Jake Abbott, BMedSci, BBus, is a Clinical Project Coordinator at the Kirby Institute, UNSW, Sydney, starting January 2024. Previously Jake worked at Scientia Clinical Research, an early phase clinical trial unit at PoWH Randwick, as a Clinical Trial Assistant then a Clinical Study Coordinator for 3 years. During this time, Jake coordinated over 15 different phase 0/1 clinical trials investigating ailments such as advanced solid tumours, diabetes, hypertension, COVID-19, ulcerative colitis, narcolepsy and hepatitis. Through this, Jake gained extensive knowledge and practise in setting up, coordinating, and monitoring studies across a range of diseases.