Orlando M. Gutiérrez, MD, MMSc
Hilda B. Anderson Endowed Chair in Nephrology
Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Director (cMPI), Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, Heersink School of Medicine
Associate Vice President for Medicine and Biomedical Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Patrick Delafontaine, MD
Executive Dean, School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Co-Director (MPI) and Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Tulane University
Amanda Anderson, PhD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology
Co-Director, CCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lori Bateman, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Science
Lead, CCTS Community & Stakeholder Engagement Module
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Meagan Brown, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
CCTS Institutional Representative
University of Mississippi
Robert Brown
CCTS Web Communications Manager
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Thomas W. Buford, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Head, GGPC Section of Translational Gerontology
Associate Dean for Research, Heersink School of Medicine
Director, CCTS Pilot Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Christina Cenczyk, MSCJ
Program Director, Research Development & Evaluation
Administrative Director, Southeast Health Alliance for Research (SHARe)
Operations Lead, CCTS Hub Liaison Team
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jake Chen, PhD
Triton Endowed Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Founding Director, Systems Pharmacology AI Research Center (SPARC)
CCTS Health Informatics Co-Lead
University of Alabama at Birmingham
James J. Cimino, MD
Associate Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
CCTS Health Informatics Lead
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jennifer A. Croker, PhD
CCTS Senior Administrative Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
David Crosslin, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics and Genomics
CCTS Health Informatics Co-Lead
Co-Director, Graduate Programs - Biomedical Informatics
Tulane University
Betty Darnell, MS, RD, LD
Bionutrition Research Dietitian
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Thomas Denney, PhD
Mr. & Mrs Bruce Donnellan & Family Endowed Professor
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Auburn University MRI Research Center
Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Auburn University
Maitlyn Eady
Researcher, CCTS SPAN and Biorepository
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Reid M. Eagleson, MS MEng, LSSGB
Program Manager, CCTS Clinical & Translational Science Research Program
Learning Health System and D&I Science Administrative Lead
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jeff Edberg, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director, CCTS SPAN and Biorepository
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Daniel Feig, MD, PhD, MPH
Margaret M. Porter Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nephrology
Professor and Director, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Director, CCTS Child Health Research Unit
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Meredith Fitz-Gerald, MSN, RN
Director of Community Partners and Education, CCTS Clinical Research Support Enterprise (CReSt)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, FRCP
Chief, Endocrinology, Professor and Tullis-Tulane Alumni Chair--Diabetes
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Medical Director and Board Chair, Southeast Health Alliance for Research (SHARe)
CCTS Resources & Services Co-Lead
Tulane University
Mona Fouad, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Senior Associate Dean, Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
T. Patrick Frazier, MBA, BSN, RN
Director of Business Operations and Systems, CCTS Clinical Research Support Enterprise (CReSt)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
James Geyer, MD
Professor of Family, Internal and Rural Medicine, College of Community Health Sciences
Medical Director, Institute for Rural Health Research
Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
University of Alabama
Mark N. Gillespie, PhD
SAMSF-Locke Endowed Professor
Associate Director and Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Co-Director, CCTS Clinical & Translational Science Research Program
University of South Alabama
Michael Hall, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Lonnie Hannon, PhD
Associate Professor of Health Behavior
2024-2025 Chair, CCTS Community and Scientific Action Board
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Renee Heffron, PhD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director (MPI), CCTS Mentored Career Development Program (K12)
CCTS Section on Dissemination & Implementation Sciences Co-Lead
Director, UAB Center for AIDS Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jamye Hester
CCTS Administrative Projects Specialist
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Chindo Hicks, PhD
CCTS Health Informatics Co-Lead
Professor, Department of Genetics
LSU Health Sciences Center
Bertha Hidalgo PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean, School of Public Health
Director, CCTS Postdoctoral Dissemination & Implementation Science Training Program (T32)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Richard J. Hines, MBA
CCTS Director of Finance
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cindy Joiner, PhD, MPH, RN
Associate Professor of Medicine and Vice Dhair for Research Operations and Development, Department of Medicine
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research Operations, Heersink School of Medicine
