Brianna Braun joined Tufts CTSI in October 2026 as an Education Programs Coordinator, where she will be managing operational projects and assisting with preparing and submitting grant proposals. She will also be overseeing the design, implementation, and delivery of processes, programs, and policies for the Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Graduate Program. Previously, Brianna worked … Continued
Shelby, our new Research Administrative Coordinator, joined the Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) team in August 2026 and is supporting the team with study administration, maintaining study and financial data, coordinating research-related activities, and assisting with day-to-day administrative operations. Shelby graduated from Boston University with a degree in Political Science this spring, but is … Continued
Jagnyesh Patra joined the Tufts CTSI Informatics team in August 2026 as a Software Development Analyst III, where he helps advance the clinical data infrastructure and analytical toolsets that enable investigators to access research-ready data more rapidly and efficiently. He brings seven years of experience across academic, payer, and federal healthcare environments. Most recently, at … Continued
Dr. Mercedes Balcells-Camps is a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science. Her research in tissue engineering has shown how endothelial cell states are critical to tissue response to injury. The invitro models she has developed have helped understand the response of human cells in tissues to mechanical, biological and … Continued
Dr. Sharon Phares is an accomplished health researcher with expertise in survey design, prescription drug benefit design and evaluation, health outcomes, employee health, wellness, productivity, developing epidemiologic and population-based models of healthcare costs and utilization, behavioral economics, research methods, predictive modeling, and program evaluation. Prior to joining Tufts, she held a number of roles including … Continued
Kailee joined Tufts CTSI in July 2026 as a Clinical Research Data Manager, and will be supporting the Center for Clinical Trials (CCT) and the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Center (BERD) in data management processes such as REDCap EDC building and data quality control. Prior to joining Tufts CTSI, Kailee graduated from American University … Continued
Dr. Zeyuan Song is a biostatistician with expertise in statistical genetics, network modeling, and high-dimensional correlated data analysis. His research focuses on developing and applying methods for multi-omics integration to study the genetic basis of complex traits and healthy aging. He has experience working with whole-genome sequencing (WGS), spatial transcriptomics, and proteomics data, as well … Continued
Dr. Daniel DiCorpo joined the Center for Quantitative Methods and Data Science in the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center in November 2025. Dr. DiCorpo is a biostatistician with substantial expertise in the design and analysis of observational studies and statistical genetics. He focuses his research on human longevity … Continued
Nikitha C. Palthyavath joined Tufts CTSI in March 2026 as a Clinical Research Coordinator, where she supports clinical research operations, including study coordination, regulatory activities, and participant engagement. She holds a Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs for Drugs and Biologics from Northeastern University and a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from India. Prior to joining … Continued
Dr. Vanessa Nicholson Robinson joined Tufts CTSI in February 2026 as the new Director of CREST! She will provide visionary leadership to strengthen and expand the CREST’s mission and impact, including but not limited to building and sustaining collaborative relationships, ensuring community voices are centered in research agendas, and facilitating effective communication and partnerships between residents, community organizations, and researchers. … Continued
Sena joined Tufts CTSI in January 2026 as a Research Project Coordinator II, where she supports the Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Core and the Center for Implementation and Research Process Improvement. Prior to joining Tufts CTSI, Sena gained roughly five years of experience in research project management, program evaluation, and public health initiatives. She holds … Continued
Brian Gross joined Tufts CTSI full-time in November 2025 after a consulting engagement with the institution. He brings more than 35 years of experience leading global teams and processes in medical device and health data science innovation. At Philips, he led the Genomics for Infectious Disease business and launched multiple Class II software medical devices, … Continued
Lainey, a Clinical Research Coordinator, joined the Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) team in October 2025 and supports study coordination across the full study lifecycle — including regulatory submissions, participant recruitment and retention, study visits, close-out, as well as lab processing and specimen shipping. She also serves as a key point of contact to … Continued
Dr. Ladin joined Tufts CTSI in Summer 2025 as Director of Community and Stakeholder Engagement. Dr. Ladin is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Community Health at Tufts University, Director of Research on Aging, Ethics, and Community Health (REACH Lab) at Tufts University, and Concentration Lead for Practice to Policy Translational Research in the … Continued
Neda joined Tufts CTSI’s Professional Education team as a Project Manager and Instructional Designer in October 2025. She came to Tufts CTSI from the University of Pittsburgh, where she was an instructional designer for the All of Us Research Program as part of the Network of the National Library of Medicine Training and Education team. In … Continued
Ms. Elizabeth (Lizzy) Kinnard is an experienced public health professional with a background in research, nonprofit, and philanthropic work. Prior to her role as a Senior Project Manager at Tufts CTSI, she served as the Associate Program Officer of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning at RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, which funds initiatives to end the overdose crisis … Continued
Carrie M. Farmer is codirector of the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute, director of the Health Services and Outcomes Program, and a senior policy researcher at RAND. Her areas of research include military and veteran health policy and quality of health care. She has led multiple studies to assess the delivery of health … Continued
Carl Kirker-Head, VetMB, DACVS, DECVS, joined Tufts University in 1987. Kirker-Head is a faculty member in the Department of Clinical Sciences and the Hospital for Large Animals, with a clinical and research focus in orthopedics. He is professor, associate chair for the Department of Clinical Sciences, and adjunct professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. … Continued
Dr. Whitney Perry joined Tufts CTSI’s Clinical and Translational Research Center as Associate Scientific Director in May 2025. She is an attending physician in the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Perry’s clinical and research expertise are … Continued
In his role with Tufts CTSI, Joseph J. Frassica, MD, provides overall leadership for the Tufts CTSI Informatics team and program operations. Dr. Frassica is working to further develop and implement the strategic vision for Tufts CTSI Informatics efforts and strengthen our collaboration with the Tufts research community, with MIT, and with other partners. Dr. … Continued
Jack joined Tufts CTSI on December 16, 2024. He graduated from Stony Brook University with degrees in Health Sciences and sociology, and spent the last two years working in primary care practice management for Trinity Health New York. In this role as Research Project Coordinator, he will support billing, communications, and administrative activities for BERD … Continued
Lisa joined the Evaluation and Continuous Improvement team in September 2024 as a Senior Project Manager. She brings more than 10 years of experience in project management and process improvement, as well as a clinical background as a registered dietitian. Lisa holds a master’s degree from Texas A&M University and a Project Management Professional (PMP) … Continued
Ashlin joined Tufts CTSI on June 10, 2024 as a Clinical Applications Support Analyst IV. Ashlin has over a decade of experience partnering with experts in the life sciences in order to provide custom analyses and visualizations. He holds a PhD in Computational Science from Middle Tennessee State University. His multidisciplinary training in biostatistics, mathematical … Continued
Sharon F. Terry is the President and CEO at Genetic Alliance, where her leadership fuels an initiative dedicated to empowering individuals, families, and communities to take charge of their health and spearheading progress in biomedical research. Genetic Alliance delivers impactful programs, products, and tools designed to recognize the power of people in alleviating suffering. As … Continued
Yaneth joined the Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) on August 5, 2024 our new Clinical Trials Manager. With seven years of experience at Tufts in Operations across departments such as Rheumatology, Radiology, Primary Care, and Endocrinology, Yaneth brings a wealth of knowledge to her role. She holds a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from Suffolk … Continued
Dr. Siegel is a faculty member in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine. Previously, he spent 26 years as a faculty member in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Siegel’s research has focused in the areas of … Continued
Christina Economos, PhD is the Dean at the Friedman School, a Professor and the New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition, and a Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. At the Friedman School, she co-founded and served as Director of ChildObesity180, a nationally renowned research initiative focused on evidence-based interventions, multi-sector partnerships, and … Continued
For more than a decade, Dr. Yom has overseen, developed, and evaluated school- and community-based health programs. Through her extensive work at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Education, Dr. Yom has led and supported collaborative research studies funded by the CDC, NIH, USDA, NSF, Children’s Health Fund, … Continued
Ms. Erin Gibson joined Tufts CTSI as executive director in January 2024. She previously worked at Boston Medical Center as the associate director of research operations for the Healing Communities Study, a $350M National Institutes of Health study aiming to reduce opioid overdose deaths in 67 communities in four states. Prior to that role, Ms. … Continued
