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The annual CCTS Clinical and Translational Science Training Program (CTSTP) begins in January and is led by Dr. Bertha Hidalgo, convening weekly until June to provide participants with more than 50 hours of didactic and interactive instruction in clinical and translational science competencies. The CCTS is proud to introduce the following 2023 CTSTP cohort members, representing Auburn University, University of Alabama, University of South Alabama, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Tulane University, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and University of Alabama at Birmingham:

Investigator Name

Department/Division

Nii Ankrah, MBS

Radiation Oncology

Ellen Antwi-Adjel, MPH

Optometry

John Bassler, MS

Biostatistics

Ian Berg, PhD

Cardiovascular Diseases

Alyssa Button, PhD

Population Sciences

Rosebella Capio, MS

Biostatistics 

Hanan Chweih Vendrame, PhD

Cell Development and Integrative Biology

Elizabeth Coleman, MA, PhD

Nursing

Luis del Pozo-Yauner, PhD

Pathology

Kala Dixon, PhD

Family and Community Medicine

Chaoling Dong, PhD

Infectious Disease

Mariana DuPont, PhD

Psychology

John Eddins, BS

Radiology

Jamie Gajos, PhD

Family and Community Medicine

Jie Gao, PhD

Clinical and Diagnostic Science

Mary Haastrup, MD

Pathology

Whitney Hotsinpiller, MD

Radiation Oncology

Rajab Idriss, MD

Gastroenterology 

Zeenat Jaisani, MD

Neurology

Maya Khalili, MD

Hematology-Oncology

David LaFon, MD

Pulmonary

Taralyn McMullan, DNP

Nursing

Michael Melton, MD

Radiation Oncology

Patricia Pichilingue-Reto, MD

Pediatrics

Ewa Podgorska, PhD

Dermatology

Kelsey Poisson, MD

Neurology

Shilpa Rao, MD

Otolaryngology

 William Reed, PhD

Physical Therapy

 Katelyn Senkus, MS

Human Nutrition

 Oleg Sharifov, PhD

Cardiovascular Disease

 Samantha Weaver, MS

Nursing

 Alicia Webb, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

 Christine Williamitis, PhD

Community Mental Health

 Susan Williams, PhD

Community Mental Health

 Xiaoni Zhang, PhD

Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods

 Chenyu Zou, MS

Pharmacy

 Madeline Behr, BS

Biomedical Engineering

Caroline Brantley, MS

Human Environmental Sciences

Jake Doiron, BS

Pharmacology

Han Eckonrode, MS

Nephrology

Amin Izadpanah, BS

Medicine

Indonesia Jordan, BA

Psychology

Braxton Linder, MS

Kinesiology

Troy LoBue, MS

Veterinary Medicine

Viral Jain, MD

Pediatrics/Neonatology