ACTSI Leadership Council

Principal Investigator

Stephen W. Schwarzmann Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine
Vice President for Research
Emory University

Senior Co-Principal Investigator, Morehouse School of Medicine

Elizabeth O. Ofili, MD, MPH

Associate Dean for Clinical Research
Director, Clinical Research Center
Chief of Cardiology and Professor, Department of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine

Co-Principal Investigator, Director, Pilot Grants

Jeff M. Sands, MD

Juha P. Kokko Professor of Medicine and Physiology
Director, Renal Division
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine

Co-Principal Investigator, Director, Clinical Research Network

Arlene B. Chapman, MD

Professor of Medicine
Associate Director Nephrology Fellowship Program
Director, Hypertension and Renal Diseases Research Center
Emory University School of Medicine

Co-Principal Investigator, Morehouse School of Medicine

Sandra Harris-Hooker, PhD

Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Research Affairs
Professor, Department of Pathology

Morehouse School of Medicine

Co-Principal Investigator, Georgia Institute of Technology

Ravi V. Bellamkonda, PhD

Chair, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University
Carol Ann and David D. Flanagan Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Associate Vice President for Research, Georgia Tech
Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholar

Co-Principal Investigator, Pediatrics. Director, Pediatrics

Barbara J. Stoll, MD

George W. Brumley, Jr. Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
President, Emory-Children's Center
Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Principal Investigator, Yerkes National Primate Research Center

Stuart Zola, PhD

Director
Yerkes National Primate Research Center
Emory University

Co-Principal Investigator, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Linda McCauley, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAAOHN

Dean and Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University

Director, Research Education, Training & Career Development Program

Henry M. Blumberg, MD

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Infectious Diseases
Emory University School of Medicine

Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design

Robert H. Lyles, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

Director, Research Technologies

Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD

William P. Timmie Professor and Chair of Radiology
Associate Dean for Research
Emory University School of Medicine

Director, Community Engagement Research Program

Daniel S. Blumenthal, MD, MPH

Professor, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Associate Dean for Community Health
Morehouse School of Medicine

Director, Tracking & Evaluation Program

Meltem Alemdar, PhD

Assistant Director and Research Scientist II
Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology

Director, Ethics & Regulatory

Carlton D. Dampier, MD

Medical Director, Office of Clinical Research
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Director, Biomedical Informatics Program

Joel Saltz, MD, PhD

Director, Center for Comprehensive Informatics
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Emory University

Winship Cancer Institute Advisor

Joseph Lipscomb, PhD

Associate Director, Prevention, Disparities and Health Policy, Winship Cancer Institute
Professor, Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health
Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar
Emory University