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Nita A. Limdi, PharmD PhD MSPH FAHA FACTS (UAB) Nita A. Limdi, PharmD PhD MSPH FAHA FACTS (UAB) Dr. Ray L Watts Heersink Endowed Chair in Neurology; Associate Dean for Genomic Medicinel; Director, Alabama Genomic Health Initiative; Director, Genomic Medicine T32 Training program
Greg Cooper, PhD (HAIB) Greg Cooper, PhD (HAIB) Faculty Investigator HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology; Co-director Alabama Genomic Health Initiative; Co-director Genomic Medicine training Program
Matthew Might, PhD (UAB) Matthew Might, PhD (UAB) Director of UAB Hugh Kaul Personalized Medicine Institute; Co-director Alabama Genomic Health Initiative
Senior Advisors
Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD Distinguished Emeritus Professor
Greg Barsh, MD, PhD (HIAB Greg Barsh, MD, PhD (HIAB Faculty Investigator HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Informatics Bioinformatics
Jim Cimino, MD (UAB) Jim Cimino, MD (UAB) Director UAB Informatics Institute
David Crossman, PhD (UAB) David Crossman, PhD (UAB) Professor Dept of Genetics
Chrisly Dillon, MD MHA (UAB) Chrisly Dillon, MD MHA (UAB) Senior Research Scientist
Pharmacogenetics
Brittney Davis, PharmD (UAB) Brittney Davis, PharmD (UAB) Assistant Professor Translational Pharmacogenomics Program
Blake Goff, PharmD (UAB) Blake Goff, PharmD (UAB) Pharmacogenomics Pharmacist Translational Pharmacogenomics Program
Josh Cortopassi, PharmD (UAB) Josh Cortopassi, PharmD (UAB) Pharmacogenomics Pharmacist Translational Pharmacogenomics Program
Implementation Science
Larry Hearld, PhD (UAB) Larry Hearld, PhD (UAB) Associate Professor Director of Research
Lori Bateman, PhD RD (UAB) Lori Bateman, PhD RD (UAB) Assistant Professor and Associate Scientist Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center
Ria Hearld, PhD (UAB) Ria Hearld, PhD (UAB) Professor and Director PhD in Administration-Health Services Program
Medical Genetics & Primary Care
Nathaniel Robin, MD (UAB) Nathaniel Robin, MD (UAB) Professor Departments of Genetics, Pediatrics, and Otolaryngology
Irfan Asif, MD (UAB) Irfan Asif, MD (UAB) Heersink Endowed Professor of Sports & Exercise Medicine Chair, Family & Community Medicine
Anna Hurst, MD MS (UAB) Anna Hurst, MD MS (UAB) Professor Clinical Genetics
Erin Delaney, MD (UAB) Erin Delaney, MD (UAB) Neil E. Christopher, M.D., Endowed Chair in Family & Community Medicine
Stuart Cohen, MD (UAB) Stuart Cohen, MD (UAB) Professor of Medicine Chief, UAB Primary Care
Community Engagement, Ethical and Social Implications
Mona Fouad, MD (UAB) Mona Fouad, MD (UAB) UAB Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Thomas May, PhD (HAIB, WSU) Thomas May, PhD (HAIB, WSU) Research Professor Medical Ethics Program Director
Stephen Sodeke, PhD DBE (Tuskegee) Stephen Sodeke, PhD DBE (Tuskegee) Bioethicist and Professor of Bioethics and Allied Health Sciences, Center for Biomedical Research
Mariko Nakano, PhD (UAB) Mariko Nakano, PhD (UAB) Assistant Professor of Bioethics at UAB School of Medicine
Lori Bateman, PhD RD (UAB) Lori Bateman, PhD RD (UAB) Assistant Professor and Associate Scientist Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center
Tiffany Osborne, (UAB) Tiffany Osborne, (UAB) Staff Director Partnerships & Engagement Program
Genetic Counseling
Kelly East, MS CGC (HAIB) Kelly East, MS CGC (HAIB) Certified Genetic Counselor HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Whitley Kelley, MS, CGC (HAIB) Whitley Kelley, MS, CGC (HAIB) Certified Genetic Counselor HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Jessica Denton, PhD MS CGC (UAB) Jessica Denton, PhD MS CGC (UAB) Program Director Genetic Counseling; Assistant Professor
Hannah Frerichs, MS LCGC (UAB) Hannah Frerichs, MS LCGC (UAB) Genetic Counselor General Adults, Prenatal Genetics
Meghan Bartos, MS LCGC (UAB) Meghan Bartos, MS LCGC (UAB) Clinical and Research Genetic Counselor (GC)
Meagan Cochran, MS CGC (HAIB) Meagan Cochran, MS CGC (HAIB) Director and Certified Genetic Counselor HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Biobanking and Genotyping / Sequencing
Jeffrey Edberg, PhD (UAB) Jeffrey Edberg, PhD (UAB) Professor UAB Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
Yunjia Chen, PhD FACMG (UAB) Yunjia Chen, PhD FACMG (UAB) Assistant Professor Clinical Genetics
Shuko Harada, MD (UAB) Shuko Harada, MD (UAB) Professor Genomic Diagnostics and Bioinformatics
Jay Holliday, MS (UAB) Jay Holliday, MS (UAB) Lead Medical Technologist (Diagnostic Molecular Biology)
Zach Bonnstetter, PhD (HAIB) Zach Bonnstetter, PhD (HAIB) Computational Biologist
Susan Hiatt, PhD (HAIB) Susan Hiatt, PhD (HAIB) Research Faculty Investigator
James Lawlor, (HAIB) James Lawlor, (HAIB) Computational Biologist and Bioinformatician
Don Latner, PhD (HAIB) Don Latner, PhD (HAIB) Senior Scientist
Administration and Recruitment
Stephanie Carroll, BS CRA (UAB) Stephanie Carroll, BS CRA (UAB) Manager Research Administrtion
Jennifer Mahaffey, BS (UAB) Jennifer Mahaffey, BS (UAB) Clinical Research Regulations
Irene P. Moss, MA MPH (UAB) Irene P. Moss, MA MPH (UAB) Operations Administrator UAB Cystic Fibrosis Research Center
Raven Hildreth, BS (UAB) Raven Hildreth, BS (UAB) Clinical Research Coordinator
Edna Fields, BS (UAB) Edna Fields, BS (UAB) Clinical Research Coordinator
Julie Schach, BS (UAB) Julie Schach, BS (UAB) Staff Co-Director Participant Access to Research Core; Staff Director
Candice Finnila, PhD (HAIB) Candice Finnila, PhD (HAIB) Clinical Research Coordinator HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Aida El Kholi Starling, PhD (HAIB) Aida El Kholi Starling, PhD (HAIB) Director of Research Administration at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology