Advance-CTR

Advisory Committees

Get to know members of our advisory committees.

External Advisory Committee

  • Christopher G. Chute

    Christopher G. Chute, MD DrPH

    Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Informatics, Professor of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Chief Research Information Officer, Johns Hopkins University
  • Caroline Compretta, PhD

    Caroline Compretta, PhD

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine at the University of Mississippi, Principal Investigator of the Mississippi Community Engagement Alliance
  • David Haas

    David W. Haas, MD

    Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Professor of Pharmacology, Associate CFAR Director at Vanderbilt
  • Laura P. James

    Laura P. James, MD

    Director of the Translational Research Institute, Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical and Translational Research, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Dr. Rosen

    Clifford J. Rosen, MD

    Principal Investigator, Northern New England CTR Network, Director of Clinical and Translational Research and Senior Scientist, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Stephen Thomas

    Stephen B. Thomas, PhD

    Professor, Health Policy and Management, Director, Center for Health Equity, School of Public Health, University of Maryland

Internal Advisory Committee

  • Tejal Desai, PhD, Dean of Brown University's School of Engineering

    Tejal Desai, PhD

    Sorensen Family Dean of Engineering, Dean of Engineering, Professor of Engineering
  • Dr. Annmarie Dunican

    AnnMarie Dunican, MD

    Chief of Staff, VA Providence Health Care
  • John Fernandez Headshot

    John Fernandez

    President and CEO, Brown University Health
  • Dr. William Grobman

    William Grobman, MD, MBA

    Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief Scientific Officer, Care New England; Associate Dean of Clinical Research, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Dean Mukesh Jain

    Mukesh Jain, MD, Chair

    Frank L. Day Professor of Biology, Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Bethany D. Jenkins, PhD

    Bethany Jenkins, PhD

    Vice President of Research and Economic Development, Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
  • Dr. Kerry LaPlante

    Kerry LaPlante, Pharm.D., FCCP, FIDSA, FIDP

    Dean and Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island
  • Bharat Ramratnam

    Bharat Ramratnam, MD

    Chief Science Officer for Brown Innovation and Research Collaborative for Health (BIRCH), Professor and Vice Chair of Research at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Chief Science Officer and Medical Director at Brown University Health
  • Jennifer Tidey, PhD headshot

    Jennifer Tidey, PhD

    Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the Brown University School of Public Health, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University
  • Dr. Patrick Vivier headshot

    Patrick Vivier, MD, PhD

    Dean, College of Health Sciences, University of Rhode Island
  • Dr. Michael Wagner headshot

    Michael Wagner, MD

    President and CEO, Care New England
  • Headshot of Dean of College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island, Danny Willis

    Danny Willis, DNS, RN, FAAN

    Dean, College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island

Steering Committee

  • Bongsup Cho

    Bongsup Cho, PhD

    Director, RI INBRE, Professor, University of Rhode Island
  • Placeholder image for Dr. Pauline Cupit

    Pauline Cupit, PhD

    NIGMS Project Coordinator
  • Francie Emlen, for Research Administration and Strategic Initiatives in the Division of Biology and Medicine at Brown University

    Francie Emlen, MBA, RN

    Assistant Dean for Research Administration and Strategic Initiatives in the Division of Biology and Medicine at Brown University
  • Dr. Edward Hawrot

    Edward Hawrot, PhD

    Program Coordinator, Advance RI-CTR, Alva O. Way Professor of Medical Science, Senior Consultant for Biology Affairs, the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, PhD

    Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, PhD

    Professor (Research) in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Human Behavior and, Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Pediatrics at Brown University, Clinical Psychologist, Bradley Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital
  • Sharon Rounds

    Sharon Rounds, MD

    Program Director, Advance RI-CTR, Associate Dean for Translational Science, the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician, Providence VA Medical Center
  • Amal Trivedi, MD, MPH headshot

    Amal Trivedi, MD, MPH

    Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, School of Public Health, Brown University, Professor of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Methodius Tuuli, MD, MPH

    Methodius Tuuli, MD, MPH

    Chace-Joukowsky Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital