Pat Ames currently focuses on oncology research budget development and negotiation and project management for oncology trials at Aptium Oncology, Inc in Los Angeles, CA. She has previously acted as Operations Manager for the Clinical Trials Office of the Cancer Center at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, Director of Clinical Research Education at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, and Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Cancer Institute Medical Group in Santa Monica, CA. She has many years of experience as a research coordinator, and has worked at research sites and for sponsors developing skills in all aspects of clinical research and operations management, including regulatory affairs, budget and contract development, research development, and policy guidance for sponsors and clinical investigators.