Chloe Yang is Project Manager of ADAPT. Drawing from her background in community-engaged public health research, Chloe is interested in studying and addressing inequities related to social, environmental, and economic determinants of health. She is particularly interested in mental health, adolescent health, and environmental justice among immigrant and LGBTQ+ populations. Chloe has previously worked at … Continued
Samuel M. Gebru is a social entrepreneur, community organizer, educator, advocate, and strategist with more than two decades of political and nonprofit experience in the United States and East Africa. He is a Professor of the Practice of Political Science at Tufts University and is Senior Advisor for Community and Stakeholder Engagement at the Tufts … Continued
Jared is involved with the development and expansion of the Tufts Research Data Warehouse (TRDW), supporting research teams in their data needs, and taking part in exciting grant funded projects led by ICRHPS faculty. Jared joins Tufts CTSI from edenceHealth where he was a Lead Data Scientist. His work there focused on data harmonization projects … Continued
Carmit McMullen, PhD, is a medical anthropologist who studies health informatics, cancer survivorship, and health care delivery. She provides expertise in qualitative and ethnographic research methods, such as focus groups, interviews, and fieldwork (participant observation), for studies in diverse subject areas. She also facilitates stakeholder engagement in research by leading advisory boards and by training … Continued
Dr. Goldberg a Professor Emeritus in the Division of Epidemiology in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (UMCMS). Dr. Goldberg served previously as the Chief of this Division for more than 12 years, having stepped down from this leadership position approximately 2 years ago. Dr. … Continued
Meg joined the Center for Quantitative Methods and Data Science in the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS) at Tufts Medical Center on March 1, 2023. Meg earned a doctorate in Biostatistics from Boston University in 2018 and went on to complete postdoctoral fellowships at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & … Continued
The Research Participant Advocate is a trained specialist who is a resource for study volunteers and a liaison to investigators, study teams, and staff. Patricia will be assisting participants and members of the Tufts research community and committed to protecting the safety and confidentiality of research participants. She received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice Degree … Continued
Dr. Beninger joins Tufts CTSI as Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs. He is Associate Professor of Public Health & Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, where he is the Director of the MD/MBA and MBS/MBA Programs. He has more than three decades of experience as a regulator and member of the Senior Executive … Continued
Dr. Karagiannis has experience in the design, statistical and bioinformatics analysis of genomics and other omics data, particularly in single cell transcriptomic studies of hematopoietic tissues and metagenomics studies in the context of aging and longevity. Her research focus is on the application and development of statistical methods for single cell transcriptomic datasets and other … Continued
Ye is a statistician associate at BERD. She provides statistical consulting services as it relates to study design, statistical analysis and manuscript preparation. Ye also collaborates a lot with research investigators in clinical trials, metagenomics and epidemiology study. Before joining Tufts CTSI, she was a data analyst at Mass General Hospital and Broad Institute, working … Continued
Elizabeth came to the field of health care and research administration as a temp with an Art History degree, and quickly grew to love research, working with researchers and contributing to scientific discovery. Before coming to Tufts, she worked as research support in cardiovascular research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and in the Amyloidosis … Continued
Prior to joining Tufts CTSI, Siyu served as the Medford/Somerville Wellbeing Assessment Intern with Cambridge Health Alliance and as Research Assistant for Health Effects of Anti-Asian Racism in the US (HEAL US) study at Tufts University. She earned a Master of Public Health from Tufts University in 2022 and a Master of Financial Analytics from … Continued
Lily graduated from UMass Amherst with a degree in Biology. After working in a lab for about 10 years, she made the move to research administration so I that she can remain research adjacent even though she is no longer doing any wet lab work. Her research administration experience comes from her time at both … Continued
Dr. Sarnak is Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM). His research focuses on cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in chronic kidney disease (CKD), aging and kidney disease, cognitive function and CKD, and novel biomarkers of CKD. Dr. Sarnak’s research is funded by the National Institutes … Continued
Michael joined Tufts CTSI in April 2022. Previously, he served as the Director of Communications and Director of Alumni Communications at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston.
