychology from Southern New Hampshire University.