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Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovations Centers (CIVICs)

Design and Execution of Clinical Trials and Human Challenge Models, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

Clinical Core Name Abbreviation: CVD-CIVIC

About

The University of Maryland School of Medicine, CIVICs Clinical Core draws on more than four decades of innovative and groundbreaking research on the development, evaluation, and deployment of vaccines at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD). The Clinical Core embraces a cohesive, collaborative approach to advancing the development of novel influenza vaccines. The accomplished, multidisciplinary team brings extensive clinical research and regulatory experience, including the design and performance of clinical trials in all phases of development and diverse populations, and the design and execution of human challenge studies. Using in-depth influenza vaccine and immunology expertise and efficient project management, investigators advance scientific understanding of human immunity and support the development of improved influenza vaccines in state of the art clinical and laboratory facilities. The reach of the Clinical Core and its capacities are extended through strong partnerships with collaborating institutions at Vanderbilt University and The State University of New York (SUNY), Upstate.


Justin Ortiz, MD, MS

Principal Investigator

PROFESSOR, MEDICINE
Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine
 

Investigators

University of Maryland, Baltimore

The State University of New York (SUNY)

Vanderbilt University

 

Other Key Personnel

Program Director

  • Vaidehi Agrawal, PhD, CIVICs Program Director, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

Budget and Contract Specialist

  • Terry Sharp, BS, Director, Grants and Contracts, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
  • Mallory White, BS, Grants and Contracts Specialist, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

Clinical Operations Director

  • Cheryl Young, RN, MBA, Clinical Operations Director, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

Regulatory & Quality Assurance Specialist

  • Alyson (Aly) Kwon, MS, CCRC, ACRP-PM, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Management, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
  • Sophie Harper, MS, CCRP, Lead Domestic Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
  • Wijdan (Jody) Suliman, MD, MHA, APMMC, Lead Quality Management Specialist, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

Lab Manager

  • Paula Bernal, MS, PhD, Cellular Immunology Laboratory Supervisor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
  • Jennifer Oshinsky, BA, Applied Immunology Laboratory Manager, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

Program Specialist

  • Hanna LeBuhn, BA, Senior Program Specialist, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
  • Bethanne Smith, BS, Assistant to Director of Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

James Campbell, MD, MS, Professor, Department of Pediatrics

James Campbell, MD, MS

 

Wilbur Chen, MD, MS, Professor, Department of Medicine

Wilbur Chen, MD, MS

 

Lynda Coughlan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Lynda Coughlan, PhD

Meagan E. Deming, MD, PhD

Matthew Frieman, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Matthew Frieman, PhD

Yuanyuan Liang, PhD, MSc, Biostatistician and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health

Yuanyuan Liang, PhD, MSc

 

Marcela Pasetti, PhD, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Marcelo Sztein, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics

 

Franklin Toapanta, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

 

Stephen Thomas, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, SUNY

 

Clarence Creech, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University

Clarence Creech, MD, MPH

 

Vaidehi Agrawal, PhD, CIVICs Program Director, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

Vaidehi Agrawal, PhD

 

Terry Sharp, BS, Director, Grants and Contracts, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

 

Mallory White, BS, Grants and Contracts Specialist, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

 

Cheryl Young, RN, MBA, Clinical Operations Director, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

Cheryl Young, RN, MBA

 

Wijdan (Jody) Suliman, MD, MHA, APMMC

Alyson (Aly) Kwon, MS, CCRC

 

Sophie Harper, MS, CCRP

 

Paula Bernal, MS, PhD

 

Jennifer Oshinsky, BA

Hanna LeBuhn, BA

 

Bethanne Smith, BS