OUR TEAM
Black Tusk Research Group is a Site Management Organization located in downtown Vancouver that specializes in operating clinical trials for hospital investigators. Our duties range from carrying out project specific tasks to conducting project management from start to finish. Black Tusk is currently aiding over 45 principal investigators, actively managing over 200 pharmaceutical and academic trials, and has partnered with over 10 pharmaceutical sponsors. Professional integrity and patient centered care are among our core values.
MEET OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dedicated professionals with an appetite for research and patient-centered care
Lynda Lazosky, RRT, BSc, CCRP
Founder & CEO
(She/Her/Hers)
Lynda has been in the clinical trials ecosphere for more than 20 years. She founded Black Tusk in 2014 and has been Chief Executive Officer ever since. She is also a licensed respiratory therapist.
John Boyd, MD, PhD
Co-Founder & CMO
(He/Him/His)
Dr. Boyd is a co-founder of Black Tusk as well as an Associate Professor in internal medicine at the University of British Columbia. He is also an Intensivist the St. Paul's Hospital ICU and an Investigator at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation.
Jacobo Lopez, BCom
VP Finance & Operations
(He/Him/His)
Jacobo has been working under various roles for four years at Black Tusk. He has experience in pharma budgeting, financial modelling, payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, logistics, operations, and human resources.
Danielle Pinheiro Muller,
MD
Clinical Research Manager - SAVE BC
(She/Her/Hers)
Danielle has twenty years of previous experience as a Medical Doctor, a residency in Pediatrics and a Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology. She also boasts two years of work in clinical research as a coordinator and is currently a manager of a Biobank of Coronary Artery Disease in young adults with almost 1,000 patients enrolled.
Will Johnston, MSc
Senior Ethics & Regulatory Coordinator
(He/Him/His)
​Will has been involved in all aspects of clinical research, from data acquisition and wet-lab work to study start-up, coordination, and project management. Since his introduction to clinical research, Will has lead various exercise oncology research studies and community-based initiatives, focusing on quality-of-life support, disease prevention, and treatment efficacy for individuals living with or impacted by cancer. Currently, Will is working at BTRG, overseeing start-up activities relating to the launch of new clinical research studies.
Fagun Jain, MSc
Clinical Research Manager - Thoracic Surgery and Outpatient ICU
(She/Her/Hers)
Fagun is responsible for project management for the ARBs program under Dr. James Russell and clinical trials for the Division of Thoracic Surgery under Dr. Anna McGuire. She manages the site coordination, financial management of the studies and maintenance of ethics and regulations during study start-up to close-out.