Who We Are

Project Leaders

Dan M. Cooper, MD

Project Leader

Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical and Translational Science

Professor of Pediatrics and Bioengineering
Pediatric Exercise and Genomics Research Center (PERC)
University of California, Irvine, College of Health Sciences
Director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS)
University of California, Irvine

Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, MD

Project Leader

Hudson Professor of Pediatrics

Associate VP for Clinical and Translational Research
The George Washington University
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
at Children's National (CTSI-CN)
Children's National Health System

POD 1

NMR Metabolomics of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Urine for Accelerated
Diagnosis of Pediatric Encephalomyelitis

Rodney E. Willoughby, MD

Lead Principal Investigator

Medical College of Wisconsin

Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI)

Allen DeSena, MD

Principal Investigator

University of Cincinnati

Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training (CCTST)

Robert Frenck, MD

Principal Investigator

University of Cincinnati

Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training (CCTST)

Christina R. Hermos, MD

Principal Investigator

University of Massachusetts

UMASS Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS)

David Kimberlin, MD

Principal Investigator

University of Alabama

Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)

Jayne Ness, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Alabama

Center for Clinical & Translational Science (CCTS)

Adam Ratner, MD

Principal Investigator

New York University (NYU), the NYU Langone Medical Center (NYULMC), the New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H) and the Nathan Kline Institute

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Harry T. Whelan MD

Principal Investigator

Medical College of Wisconsin

Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI)

POD 2

Building Capacity to Deliver Effective Obesity Management Interventions
within Primary Care Settings

Jennifer Hettema, PhD

Lead Principal Investigator

University of New Mexico (UNM) Clinical and Translational Science Center

(CTSC)

Susanna McColley, MD

Principal Investigator

Northwestern University

Clinical and Translational Sciences Institutes Center (NUCATS)

Nita Vangeepuram, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

ConduITS – the Institutes for Translational Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS)

Hengameh Raissy, PharmD

Principal Investigator

University of New Mexico (UNM)

Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC)

Christine San Giovanni, MD

Principal Investigator

Medical University of South Carolina

South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)

Karen Wilson, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

ConduITS – the Institutes for Translational Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS)

POD 3

The Feasibility of Common Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences
in the Primary Care Setting

Lindsay Thompson, MD, MS

Lead Principal Investigator

University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute

(UF CTSI)

Andrew J. Barnes, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

University of Minnesota (UMN) Academic Health Center

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Matthew J. Gurka, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Florida (UF)

University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Canan Karatekin, PhD

Principal Investigator

The University of Minnesota (UMN)

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Katherine Lingras, PhD, LP

Principal Investigator

The University of Minnesota (UMN)

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

POD 4

Kawasaki Disease Project

Adriana Tremoulet, MD

Lead Principal Investigator

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI)

Negar Ashouri, MD

Principal Investigator

University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS)

Nancy J. Halnon, MD

Principal Investigator

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Natasha A. Nakra, MD, MS

Principal Investigator

University of California, Davis
(UC Davis)

Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC)

Bradley Monash, MD

Principal Investigator

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

POD 5

The University of California Center for Pediatric Microbiome Research

Katrine Whiteson, PhD

Lead Principal Investigator

University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS)

Jonathan G. Braun, MD

Principal Investigator

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Oliver Fiehn, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of California, Davis
(UC Davis)

Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC)

Huiying Li, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Karen L. Lindsay, PhD, BSc

Principal Investigator

University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Institute for Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ICTS)

Susan Lynch, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Jennifer B.H. Martiny, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Institute for Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ICTS)

David A. Mills, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of California, Davis (UC Davis)

Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC)

Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

University of Southern California (USC)

Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI)

David Pride, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI)

Pathik D. Wadhwa, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Institute for Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ICTS)

Project Leaders

Dan M. Cooper, MD

Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, MD

POD 1

NMR Metabolomics of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Urine for Accelerated Diagnosis of Pediatric Encephalomyelitis

Rodney E. Willoughby, MD

Allen DeSena, MD

Robert Frenck, MD

Christina R. Hermos, MD

David Kimberlin, MD

Jayne Ness, MD, PhD

Adam Ratner, MD

Harry T. Whelan MD

POD 2

Building Capacity to Deliver Effective Obesity Management Interventions within Primary Care Settings

Jennifer Hettema, PhD

Susanna McColley, MD

Nita Vangeepuram, MD, MPH

Hengameh Raissy, PharmD

Christine San Giovanni, MD

Karen Wilson, MD, MPH

POD 3

The Feasibility of Common Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Primary Care Setting

Lindsay Thompson, MD, MS

Andrew J. Barnes, MD, MPH

Matthew J. Gurka, PhD

Canan Karatekin, PhD

Katherine Lingras, PhD, LP

POD 4

Kawasaki Disease Project

Adriana Tremoulet, MD

Negar Ashouri, MD

Nancy J. Halnon, MD

Natasha A. Nakra, MD, MS

Bradley Monash, MD

POD 5

The University of California Center for Pediatric Microbiome Research

Katrine Whiteson, PhD

Jonathan G. Braun, MD

Oliver Fiehn, PhD

Huiying Li, PhD

Karen L. Lindsay, PhD, BSc

Susan Lynch, PhD

Jennifer B.H. Martiny, PhD

David A. Mills, PhD

Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH

David Pride, MD, PhD

Pathik D. Wadhwa, MD, PhD

NMR Metabolomics of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Urine for Accelerated
Diagnosis of Pediatric Encephalomyelitis

Building Capacity to Deliver Effective Obesity Management Interventions
within Primary Care Settings

The Feasibility of Common Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences
in the Primary Care Setting