Agate Ābola
Summary
Dynamic and adaptable professional with a strong foundation in problem solving and teamwork. Proficient in Microsoft Office and GraphPad Prism, with a proven ability to quickly learn new systems and processes. Demonstrates excellent communication skills and a commitment to patient safety compliance, supported by knowledge of clinical trials. Holds a Category B driving license, showcasing determination and persistence in achieving goals. Career aspirations include advancing within the field of clinical research, leveraging customer service expertise to enhance patient care.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2021
2021
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Pharmacist
Mēness aptieka
2025.12 - 2026.02
- Responsibility for aiding customers by compounding and/or dispensing prescription medications, providing pharmaceutical information to healthcare professionals, monitoring customers’ drug therapies to avoid interactions with other medications, and providing pharmaceutical expertise to customers on safe use of medications.
Site Activation Associate
ICON PLC
2024.02 - 2025.05
- Consistent Site Activation process across Projects and Sponsors. Reduce Site Activation timelines to support earlier patient enrolment. Ensure transparency and effective reporting of progress and site statuses. Improve site experience and customer perception. Centralized communication with Sites, Site follow up, Site activation tracker updates, Site activation requirements tracking in Horizon (access, training, supplies) and escalations to local teams.
Clinical Research Associate II
ICON PLC
2022.09 - 2024.02
- Identify, select, initiate and closeout appropriate investigational sites for clinical studies. Monitor those sites in order to ensure that studies are carried out according to the study protocol and in accordance with ICON SOPs/WPs applicable regulations and the principles of ICH-GCP. Provide a benchmark of monitoring competence to inexperienced/less-experienced colleagues.
Production Engineer
Northern Synthesis
Riga
2022.06 - 2022.09
- Define how the product will be manufactured and/or assembled on the production line including design of packaging, ensuring the right quantity of components/products are delivered and aligned. Update of manufacturing instructions. Development of SOPs. Prepare drug master file, etc.
Seller – consultant
SIA PetCity
Riga
2020.10 - 2022.02
- Consult store visitors, sell the products (food, goods, medication), store cash register system, store opening and closing, store cleaning
Laboratory assistant
University of Latvia
Riga
2021.03 - 2021.08
- Care about mice - feed and check their health condition, maintain the cleanliness of the laboratory premises, take care of the mouse living cage area
Live in carer
Berkeley Home Health Care
Farnham
2016.10 - 2017.07
- Take care of the elderly, deliver and make food, medicine administration, clean the house, etc.
Administrator
Beauty salon "Lotosa zieds"
Liepaja
2013.05 - 2013.09
- Make and receive phone calls, sell goods, write down customers, salon cleaning, salon opening and locking
Education
Master’s degree - Pharmacy
University of Latvia
RigaBachelor’s degree - Pharmacy
University of Latvia
RigaHigh school -
Liepājas Valsts 1. ģimnāzija
LiepajaSkills
- Problem Solving
- Adaptability
- Ability to Work in Team
- Microsoft Office
- Fast Learner
- Communication Skills
- Customer Service
- GraphPadPrism
- Category B driving licence
- Determination and Persistence
- Clinical trials knowledge
- Patient safety compliance
Languages
Latvian
English
Russian
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Participant in a scientific project, Riga, Jelgavas iela 3, University of Latvia MARCH 2021 — AUGUST 2021
- Short Aβ-related peptides in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease – new avenues for treatment (ShortAbeta). Project number: Izp2018/1-0275.
- Scientific conference, Riga, University of Latvia, Poster presentation MARCH 2020
- Agate Abola, Aleksandrs Makarovs, Baiba Jansone, Zane Dzirkale. Long-term effects on poststroke locomotor activity in mice. Longlasting effects of stroke on mitochondrial function demonstrated in mouse model of middle cerebral artery occlusion. Abstracts of the 78th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia (2020), Medicina (Kaunas), Vol. 56, Suppl.1: 283.
- URL:https://medicina.lsmu.lt/abstracts-of-the-international-scientific-conference-on-medicine-organized-within-the-frameof-the78th-internationalscientific-conference-of-the-university-of-latvia/
- Scientific conference, Riga, University of Latvia, Oral presentation MARCH 2022
- Abola Agate, Dzirkale Zane, Jeļisejevs Iļja, Upīte Jolanta, Jansone Baiba. Long-term activity assessment in the voluntary running wheel in mice model of ischemic stroke. Abstracts of the International Scientific Conference on Medicine within the frame of the 80th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia (2022), Medicina (Kaunas), Vol. 58, Suppl. 1:17. URL:https://medicina.lsmu.lt/abstracts-of-theinternational-scientific-conference-on-medicine-organizedwithinthe-frame-of-the-80th-internationalscientific-conference-of-the-university-of-latvia/ ISSN 1648-9233
LABORATORY EXPERIENCE
- Mice and rats
- Creating publications
- Open field test, Corner test, Cylinder test, Morris water maze test, Pellet reaching task
- Intranasal and subcutaneous drug administration, animal care
- Programs: EthoVision XT Noldus, GraphPadPrism
Timeline
Pharmacist
Mēness aptieka
2025.12 - 2026.02
Site Activation Associate
ICON PLC
2024.02 - 2025.05
Clinical Research Associate II
ICON PLC
2022.09 - 2024.02
Production Engineer
Northern Synthesis
2022.06 - 2022.09
Laboratory assistant
University of Latvia
2021.03 - 2021.08
Seller – consultant
SIA PetCity
2020.10 - 2022.02
Live in carer
Berkeley Home Health Care
2016.10 - 2017.07
Administrator
Beauty salon "Lotosa zieds"
2013.05 - 2013.09
Bachelor’s degree - Pharmacy
University of Latvia
Master’s degree - Pharmacy
University of Latvia
High school -
Liepājas Valsts 1. ģimnāzija