Executive Director, CCTS Clinical Research Support Enterprise (CReSt)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Clifford Kennon, EdS, MPA
Program Director, CCTS Engagement of Communities
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Robert P. Kimberly, MD
Howard L. Holley Professor of Medicine
Senior Advisor, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jay Kolls, MD
John W Deming Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine
Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics
John W Deming Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine
Co-Director, CCTS Clinical & Translational Science Research Program
Tulane University
Nita A. Limdi, PharmD, PhD, MSPH, FAHA
Ray L. Watts, M.D., Heersink Endowed Chair in Neurology
Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology
Associate Dean for Genomic Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine
Director, CCTS Training Academy
Associate Director, Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tyren Lucas, MBA
Program Director, CCTS Training Academy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jeanne Merchant, MPH
Program Director, CCTS K12, predoctoral T32 and postdoctoral T32 programs
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lucio Miele, MD, PhD
Cancer Crusaders Professor of Genetics
Chair, Department of Genetics
Director, LSU-LCMC Health Cancer Center
Senior Associate Dean of Research
Associate Director and Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
LSU Health Sciences Center
Katherine T. Mills, PhD, MSPH
Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Co-Director, CCTS Postdoctoral Dissemination & Implementation Science Training Program (T32)
Tulane University
Ciara Mitchell, PhD, RDN, LD
Bionutrition Researach Dietitian and Program Director
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Brian C. Moon, MM
CCTS Communications Director
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abu Saleh Mohammad Mosa, PhD, MS, FAMIA
Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Research
Informatics, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Co-Director, CCTS Health Informatics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael Mugavero, MD, MHSc
Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Co-Director, Clinical & Translational Science Research Program
Co-Director, CCTS Dissemination & Implementation Science Program
Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, Heersink School of Medicine
Director, UAB Center for Outcomes Effectiveness Research and Education Co-Director, Center For AIDS Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Richard Myers, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
President Emeritus and Faculty Investigator
Co-Director, CCTS Pilot Program
Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Cari Oliver, MPA, CIP
Program Director, CCTS Special Projects
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Robert Oster, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Health
Co-Director, CCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jennifer Pollock, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Endowed Professorship in Nephrology
Director, CCTS Predoctoral Clinical and Translational Science Training Program (T32)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eric Ravussin, PhD
Douglas L. Gordon Chair in Diabetes and Metabolism and Boyd Professor
Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Kevin Riggs, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Health
Co-Director, Clinical & Translational Science Research Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dunia Ritchey, MEd
Program Director, CReSt Regulatory (IND/IDE, ClinicalTrials.Gov) Team
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dana Rizk, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Director, CCTS Clinical Investigator Training Program
Associate Dean for Clinical Trials, Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anne Russell, PhD
Program Director, CCTS Research Commons
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc
Ana Lois Waters Professor
Director (cMPI), CCTS Mentored Career Development Program (K12)
Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rachael Shevin
Researcher, CCTS SPAN and Biorepository
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kimberly A. Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration, School of Health Professions
Director, CCTS Evaluation
University of Alabama at Birmingham
John Trombley, MS
Program Administrator II, CCTS Administration
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Timothy Turner, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology
Associate Vice President for Health-Related Research
Co-Director, Tuskegee University Center for Biomedical Research and the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (TU/CBR/RCMI)
Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Tuskegee University
Pankit Vachhani, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Medical Director, CCTS Clinical Research Unit
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Josh Vernon
Nurse Manager, CCTS Clinical Research Unit
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Paige N. Vinson, PhD
Director, High-Throughput Screening
CCTS Co-Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Southern Research
Isabel Virella-Lowell, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine
Co-Director, CF Therapeutics Development Network Center
Medical Director of 10Q Pediatric Pulmonary Care Unit
Co-Director, CCTS Child Health Research Unit
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Molly Wasko, PhD
University Professor, Collat School of Business
Director, CCTS Innovation & Entrepreneurship
University of Alabama at Birmingham