Georgia CTSA Welcomes 2023-2024 MSCR and CPTS Students


Students at orientation
MSCR students attending in-person orientation. Front row: Catherine McGeoch; Zahra Jiwani, DO; Sadie Mason, MD; Sydni Williams; Kamaria Dansby; Sarah Scott, MD. Back row: Andres Chang, MD, PhD; Kartik Reddy, MD; Anand Jain, MD; Sankar Alagapan, PhD; Omar Jean-Baptiste; Nick Thomas, MPH: Nishant Vatsa, MD; Ali John Zarrabi, MD; Daniel Gold, MD; Lisa Kim, MD; Wassim Abdallah, MD

Join Georgia CTSA in welcoming 2023-2024 clinical and translational research and science students! The Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) program provides innovative didactic and mentored research training to those pursuing a career in clinical and/or translational research. The Certificate Program in Translational Science (CPTS) program is for trainees who seek to conduct research at the interface between basic and translational science and clinical medicine.

Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) Students

  • Wassim Abdallah, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  • Sankaraleengam Alagapan, PhD, MS, Research Scientist, Georgia Tech, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Andres Chang, MD, PhD, Instructor, Emory, Hematology and Medical Oncology
  • Kamaria Dansby, Medical Student, Emory
  • Stephanie DiGiandomenico, MD, Fellow, Emory, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplant
  • Daniel Gold, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Cardiology
  • Anand Jain,MD, Assistant Professor, Emory, Medicine, Digestive Diseases
  • Omar Jean-Baptiste, Medical Student, Emory
  • Zahra Jiwani, DO, Fellow, Emory, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplant
  • Lisa Kim, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  • Reema Martini, Medical Student, Emory
  • Sadie Mason, MD, Fellow, Emory, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplant
  • Catherine McGeoch, Medical Student, Emory
  • Kartik Reddy, MD, Assistant Professor, Emory, Radiology, Pediatric Neuroradiology
  • Stephen Russell, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
  • Sarah Scott, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  • Mihir Shah, MD, Assistant Professor, Emory, Surgery, Surgical Oncology
  • Jason Stevenson, MD, Fellow, Emory, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplant
  • Nicholas Thomas, MPH, Medical Student, Emory
  • Nishant Vatsa, MD, Fellow, Emory, Medicine, Cardiology
  • Sydni Williams, Medical Student, Emory
  • Ali John Zarrabi, MD, Assistant Professor, Emory, Family and Preventive Medicine, Palliative Medicine

Certificate Program in Translational Science (CPTS) Students

  • Liliana Aguayo, PhD, MPH, Research Assistant Professor, Emory, Rollins School of Public Health, Global Health
  • Hannah Cebull, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory-Georgia Tech, Biomedical Engineering
  • Kelsey Chatman, MD, Fellow, Emory, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Denise Fahey, PhD Student, UGA, Infectious Diseases
  • Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory, Neurology
  • Seyma Katrinli, PhD, Instructor, Emory, Gynecology/Obstetrics
  • Alasdair Keith, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory, Biochemistry
  • Kristopher Knight, PhD Student, Emory, Molecular and Systems Pharmacology
  • Taylor Montminy, MD, Fellow, Emory, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Amoreena Most, PharmD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, UGA, College of Pharmacy
  • Kailey Oppat, MD, Fellow, Emory, Winship Cancer Institute, Surgical Oncology
  • Hazel Ozuna, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory, Pediatrics, Pulmonary, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sleep
  • Ava Reck, MS, PhD Student, UGA, Human Development and Family Science
  • Jake Rhodes, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory, Emory Primate Center, Emory Vaccine Center
  • Tara Urner, PhD Student, Emory/Georgia Tech, Biomedical Engineering
  • Xiaoyun Wang, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist, UGA, Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy
  • Kory Wells, PhD Student, Emory, Cancer Biology
  • Leanne Woods-Burnham, PhD, Assistant Professor, MSM, Physiology
  • Yusef Yaras, PhD, Research Engineer, Georgia Tech, Mechanical Engineering