Dr. Chin is Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, the Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at TUSM and the Research Director for the Tufts Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Tufts Medical Center, who still maintains an active clinical practice. In these roles he oversees the recruitment and education of MD-PhD candidates, … Continued
Cortney is a Senior Project Manager in the JHU-Tufts Trial Innovation Center. Prior to her role at Tufts, Cortney spent seven years as the Director of Education of a Boston-Based STEM non-profit, developing and executing innovative educational programs for elementary, middle, and high school students. She received her M.S. from James Cook University in Queensland, … Continued
Noelle is the Project Manager for Community and Stakeholder Engagement for Tufts CTSI. Through this role she collaborates with CTSI leadership and community partners to promote broad stakeholder engagement across the translational research spectrum. She manages a diverse group of community members who, through the Stakeholder Expert Panel, inform Tufts CTSI’s activities and help to … Continued
Dr. Lesley Inker is an attending physician in the William B. Schwartz, M.D. Division of Nephrology at Tufts Medical Center and a professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Her clinical roles include serving as the director of the division’s Kidney and Blood Pressure Center and the medical director of the Kidney and … Continued
Dr. Gurinovich’s training is in bioinformatics with main expertise in analysis and integration of genetic and genomic data and genome-wide association studies. Her main research focus is on analysis of genotype and whole-genome sequencing data of centenarians in order to identify rare genetic variants that are associated with healthy aging. Additionally, she works on integrating … Continued
Dr. MyDzung Chu is an assistant professor in the Departments of Medicine and Public Health and Community Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine. As an environmental epidemiologist, she is invested in community-engaged research on social, structural, and environmental determinants of health, particularly in the built environments. Dr. Chu is currently collaborating with community … Continued
Johanne is a Research Project Coordinator II and Research Assistant for Community and Stakeholder Engagement at Tufts CTSI. She collaborates closely with the Program Administrative Director and Program Manager to support programs that advance community and stakeholder engagement and promote inclusive science communication across the research spectrum. Previously, Johanne worked as a Hemodialysis Technician and … Continued
Patrick Catalano, MD is Chair emeritus, Department of Reproductive Biology at Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center. Dr. Catalano is currently a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Woman, Mother + Baby Research Institute (WOMB) of Tufts Medical Center. His research interests include obesity, diabetes, and metabolism in pregnancy. His research includes the longitudinal evaluation … Continued
Dr. Trinquart is the Director of the Center for Clinical Trials at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies and Tufts CTSI. He also is the Director of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board program. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, and adjunct … Continued
Dr. Marisha Palm joined Tufts Medical Center in October 2018. She has almost 20 years of experience bringing diverse groups of interest holders together to make health care research more relevant and impactful. Her work focuses on growing multi-interest holder, cross-disciplinary, trans-organizational partnerships, with an emphasis on communication and collaborative working. Dr. Palm began her … Continued
Dr. Markman is a social scientist and educator with more than 25 years of experience in higher education, including teaching, program administration, and research. Her research expertise is on communication issues related to teaching, learning, and collaborating with and through technology. Recent projects include a study examining organizational, professional, and teaching identity among academic librarians … Continued
With over 20 years’ experience in product realization—Dr. Anthony won an Emmy (from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) in broadcast technical innovation—he designs instruments and techniques to monitor and control physical systems. His work involves systems analysis and design and calling upon mechanical, electrical, and optical engineering, along with computer science and optimization, … Continued
Binta Barry joined Tufts CTSI in November 2020. In her role as Senior Project Manager, Binta manages CREST. Binta previously worked for the Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapter for almost 4 years, where she was responsible for coordinating and delivering education programs relevant to Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving, focusing primarily on diverse audiences in the Greater … Continued
Dr. Wessler is a cardiologist and clinical researcher at Tufts Medical Center. His research focuses on understanding individual therapeutic benefit of cardiovascular interventions and exploring risk prediction for patients with cardiovascular disease with specific attention to applying tools to individualize treatment strategies. He is a graduate of Tufts CTSI’s Clinical and Translational Science Graduate Program … Continued
Dr. Sebastiani is a multidisciplinary biostatistician, with a long track record of developing new methodologies in Bayesian statistics, decision theory, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and statistical experimental design, in addition to teaching, mentoring, and leading interdisciplinary research projects. She introduced innovative Bayesian techniques for the analysis of genomic and genetic data and was a pioneer … Continued
Ms. Amanda Schutt oversees the finances of Tufts CTSI. Prior to joining Tufts CTSI in April 2020, Amanda was Chief Operations Officer for a multi-state science education non-profit providing enrichment services to K-12 students and professional development for classroom teachers. She earned her MS in Environmental Science from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Hinderer is a research staff member of the Tufts Analytics Platform at Tufts CTSI, specializing in bioinformatics. He received his PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry from the University of Kentucky in the summer of 2019, where his dissertation focused on developing software for the augmented utilization of biological ontologies toward improving annotation enrichment … Continued
