Michelle Tomasino

Director, Office of Clinical Trials, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Michelle Tomasino joined UNLV in 2017, playing a key role in launching the Office of Clinical Trials in tandem with the opening of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine. As Director, she has cultivated strategic community partnerships to support and expand interventional research capabilities. Before her time at UNLV, Michelle spent 12 years at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, where she held various roles that helped shape a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to clinical trials. At UNLV, she has laid the groundwork for establishing best practices, policies, and standard operating procedures to ensure regulatory-compliant research. Her efforts have also led to the centralization of research operations, including investigational pharmacy, research laboratory services, and diagnostic imaging.