GEORGIA CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE ALLIANCE (Georgia CTSA)
Overview
The Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance (Georgia CTSA) is one of over 50 in a national consortium striving to improve the way clinical and translational research is conducted across the country. The consortium shares a common vision to train the next generation of clinical investigators, translate laboratory discoveries into treatments for patients, and engage communities in clinical research efforts.
Georgia CTSA provides:
- Research education and career development
- Mentoring, collaboration, and team science assistance
- Funding opportunities
- Expert consultations and services in the fields of biostatistics, epidemiology, informatics, ethics, and regulatory knowledge
- Clinical research support for adults and children
- Assistance with multi-site clinical research
- Community engagement and partnership including recruitment and integrating special populations
Support with translation of ideas from concept to practice
Principal Investigators
Pictured left to right: Dr. Henry Blumberg (PI-KL2 and TL1), Dr. Bradley G. Phillips (PI-UGA), Dr. Elizabeth Ofili (PI-MSM), Dr. Andres Garcia (PI-Georgia Tech), Dr. W. Robert Taylor (Contact PI-Emory)
Executive Council
MSM PI and Staff
Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Contact Principal Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Brian Rivers, PhD, MPH
Multi-Principal Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Alexander Quarshie, MD, MS, FGCPS
Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Biomedical Informatics Program Director, Director of Informatics/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center, Co-Director of Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (CTSA), Informatics lead, RCMI Data Co-ordinating Center Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Ernest Alema-Mensah, PhD, MS, DMin, MDV
Associate Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Muhammed Y. Idris, PhD
Assistant Professor for Department of Medicine, Data Scientist/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Mohamed Mubasher, MA, PhD
Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine, Senior Biostatistician/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Daniel Sarpong, PhD
Lead Evaluator/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Yale University
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Yale University
Yulia Strekalova, PhD, MBA
Co-Lead Evaluator/Co-Investigator of FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center University of Florida Gainesville
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from University of Florida Gainesville
Douglas Landsittel, PhD
Data Management/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Indiana University
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Indiana University
Maritza Salazar Campo, PhD
Organizational Learning/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center University of California Irvine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from University of California Irvine
Linda Pololi, MBBS
Lead, C-Change Faculty Survey/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Brandeis University
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Brandeis University
Tay McNamara, PhD
C-Change Faculty Survey/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Brandeis University
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Brandeis University
Mohamad Malouhi
Senior Software Engineer Jackson State University
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Jackson State University
Hwanseck Winston Choi, PhD
Associate Professor, Community Health and Preventive Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Adam M. Townes, PhD
Director, Dissemination and Communication for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Trenese McNealy, DBA, MBA, CAPM
Project Director for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Kevin Chai
Database Administrator Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Helen D. Tyree, BS
System Administrator Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine
Jarmarkus Watson, MPH
Program Coordinator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine
This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine