Who We Are

2012 Joint Annual Meeting Program Committee

Gerald Dorn, MD, Washington University School of Medicine
David Kent, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Dan Ford, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ellie Schoenbaum, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael J. Lichtenstein, M.D., M.Sc., University of Texas Medicine at San Antonio
Ellen W. Seely, M.D., Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Marie Gelato, MD, Stony Brook University
Nancy Desmond, PhD NIH
David Schteingart, MD, University of Michigan
Francis Miller, MD, University of Iowa
Abraham Thomas, MD, MPH, Henry Ford Hospital
Kathryn Schuff, MD, MCR, Oregon Health and Science University
Roy Weiner, MD, Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Janice Gabrilove, MD, The Mount Sinai Medical Center
Rob Califf, MD, Duke Translational Medicine Institute

Association for Clinical Research Training

The mission of the Association for Clinical Research Training (ACRT) is to improve the health of the public by increasing the amount and quality of clinical research through expanding and continually improving clinical research training. For more information about ACRT, visit www.acrtraining.org.

ACRT 2011 – 2012 Board Members

President, Michael Lichtenstein, MD, MSc, University of Texas Health Science Center
President-Elect, Ellie E. Schoenbaum, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Past-President, Doris M. Rubio. PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Secretary/Treasurer, Lauren Dewey Platt, PhD, Harvard Medical School
Jane Reusch, MD, Denver VAMC
Frederic Wolf, PhD, University of Washington
Sonali Patel, MD, PhD, University of Iowa
Jasjit S Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS, University of Minnesota Medical School
Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH, FACC, Morehouse School of Medicine
Michael Fleming, MD, PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison
SCTS liason to the Board: Harry Selker, MD, MSPH, Tufts University
Executive Office, Angela Kite

Society for Clinical and Translational Science

The mission of the Society for Clinical and Translational Science (SCTS) is to advance research and education in clinical and translational science so as to improve human health. For more information about SCTS, visit www.ctssociety.org.

SCTS 2011 – 2012 Leadership and Board

President, Kenneth Pienta, MD, University of Michigan
Vice President, Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Past President, Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH, Tufts Medical Center
Secretary, Rebecca D. Jackson, MD, The Ohio State University,
Treasurer, David Center, MD, Boston University School of Medicine
Robert M. Califf, MD, Duke University
Gerald Dorn, MD, Washington University School of Medicine
Marc K. Drezner, MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Daniel E. Ford, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Eugene Orringer, MD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Theodore Mazzone, MD, FACP, University of Illinois at Chicago
Robert S. Sherwin, MD, Yale School of Medicine
Federal (NIH) Liaison to the Board, John I. Gallin, MD
Alexandre Vieira, DDS, MS, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
CTS Journal Editorial Liaison, Arthur Feldman, MD, PhD, Jefferson Medical College
Andrew Einstein, MD, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center
SCTS Liaison to the ACRT Board, Doris Rubio, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

American Federation for Medical Research

The mission of the American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR) is to develop and mentor tomorrow's leaders in medical research.  For more information about the AFMR, visit www.afmr.org.

AFMR 2010-2011 National Council

President, Sharma S. Prabhakar, MD, MBA, FACP, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
President-Elect, Chair, AFMR Midwest Section, Abraham Thomas, MD, MPH, Henry Ford Hospital
Vice President for Meetings and Programs, Keith K. Colburn, MD, JL Pettis VA Medical Center
Past President, Francis J. Miller, MD, University of Iowa
Secretary-Treasurer, Robert J. Freishtat, MD, MPH, Children's National Medical Center
Editor-in-Chief, Michael J. McPhaul, MD, University of Texas SW Medical Center
Councillor-at-Large, Suthat Liangpunsakul, MD, MPH, Indiana University School of Medicine
Councillor-at-Large, Peter Wiernik, MD, St. Lukes-Roosevelt Medical Center
Councillor-at-Large, Cherry Wongtrakool, MD Emory University
Chair-Elect, AFMR Eastern Section MingMing Ning, MD, Mass General Hospital/Hardvard Medical School
Chair, AFMR Eastern Section, Ravikumar Balasubramanian, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Secretary-Treasurer, AFMR Eastern Region, Leticia M. Ryan, MD, Children's National Medical Center
Chair Elect, AFMR Midwestern Region, Kieren J. Mather, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Secretary-Treasurer, AFMR Midwestern Region, Arnand Krikorian, MD, Case Western Reserve University Case Medical Center
Chair, AFMR Southern Region, Haimanot Wasse, MD, MPH, Emory University
Chair-Elect, AFMR Southern Region,Marian Evatt, MD, Emory Univeristy
Secretary-Treasurer, AFMR Southern Region, Brent T. Wagner, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Chair, AFMR Western Section, Neda Rasouli, MD University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine
Secretary-Treasurer, AFMR Western Region, Supriya Maddirala, MD, Oregon Health and Science University
Chair-Elect, AFMR Western Region, Karen Foster-Schubert, MD, University of WA, VA Medical Venter