Mary Jo Luser, BSN, RN, OCN, CCRP is a senior registered nurse research coordinator for oncology clinical trials at the Aurora Research Institute at Aurora Cancer Care in Milwaukee, Wis. She is an oncology certified nurse and a certified clinical research professional, and she is the subject matter expert in precision medicine and hematology at Advocate Aurora Health.
Ms. Luser developed a process for reviewing next generation sequencing (NGS) reports for associated screening for potential clinical trials. She also developed the research coordinator position on the Oncology Molecular Tumor Board, a role responsible for reviewing all patients requiring NGS testing, and served in this role for patients with NTRK fusions on clinical trials.
Ms. Luser obtained her Oncology Certified Nursing (OCN) certification from the AJCC and Oncology Nursing Society in 2003 and her Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) in 2018. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Chamberlain University College of Nursing in 2021.