Introducing Georgia CTSA Outstanding 2025-2026 MSCR and CPTS Students

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New students attending in-person orientation - MSCR: Albahi Malik, Collin Dubick, Kristen Harris, Aaron (Scott) Gillet, Mark Garren, Josiah Bennett, Tinatin Muradashvili, Sandra Jones, Nora Loughry, Rebekah Muenich, Emily Muller, Elizabeth Byers; CPTS: Paul Beach, Jenna Feeley, Jennifer Lathrop, Jessica Strosahl, Christine Esper, Zahra Barandouzi, Olivia Kalimon, Adesuwa Akhetuamhen, Leandra Lacayo, Kaprice Welsh, Swati Zaveri, Maria (Stefi) Barbian

Georgia CTSA proudly welcomes the incoming students for its 2025-2026 academic year, marking the beginning of an exciting journey in clinical and translational research and science. The Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) program provides innovative didactic and mentored research training to those pursuing a career in clinical and/or translational research. The Certificate Program in Translational Science (CPTS) program is for trainees who seek to conduct research at the interface between basic and translational science and clinical medicine.

Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) Students

  • Liliana Aguayo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory, School of Nursing
  • Josiah Bennett, MD, Cardiology Research Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Cardiology
  • Elizabeth Byers, MD, Fellow, Emory, Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
  • Collin Dubick, MD, Fellow, Emory, Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
  • Mark Garren, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, UGA, College of Engineer, Chemical Materials and Biomedical Engineering
  • Aaron “Scott” Gillet, MD, Cardiology Research Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Cardiology
  • Kristen Harris, MD, Cardiology Research Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Cardiology
  • Sandra Jones, MD, Fellow, Emory, Hematology/Oncology
  • Nora Loughry, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  • Albahi Malik, MBBS, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
  • Rebekah Muenich, MD, MPH Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  • Emily Muller, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  • Tinatin Muradashvili, MD, Fellow, Emory, Hematology and Medical Oncology

Certificate Program in Translational Science (CPTS) Students

  • Adesuwa Akhetuamhen, MD, Assistant Professor, Emory, Emergency Medicine
  • Zahra Barandouzi, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Emory, School of Nursing
  • Maria “Stefi” Barbian, MD, Assistant Professor, Emory, Pediatrics, Neonatology
  • Paul Beach, DO, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory, Neurology, Movement Disorders
  • Christine Esper, MD, Associate Professor, Emory, Neurology, Movement Disorders
  • Jenna Feeley, PhD student, Emory, Nutrition and Health Sciences
  • Erin Grundy, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory, Hematology and Medical Oncology
  • Olivia Kalimon, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory, Emergency Medicine
  • Leandra Lacayo, MPH, PhD student, Emory, Nutrition and Health Sciences
  • Jennifer Lathrop, PhD student, UGA, Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
  • Jessica Strosahl, PhD, RDN, LD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory, Human Genetics
  • Margaret To, MD, MPH Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  • Emily Valice, MPH, PhD student, Emory, Epidemiology
  • Kaprice Welsh, CNM, MSN, MPH, PhD student, Emory, Nursing
  • Swati Zaveri, PhD, Associate Academic Research Scientist, Emory, Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, & Lipids