Georgia CTSA Welcomes 2026-2027 MSCR and CPTS Students

students at orientation

Join Georgia CTSA in welcoming the 2026-2027 clinical and translational research and science students! 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/science. 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

  • Olufisayo Aloba, DPT, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory, Neurology
  • Lily Bonadonna, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  • Samuele Bonomi, MD, Fellow, Emory, Neurology, Behavioral Neurology
  • Kaileen Fei, MD, Resident, Emory, Surgery, Vascular Surgery
  • John Fuller, PhD Student, Emory, Nursing
  • Marina Girgis, MD, Fellow, Emory, Pediatrics & Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Hira Hasan, MD, Fellow, Emory, Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Muhammed Idris, PhD, Assistant Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine, Medicine and Public Health Education
  • Patrick Ihejirika, PhD Student, UGA, Biomechanics
  • Wissam Karam, MD, Fellow, Emory, Hematology and Medical Oncology
  • Ka U Lio, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
  • Petra Rantanen, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Cardiology
  • Olivia Singleton, MD Student, Emory, School of Medicine

Certificate Program in Translational Science (CPTS) Students

  • Eduardo (Ali) Alvarez-Pamir, PhD Student, Emory, Neuroscience
  • Rajib Biswas, PhD Student, Emory, Nursing
  • Grace Brewer, PhD Student, Emory, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Genevieve Craig, PhD Student, Emory, Neuroscience
  • Vanessa Dartora, PhD, Research Engineer II, Georgia Tech/Emory, Biomedical Engineering
  • Sophia Garbarino, MPH, PhD Student, Emory, Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences
  • Tierra Hollaway, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Morehouse School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Young Rock Hong, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Emory, Family and Preventative Medicine
  • Hyeiyeon Im, PhD Student, Emory, Nursing
  • Hohyun Lee, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Tech, Mechanical Engineering
  • Isabel Morgan, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Morehouse School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Jessica Otero, MPH, PhD Student, Emory, Global Health & Development