Research Education Programs Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the program director, co-program directors (at Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Tech, and UGA), co-directors for the Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) program, Research Education lead evaluator, and key faculty from all three Georgia CTSA academic institutions.
The Executive Committee is subdivided into working groups as necessary (e.g., for KL2 and TL1 study sections).
The committee is charged with reviewing applications (for the Georgia CTSA MSCR program, Certificate Program in Translational Science, and TL1 program), selecting participants, assessing trainee and scholar progress, selecting and approving faculty mentors and thesis committees, and evaluating and approving thesis work (in consultation with the thesis advisor). The Executive Committee also evaluates and develops new curriculum, approves instructors for the MSCR core curriculum courses, reviews program evaluation and intervenes as necessary to improve the program, and interacts with the administrative structures of Emory, Georgia Tech, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), and University of Georgia (UGA).
The committee meets monthly to review operation and progress of the Research Education training programs. Day-to-day operations are managed by the program directors, co-program directors, and administrative staff.
The committee now includes eleven former trainees (Drs. Alvarez, Goldsmith, Hernandez, Kempker, Michopoulos, Ofotokun, Shah, Shane, and Sheth) who completed the MSCR or CPTS and/or KL2 and TL1 programs and established successful careers in clinical and translational research.
Research Education Programs Executive Committee
Jessica A. Alvarez, PhD, RD
Director, Certificate Program in Translational Science (CPTS)
Co-Course Director, Introduction to Clinical and Translational Science / Emory University
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine
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Henry M. Blumberg, MD
Principal Investigator, KL2 and TL1
Co-Course Director, Clinical and Translational Science Colloquium, Research Education Programs / Emory University
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine
Professor of Epidemiology and Global Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
Dawn Comeau, PhD, MPH
Mentor Training Director
Emory University
Research Professor & Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health
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J. Brandon Dixon, PhD
Co-Director, KL2 and TL1 Programs, Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology
Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Jennifer Felger, PhD
Committee Member
Emory University
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
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David Goldsmith, MD, MSCR
Committee Member
Emory University
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
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Natalie D. Hernandez, PhD, MPH
Committee Member
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Executive Director, Center for Maternal Health Equity
Jordan A. Kempker, MD, MSCR
Co-Course Director, Introduction to Clinical And Translational Science
MSCR Thesis Committee / Emory University
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
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James D Lauderdale, PhD
Co-Director, TL1 Program
University of Georgia
Associate Professor, Department of Cellular Biology, Paul D Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Georgia
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Matthew Magee, PhD
Course Director, Analytic Methods in Clinical and Translational Science
Emory University
Associate Professor of Hubert Department of Global Health Rollins School of Public Health
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Amita Manatunga, PhD
Course Director, Overview of High Dimensional Data
MSCR Thesis Committee / Emory University
Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Rollins School of Public Health
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Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD, MSCR
Co-Director, TL1 Program / Co-Course Director, Advanced Grant Writing
Emory University School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
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Eric J. Nehl, PhD
Program Evaluator
Emory University
Associate Research Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
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Igho Ofotokun, MD, MSCR
Co-Director, KL2 Program
Co-Course Director, Clinical and Translational Science Colloquium, Co-Coordinator, MSCR Journal Club / Emory University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
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Alexander Quarshie, MD, MSc
Co-Director, KL2 Program
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)
Director, Morehouse School of Medicine, MSCR Program
Director, Biomedical Informatics Program
Professor of Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, FACP, FASCO
Committee Member
Emory University
Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Executive Director, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Amit Shah, MD, MSCR
Committee Member
Emory University
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology
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Andi L. Shane, MD, MPH, MSCR
Co-Course Director, Clinical Trial Design
Emory University & Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Professor and Director, Division of Infectious Diseases Emory Department of Pediatrics
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Somanath P.R. Shenoy, PhD, FAHA
Co-Director, KL2 Program
University of Georgia
Professor, College of Pharmacy University of Georgia
Director of Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics
Claire E. Sterk, PhD
Committee Member
Emory University
Charles Howard Candler Professor of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences Rollins School of Public Healt
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Gianluca Tosini, PhD
Co-Director, TL1 Program
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)
Chief Scientific Research Officer
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Drenna Waldrop, PhD
Committee Member
Emory University
Professor, tenured, Interim Associate Dean for Research, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
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David Weinshenker, PhD
Committee Member
Emory University School of Medicine
Professor, Department of Human Genetics,
Scientific Director, Emory School of Medicine Rodent Behavioral Core
Thomas R. Ziegler, MD
Co-Director, TL1 Program
Emory University School of Medicine / Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs)
Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids
Co-Program Director, Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Center
