CCTS Internal Advisory Board

  • Darwin Conwell, MD, MSc, FACG

    • Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, UK College of Medicine
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  • Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc

    • Associate Vice President for Research and Chair of Physiology, UK College of Medicine
    • Director, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
    • Gill Foundation Chair in Preventive Cardiology
    • ATVB Editor-In-Chief
    Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc

  • Rebecca Dutch, PhD

    • Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
    • Vice Dean of Research, UK College of Medicine
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  • B. Mark Evers, MD, FACS

    • Professor of Surgery, UK College of Medicine
    • Director, Markey Cancer Center
    • Physician-In-Chief, Oncology Service
    Mark Evers, MD

  • Frances Feltner DNP, MSN, RN, FAAN

    • Director, UK Center for Excellence in Rural Health
    Frances Feltner DNP, MSN, RN, FAAN

  • Simon Fisher, MD, PhD

    • Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
    • Acting Director, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center
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  • John L Fowlkes, MD

    • Professor, Pediatrics, UK College of Medicine
    • Barnstable-Brown Chair in Pediatric Diabetes Research, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center
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  • Antonio Garcia, PhD

    • Associate Professor, UK College of Social Work
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  • Larry B. Goldstein, MD

    • Chair, Department of Neurology, UK College of Medicine
    • Co-Director, Kentucky Neuroscience Institute
    Larry B. Goldstein, MD

  • Gabe Harris, CRA, CPRA

    • Executive Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
    Gabe Harris

  • Erin N. Haynes, DrPH, MS

    • Associate Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
    • Kurt W. Deuschle Professor of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health and chair of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, UK College of Public Health
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  • Roshan Hussain

    • Chief Data Officer, UK HealthCare
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  • Thomas Kelly, PhD

    • Director of Research Education, Training and Career Development, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
    • Robert Straus Professor and Chair of the Department of Behavioral Science, UK College of Medicine
    • Associate Dean for Research, UK College of Nursing
    tom kelly

  • Philip A. Kern, MD

    • Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
    • Associate Provost for Clinical and Translational Sciences
    • Professor of Endocrinology, UK College of Medicine
       
    Philip Kern

  • Victoria L. King, PhD

    • Career Development Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
    • Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, UK College of Medicine
    Victoria King, PhD

  • Ilhem Messaoudi, PhD

    • Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, UK College of Medicine 
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  • Brian Noehren, PT, PhD, FACSM

    • Professor and Associate Dean for Research, UK College of Health Sciences

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  • Thomas Prisinzano, PhD

    • Director, Drug Discovery & Development Core, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
    • Professor and Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences, UK College of Pharmacy
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  • Craig Rush, PhD

    • Director, Graduate and Post-Graduate Trainee Development, Center for Clinical and Translational Science

    • Professor of Behavioral Science and Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, UK College of Medicine

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  • Nancy Schoenberg, PhD

    • CCTS Associate Director
    • Director, UK Center for Health Equity Transformation
    • Associate Vice President for Research, Health Disparities
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  • Luciana Shaddox, DDS, MS, PhD

    • Professor of Periodontology and Associate Dean for Research, UK College of Dentistry
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  • Mary Sheppard, MD

    • Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine, UK College of Medicine
    • Joint Appointments in  Physiology and Surgery
    Sheppard MD

  • Danelle Stevens-Watkins, PhD

    • Assistant Vice President for Research, Diversity and Inclusion
    • Acting Dean and Professor, UK College of Education
    Danelle Stevens-Watkins

  • Jeffery Talbert, PhD

    • Director, Biomedical Informatics, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
    • Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics
    • Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science
    • Associate Director, Center for Health Services Research
    • Director, Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
    • Coordinator, Ph.D. Program in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
    Jeffery Talbert, PhD

  • Jon Thorson, PhD

    • Co-Director, Drug Discovery & Development, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
    • Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • Director, Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation
    Jon Thorson, PhD

  • Linda J. Van Eldik, PhD

    • Director, UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
    • Co-Director, Kentucky Neuroscience Institute
    Linda J. Van Eldik, Ph.D.

  • Pedro Vera, PhD

    • Professor, Department of Physiology, UK College of Medicine
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  • Sharon Walsh, PhD

    • Professor of Behavioral Science, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Psychiatry, UK Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy
    • Director, UK Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
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  • Heidi Weiss, PhD

    • Professor and Chief, Division of Cancer Biostatics, Internal Medicine, UK College of Medicine
    • Associate Director for Shared Resources; Director, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Sharked Research Facility, Markey Cancer Center / Cancer Research Priority Initiative
    • Associate Director, Shared Resource Facilities, UK HealthCare
    Heidi Weiss, PhD

  • Lovoria Williams, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP

    • Director, Special Populations, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
    • Associate Professor, UK College of Nursing 
    • Assistant Director for Cancer Health Equity, UK Markey Cancer Center (MCC)
    Lovoria Williams PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP

  • Lauren Whitehurst, PhD

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, UK College of Medicine
    Lauren Whitehurst, PhD

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