Institute and Core Group Directors:

Core group leadership is organized alphabetically and by role. Remaining team members are organized alphabetically.

Thomas Buchanan Thomas Buchanan, MD SC CTSI Director/Principal Investigator Meet Central Administration
Michele Kipke Michele Kipke, PhD SC CTSI Co-Director/CE Director Meet Central Administration Meet Community Engagement
Nicki Apaydin Nicki K. Apaydin, PhD Associate Director of Communications Meet Communications Meet Central Administration
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati Co-Director, Community Engagement Meet Community Engagement
Neil Bahroos Neil Bahroos, MS Chief Research Informatics Office of the Keck School of Medicine and Keck Medicine at USC Meet Clinical Research Informatics
Kayla de la Haye Kayla de la Haye, PhD Director, Research Development Meet Research Development
Sabrina Derrington Sabrina Derrington, MD, MA, HEC-C Director of Research Ethics Meet Workforce Development
Ramon Durazo-Arvizu Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, PhD CHLA Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Meet Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design
Quinnie Le Quinnie Le, MBA Senior Director, Operations and Finance Meet Central Administration
Wendy Mack Wendy Mack, PhD Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Meet Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design
Nicole Marie-Gerardi Maccalla Nicole Marie-Gerardi Maccalla, MA, PhD Director of Evaluation & Improvement Meet Evaluation & Improvement
Allison Orechwa Allison Zumberge Orechwa, PhD, MBA Senior Director of Strategy and Innovation; Interim Program Manager, Healthcare Delivery Science Meet Central Administration
Eunjoo Pacifici Eunjoo Pacifici, PharmD, PhD Chair and Associate Professor of Regulatory and Quality Sciences Associate Director, D. K. Kim International Center for Regulatory Science Meet Regulatory Knowledge & Support
Kathleen “Katie” Page Kathleen “Katie” Page, MD, MS Co-Director, Research Development Meet Research Development
Cecilia Patino-Sutton Cecilia Patino-Sutton, MD, MEd, PhD Director, Workforce Development/Director, Mentored Career Development (KL2) Meet Workforce Development
Eric Pedersen Eric Pedersen, Ph.D. Co-Director for Digital Recruitment and Scholarship Meet Workforce Development
Steven Siegel Steven Siegel, MD, PhD Co-Director, Mentored Career Development (KL2)/Director, Mentoring Resource Center Meet Workforce Development
Amytis "Amy" Towfighi Amytis "Amy" Towfighi, MD Director, Healthcare Delivery Science Meet Healthcare Delivery Science
Nicole Wolfe Nicole Wolfe, PhD Co-Director, Community Engagement Meet Community Engagement

NIH Funding Acknowledgment: Important - All publications resulting from the utilization of SC CTSI resources are required to credit the SC CTSI grant by including the NIH funding acknowledgment and must comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.