Dr. Subbaraman’s field research in India focuses on identifying deficiencies across multiple points in the TB cascade of care to facilitate the development of patient-centered interventions. He is currently contributing to an evaluation of novel digital adherence technologies that have the potential to improve medication adherence in TB patients; this work is supported by the … Continued
Perrie O’Tierney-Ginn, PhD is a Principal Investigator in the Woman, Mother + Baby Research Institute (WOMB) at Tufts Medical Center. Her research interest is the effect of maternal nutrition on fetal cardiovascular development and fat deposition, focusing on the role of placental lipid management in this relationship. She received her PhD in cardiovascular molecular biology … Continued
Madina Agénor, ScD, MPH is the inaugural Gerald R. Gill Assistant Professor of Race, Culture, and Society in the Department of Community Health at Tufts University. As a social epidemiologist and health services researcher, Dr. Agénor investigates health and health care inequities in relation to various dimensions of social inequality – especially sexual orientation, gender … Continued
Dr. Dad is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and a member of the Division of Nephrology at Tufts Medical Center. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience and Biology from Brandeis University and completed medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Tufts Medical Center … Continued
Dr. Cheryl London is the Anne Engen and Dusty Professor of Comparative Oncology at the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and a veterinary medical oncologist with over 25 years of experience in translational and comparative oncology and drug development. In her role as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, she has worked to … Continued
Ms. Chinta is the primary subject matter expert on the Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS) at Tufts Medical Center. She is an experienced analyst, able to synthesize stakeholder and business needs to support the design, build, deployment, and integrations management, as well as user support for CTMS. Swetha brings a strong background in clinical research … Continued
Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha is the Julia A. Okoro Professor of Black Maternal Health in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha is the Founder and Director of the Center of Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice (CBMHRJ), and of the Maternal Outcomes of Translational Health Equity … Continued
Nadia joined Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) in 2017 and currently serves as a Program Director. She leads the Small Grants Advancing Translational Science (S-GATS) Program and contributes to broader initiatives focused on supporting research teams, strengthening stakeholder engagement, and fostering cross-institutional collaboration. She also oversees regulatory, quality assurance/quality control, and reporting activities … Continued
Dr. Jeanne Madden’s research primarily concerns access to health care, the burden of costs on patients, and the consequences of health system changes. She has directed several federally-funded studies examining the impact of changes in Medicare pharmacy benefits on access to treatments for chronic illness. Dr. Madden is leading a qualitative study to gather perspectives … Continued
Dr. Konry’s laboratory at Northeastern University is focused on developing novel Bio-MEMS approaches to advance point of care diagnostics, cell culture and drug screenings. She has developed Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices that integrate several laboratory functions such as real time monitoring of target clinically relevant analyte, proteomics, genomics, cell-cell interactions as well as cell secretion and … Continued
Stratis Ioannidis is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, where he also holds a courtesy appointment with the College of Computer and Information Science. He received his BSc (2002) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, and his MSc (2004) and PhD (2009) in Computer … Continued
Since starting at Tufts CTSI in August 2017, Benjamin’s major research interests have involved the application of statistical methods to a variety of clinical and translational studies. As a biostatistician in the Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Center at Tufts CTSI, he has collaborated with dozens of investigators at Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University, … Continued
Clifford J. Rosen, MD is the Director of Clinical and Translational Research and a Senior Scientist at Maine Medical Center’s Research Institute. He is a Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Rosen is the founder and Former Director of the Maine Center for Osteoporosis Research and Education. He was the first … Continued
Dr. Abby Fleisch is an environmental health researcher at MaineHealth Institute for Research, practicing pediatric endocrinologist at MaineHealth, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Health at Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Fleisch completed residency in pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center and a … Continued
Elazer R. Edelman, MIT Cabot Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, and Harvard Medical School Professor of Medicine, is a cardiac care unit cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and director of MIT’s Biomedical Engineering Center. His research melds clinical and medical training, focusing on how tissue architecture and local biochemical regulation maintain homeostasis. Edelman … Continued
Joseph Gormley serves as a consulting CTO/CAIO with over twenty-five years of science and engineering experience within Fortune 500 pharmaceutical and chemical corporations, NIH funded academic institutions and early-stage biotechnology companies. His extensive background in software development includes post-degree training and expertise in project management, software engineering, bioinformatics, cheminformatics, data science, and advanced machine learning. … Continued
Dr. Robert Sege is nationally known for his research on effective health systems approaches that directly address the needs of children, who are the poorest and most diverse segment of the US population. His academic work incorporates community engagement at all stages of design, implementation, dissemination, and improvement. Dr. Sege directs the development and dissemination … Continued
Peter D. Friedmann, MD, MPH, DFASAM, FACP is Chief Research Officer and Endowed Chair for Clinical Research, Baystate Health; Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, and Professor of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Before coming to Baystate in 2015, he was Professor of Medicine and … Continued
Dr. Errol Norwitz is the Louis E. Phaneuf Professor and Chair of OB/GYN at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He completed his medical training at the University of Cape Town (South Africa), his PhD at Oxford University (England) on a Rhodes Scholarship, and his OB/GYN Residency and Maternal-Fetal Medicine … Continued
Edward J. Hackett is Vice Provost for Research and a professor in the Heller School for Social Policy and Management. He is responsible for the Office of Research Administration, the Office of Technology Licensing, the Foster Lab (which cares for animal subjects used in research), and Sponsored Program Accounting. From 1997-2015, he was a professor … Continued
Dr. Rodday has led or collaborated on research projects in a variety of different areas, including identifying pain trajectories in sickle cell disease, understanding treatment and outcomes among patients with hematological cancers, measuring cholesterol screening and treatment practices and preference among pediatricians, measuring and linking health-related quality of life to clinical outcomes, and evaluating care … Continued
In addition to his role at Tufts CTSI, Andreas Klein served as Chair of the Tufts Health Sciences Campus Institutional Review Board (IRB) from 2010 through 2019. Dr. Klein is an attending physician and Associate Chief in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Tufts Medical Center. He is the Director of the Transplant and Cellular Therapy … Continued
Gigi Hirsch, MD serves as Executive Director of the Center for Biomedical System Design & NEWDIGS at the Institute of Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS). She previous held the position of the Executive Director of the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation (CBI) since 2007 where she focusesd the majority of her efforts leading … Continued
Dr. May completed medical school at University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by residency in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship at Maine Medical Center followed by Neurocritical Care Fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian/Cornell Hospital. She now works as a pulmonary/medical/neurocritical care attending at Maine Medical Center. Her current work is meant to explore … Continued
Professor Michaud recently joined the Department of Public Health & Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. She obtained her ScD from the Harvard School of Public Health and has been prior faculty at Harvard, Imperial College London, and Brown University. Her areas of expertise include examining a wide range of risk factors for … Continued
Dr. Thomas Stopka is a professor with the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and at Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). He has contributed to and led numerous mixed methods, multidisciplinary, and translational studies focused on the intersection of opioid use disorder (OUD), overdose, and injection-mediated … Continued
Mei Chung, PhD, MPH has a PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology from the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and an MPH with dual concentrations on Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Social & Behaviroal Science from Boston University School of Public Health. She has extensive methodological expertise in conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and … Continued
Dr. Reagan is a Faculty Scientist II at MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR) in Scarborough, Maine, where she has had a faculty position since 2015. She received her Tufts CTSI appointment in 2016. After obtaining her BS in general engineering in 2006 from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, Dr. Reagan pursued her PhD in … Continued
In his role at Tufts CTSI, Dr. William Harvey advises on the strategic direction of all research informatics efforts and oversees the implementation of systems to integrate healthcare and research, including the TAP Discovery system, an integrated platform that enables faster model building and discoveries by integrating machine learning (and other AI techniques), high-performance computing, … Continued
Dr. Marfeo is an Assistant Professor within the Tufts University Occupational Therapy Department. Dr. Marfeo’s research interests include measurement development, work disability and healthy aging across the adult lifespan. Specifically, Dr. Marfeo’s primary research goals are directed towards understanding the interactions between environmental demands, adaptations, and aging as it affects a person’s health-related quality of … Continued
Mr. Getz is an internationally recognized expert on R&D and clinical trial management practices and trends, the global investigative site landscape, site management and patient recruitment and retention practices, and the worldwide market for outsourcing clinical research functions. Mr. Getz’s research studies on protocol design complexity and clinical research efficiency and effectiveness, conducted over the … Continued
Dr. Leslie is Vice President of Research at the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Research, with responsibility for developing and leading all research programs for the ABP and the ABP Foundation. She is board certified in general pediatrics and developmental-behavioral pediatrics, and is Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Leslie … Continued
Dr. Alice H Lichtenstein is the Stanley N. Gershoff Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy in the Friedman School, and Director and Senior Scientist of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA), both at Tufts University. She holds secondary appointments as an Associated Faculty member in … Continued
Dr. Vlad is a rheumatologist in the Tufts Division of Rheumatology and an epidemiologist in the Tufts CTSI. He received his MD from the University of Iowa School of Medicine, his rheumatology training at Boston Medical Center, and his PhD in epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health. His research interests include investigating the … Continued
Mr. Tighiouart is a statistical associate in the BERD Center at Tufts CTSI and has a faculty appointment at the Tufts University School of Medicine. He has been a member of the research group since 2000. Mr. Tighiouart provides statistical support for studies investigating associations of risk factors for chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular events. … Continued
Mrs. Powers joined Tufts CTSI in 2014 and has been employed by Tufts Medical Center since 1987. She currently provides administrative support to Alice Rushforth. Mrs. Powers received her MFA from Norwich University.
Mr. Pham is a full stack developer with foundational knowledge in programming and applications development. Mr. Pham supports Tufts CTSI’s Research Request management system, develops reporting datasets, and manages the REDCap application with timely upgrades, updates, and ongoing support for users and investigators. He is experienced in ETL development, database development, and data integrations. Mr. … Continued
Dr. Lisa Welch is a sociologist with over 20 years of experience in designing, implementing, and disseminating results from large and small research projects, including evaluation studies. Her current research focuses on the “science of the science,” to identify and test strategies to overcome roadblocks and inefficiencies in clinical and translational research. As Evaluation Director, … Continued
Dr. Debra Lerner is passionate about reducing the human and economic burden of illness and disability and translating research results into evidence-based workplace policies and practices that enable all adults to remain productive throughout their lives. She is a recognized expert on health and work productivity, workplace mental health and survey research, whose major accomplishments … Continued
Dr. Kaitin is a Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and is Director of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. Dr. Kaitin also holds appointments as Advisory Professor at Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University in Shanghai, China; and faculty of the European Center for Pharmaceutical Medicine at the University of … Continued
Ms. Santos is the Program Administrative Director for the Community and Stakeholder Engagement Program. She works closely with faculty directors and program staff to hone their vision into tangible deliverables and ensures the deliverables’ timely completion and execution. She manages the research studio program and assists in supporting research teams that seek assistance from Tufts CTSI’s … Continued
Dr. Must is the Morton A. Madoff Professor of Public Health and Chair of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine. Dr. Must is a nutritional epidemiologist who has worked in population-based obesity research since 1988. She focuses on the epidemiology of obesity across the lifespan with a particular interest … Continued
Dr. Perrone has had a long-standing and wide-ranging interest in ADPKD, including basic investigations addressing mechanisms of ion transport by cystic epithelia, clinical investigations describing causes of mortality in the ADPKD ESRD population, and participation and direction of clinical trials in ADPKD. He has had extensive experience in clinical trials including serving as the Boston … Continued
Dr. Wanke’s research interests are in the intersection of nutritional compromise and infectious diseases, particularly diarrheal disease and growth faltering in children in the resource limited world and in patients infected with HIV, whether in the US or in the resource limited world. In studies of growth faltering, her interests are in maternal as well … Continued
Dr. Gail Sonenshein has a long track record of mentoring graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior colleagues, as well as supporting individuals through to independent funding. During her tenure at Boston University and Tufts University, Dr. Sonenshein has had the pleasure of training 33 PhD or MD/PhD graduate students and 24 postdoctoral fellows, many of … Continued
Dr. Snydman brings 35 years of experience in observational and interventional studies in translational research, including transplant recipients, hemodialysis patients, and other hospitalized patients. He has also successfully carried out a number of clinical trials in a variety of patient populations, one of which was developed fully by Dr. Snydman and led to the licensure … Continued
As Dean of Tufts CTSI, Dr. Harry Selker provides leadership for programs and infrastructure that support clinical and translational research at the Tufts University schools and affiliated hospitals, and other academic, community-based, and industry Tufts CTSI partners. He practices medicine at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Selker‘s research focuses on the development of treatment strategies, decision … Continued
Dr. Parsons is a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and Founding Director of the Reid R. Sacco Adolescent and Young Adult Program for Cancer and Hereditary Blood Disorders at Tufts Medical Center. Her research program is dedicated to advancing the development and application of health-related quality of life (HRQL) assessment … Continued
Dr. Neumann is Director of the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center, and Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. His translational research focuses on the use of comparative effectiveness research and cost-effectiveness analysis in … Continued
Dr. Lindenauer is Director of the Center for Quality of Care Research at Baystate Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. His translational research focus is defining optimal clinical strategies through observational comparative effectiveness research, and improving healthcare delivery using implementation research methods to design, implement and evaluate strategies … Continued
Dr. David Kent is the founding director of the Predictive Analytics and Comparative Effectiveness (PACE) Center at Tufts Medical Center and a professor of medicine and neurology at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Kent is a clinician-methodologist most interested in the problems of making decisions in individual patients based on evidence from groups. He … Continued
For Dr. Huggins, the primary goal of his laboratory is to make discoveries relevant to human diseases for the purpose of understanding the biology of human development and disease that, in addition to providing greater insight into mechanisms of disease, may also translate to biomarkers or therapies. To achieve this goal, whenever possible his laboratory … Continued
Dr. Hu is currently Vice Chairman for Faculty Development in the Department of Medicine as well as Associate Chief for Research in the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious disease. In both of these roles, he has been responsible for mentoring post-doctoral fellows and young faculty in their research careers. In addition, he has served … Continued
As Director of the Regenerative Medicine Laboratory at Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine as Past Director of the Stem Cell Laboratory and Lung Function Testing Laboratory, Dr. Hoffman has extensive experience, publications (~95), and four patents concerning novel methods of evaluation or therapies in spontaneous and experimental disease models in large animals. He … Continued
Dr. Clark has been working with intracellular nanosensors since she developed the concept of PEBBLE nanosensors in graduate school under Prof. Raoul Kopelman. She was then lucky to work as a postdoctoral fellow on an NIH Postdoc Fellowship under the mentorship of Les Loew. There, she learned much more about handling biological samples as well … Continued
Dr. Anwer has been studying the mechanism of bile formation and cholestasis since 1969, starting from his graduate studies in Physiology. He has a broad background in hepatobiliary physiology and has contributed to the present understanding of bile formation and cholestasis through his studies on bile acid transport mechanisms and cellular mechanisms regulating hepatobiliary transporters … Continued
Dr. Karen Freund serves as the multiple – PI of the Tufts CTSI Career Development Award with Dr. Lesley Inker and multiple – PI of the Tufts Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Program (BIRCWH) Career Development Award with Dr. Iris Jaffe. Dr. Freund’s research career has focused on women’s health and health equity, … Continued
Dr. Leary is Senior Manager of the CTS Graduate Program, TL1 Program, Jr Faculty Career Development Programs (including the KL2 and BIRCWH K12), and the Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Certificate Program. Dr. Leary holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Chicago and BS from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to joining Tufts CTSI … Continued
Dr. Jonathan Davis is Vice-Chair of Pediatrics and the Associate Director of the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Tufts Medical Center, an Attending Neonatologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, and Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. His research has focused on neonatal drug and device development for the prevention and … Continued
Ms. Breeze is an Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, and provides teaching and mentorship to students enrolled in the Clinical and Translational Graduate Program. She has extensive design and analytic experience in biomedical research, particularly in conducting clinical trials and neuroimaging studies of children and adolescents with mental illness. In addition to … Continued
Ms. Jones is the Education Coordinator for the Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Graduate Program within the Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Since 2008, she has worked very closely with the Program Director, Associate Director, and Program Manager. From Admissions to Commencement, she provides administrative support for the PhD, Masters, Certificate and Special Students … Continued
Ms. Denise Daudelin is a research scientist with experience using quality improvement, and dissemination and implementation science methods to improve clinical care, conduct of research studies, and uptake of clinical and translational science innovations. She is the Director of the Center for Implementation and Research Process Improvement, leads Tufts CTSI’s Patient-Centered Learning Health System Initiative, … Continued
Director of Comparative Effectiveness Research at the Tufts CTSI, Dr. Wong is a Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Since 2013, Dr. Wong has provided research guidance and support to Tufts CTSI clinical researchers. As Interim Chief Scientific Officer and Chief of the Division of … Continued
Dr. Weiner is a Lead Navigator at Tufts CTSI, a nephrologist at Tufts Medical Center, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is a graduate of Tufts University (LA94) and Tufts University School of Medicine (M98), before completing a Masters degree program in clinical care research at the Graduate School … Continued