Orlando M. Gutiérrez, MD, MMSc
Marie S. Ingalls Endowed Chair in Nephrology Leadership
Professor of Medicine and Director, 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
Corinne E. Augelli-Szafran, PhD
Vice President of Scientific Platforms
Co-Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Southern Research
Lori Bateman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Science
Lead, CCTS Community & Stakeholder Engagement Module
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD
Lynda B. and H. Leighton Steward Professor in Nutrition Research
Professor of Epidemiology
Associate Director, CCTS Predoctoral Clinical and Translational Science Training Program (T32)
Director, Tulane Center for Lifespan Epidemiology Research
Tulane University
Meagan Brown, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
CCTS Institutional Representative
University Of Mississippi
Robert Brown
Web Communications Manager
University of Alabama at Birmingham
ribrown@uab.edu
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
Operations Lead, CCTS Hub Liaison Team
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jake Chen, PhD
Professor of Genetics
Associate Director and Chief Bioinformatics Officer of the Informatics Institute
Chief of Informatics Section of the Genetics Department
CCTS Health Informatics Co-Lead
Heersink School of Medicine
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
jcroker@uabmc.edu
David Crosslin, PhD
CCTS Health Informatics Co-Lead
Associate Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics and Genomics
Co-Director, Graduate Programs - Biomedical Informatics
Tulane University
Pamela Cunningham, MPH, BSN, RN, ACRP-CP
Manager, Clinical Research Nursing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
pamelacunningham@uabmc.edu
Betty Darnell, MS, RD, LD
Bionutrition Research Dietitian
University of Alabama at Birmingham
bdarnell@uabmc.edu
Thomas Denney, PhD
Mr. & Mrs Bruce Donnellan & Family Endowed Professor
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Auburn University MRI Research Center
CCTS Site Lead
Auburn University
Maitlyn Eady
Researcher
University of Alabama at Birmingham
mait9225@uab.edu
Reid M. Eagleson, MS MEng, LSSGB
Program Manager, CCTS Clinical & Translational Science Research Program
Learning Health System and D&I Science Lead
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jeff Edberg, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director, CCTS SPAN-BIO
University of Alabama at Birmingham
jedberg@uab.edu
Daniel Feig, MD, PhD, MPH
Director, CHRU
dfeig@uab.edu
Meredith Fitz-Gerald, RN, MSN
Director, CCTS Clinical Research Support Program
Director, CCTS Clinical Research Support Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
mfitzgerald@uabmc.edu
Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, FRCP
Asst. Dean for Clinical Research
Chief, Endocrinology, Professor and Tullis-Tulane Alumni Chair--Diabetes
CCTS Resources & Services Co-Lead
Tulane University
vfonseca@tulane.edu
Mona Fouad, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Senior Associate Dean, Heersink School of Medicine
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
University of South Alabama
Rebecca Graves, PhD, NP-C, FAANP
Associate Professor of Nursing
Director of Special Projects and Evaluation, Office of Research, Development and Evaluation, College of Nursing
Co-Site Lead, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
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 Chair, CCTS Community and Scientific Action Board
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
Administrative Projects Specialist
University of Alabama at Birmingham
jahester@uab.edu
Chindo Hicks, PhD, 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
Director of Finance
University of Alabama at Birmingham
hinesr@uab.edu
Frannie Horn, JD
Operations Lead, CCTS Hub Liaison Team
Director of Research Development, Office of Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Clifford Kennon, EdS, MPA
Program Director- Engagement of Communities
University of Alabama at Birmingham
ckennon@uab.edu
Robert P. Kimberly, MD
Howard L. Holley Professor of Medicine
Co-Investigator and 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
Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics
John W Deming Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine
Co-Director, CCTS Clinical & Translational Science Research Program
Tulane University
Jean Lambert, MA
Investigator Liaison, CCTS Training Academy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
jeanl@uab.edu
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
nlimdi@uabmc.edu
Tyren Lucas, MBA
Program Director, CCTS Training Academy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
lucastj@uab.edu
Jeanne Merchant, MPH
Program Director, CCTS K12, predoctoral T32 and postdoctoral T32 programs
University of Alabama at Birmingham
jsmerchant@uabmc.edu
Lucio Miele, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
CCTS Site Lead, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Chair, LSUHSC Department of Genetics
Katherine T. Mills, PhD, MSPH
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
kmills4@tulane.edu
Ciara Mitchell, PhD, RDN, LD
Bionutrition Researach Dietitian and Program Director
ciaramitchell@uabc.edu
Brian C. Moon, MM
Communications Director
brian@uab.edu
Michael Mugavero, MD, MHSc
Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
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
CCTS Site Lead
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Jason Nichols, OD, MPH, PHD
Professor of Optometry
Senior Associate Vice President for Research
CCTS Scientific Lead, Hub Liaison Team
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cari Oliver, MPA, CIP
Program Director, Special Projects
croliver@uab.edu
Robert Oster, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director, CCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Emma Perez-Costas, PhD
GRIT
University of Alabama at Birmingham
epcostas@uab.edu
Jennifer Pollock, PhD
Professor of Medicine
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
CCTS Site Lead
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
David T. Redden, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Biostatistics
dredden@uab.edu
Kevin Riggs, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Preventive Medicine
Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dunia Ritchey, MEd
IND/IDE Consultation Team
dritchey@peds.uab.edu
Dana Rizk, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anne Russell, PhD
Program Director, CCTS Research Commons
anneruss@uab.edu
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
Kimberly Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor of Family & Community Medicine
Director, CCTS Evaluation
Timothy Turner, PhD
Associate Vice President for Health-Related Research
Co-Director, Tuskegee University RCMI
CCTS Site Lead
Tuskegee University
Pankit Vachhani, MD
Director, CRU
pvachhani@uabmc.edu
Fekisha Vaughan Guyton, MPA, MSW
Clinical Billing Review Manager
Josh Vernon
CCTS CRU Nurse Manager
Paige N. Vinson, PhD
Director, High-Throughput Screening
CCTS Co-Site Lead
Southern Research
Isabel Virella-Lowell, MD
Co-Director, CHRU
ivlowell@uabmc.edu
Molly Wasko, PhD
CCTS Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship