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
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
Tabia Henry Akintobi, PhD, MPH
Director of Evaluation and Institutional Assessment, Professor of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and Dean for Community Engagement
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
Cheryl G. Franklin, MD, MPH, FACOG
Associate Professor
Gianluca Tosini, PhD
Chief Scientific Research Officer Professor and Chair
Pamela Daniels, MPH, MBA, PhD
Associate Director, Assistant Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine