Who We Are

Sponsers National Institute of Health, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)    Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) University of Michigan University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Pacific Health Research Institute Kaiser Permanente Northern California Indiana University

Last updated 3/8/10

Translational Research Centers

Indiana University

David G. Marrero, PhD, Principal Investigator
Ronald T. Ackermann, MD, MPH, Co-Principal Investigator
Melissa Cantrell, Project Coordinator
Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS, Co-Investigator
Aaron E. Carroll, MD, Co-Investigator
Paris Roach, MD, Co-Investigator
Chandan Saha, PhD, Co-Investigator
Usha Subramanian, MD, Co-Investigator

Kaiser Permanente Northern California


Joseph V. Selby, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator (Study Chairman)
Andrew J. Karter, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator
Bix E. Swain, MS, Project Director
Assiamira Ferrara, MD, PhD, Co-Investigator
John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE, Co-Investigator
Julie A. Schmittdiel, PhD, Co-Investigator
Vicki Fung, PhD, Co-Investigator
Wendy Dyer, MS, Analyst

Pacific Health Research Institute

David J. Curb, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator
Beth Waitzfelder, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator
Ruth Baldino, Project Coordinator
Richard Chung, MD, Co-Investigator
Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, Co-Investigator
Chien-Wen Tseng, MD, MPH, Co-Investigator
Xinli Li, Programmer/Analyst

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Carol M. Mangione, MD, MSPH, Principal Investigator
Arleen Brown, MD, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator
Kenrik Duru, MD, Co-Investigator
Susan Ettner, PhD, Co-Investigator
Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, Co-Investigator
Martin F. Shapiro, MD, PhD, Co-Investigator
Neil Steers, PhD, Sr. Analyst
Norman Turk, Programmer/Analyst

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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)

Jesse C. Crosson, PhD, Principal Investigator
Norman Lasser, MD, PhD,
Co-Principal Investigator
Gabrielle J. Davis, MSHS, Project Director
Elizabeth C. Clark, MD, MPH, Co-Investigator
Sandra Echeverria, PhD, Co-Investigator
Sonja V. Ross, BS, MHS, Co-Investigator
John G. Scott, MD, PhD, Co-Investigator
Shou-En Lu, PhD, Co-Investigator

Central Coordinating Center
For assistance with central administrative activities, please contact Gabrielle J. Davis

University of Michigan

William H. Herman, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator
Michele Heisler, MD, Co-Investigator
Vicky Hsiao, MD, Co-Investigator
Catherine Kim, MD, MPH, Co-Investigator
Joyce Lee, MD, Co-Investigator
Pearl Lee, MD, Co-Investigator
Kingsley Onyemere, MD, Co-Investigator
Nathan E. Pomeroy, MD, Co-Investigator
Aruna Sarma, MD, Co-Investigator
Ray Burke, MA, Research Associate
Laura McEwen, PhD, Research Associate

Study Sponsors

Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Edward W. Gregg, PhD, Lead Consultant
Bernice Moore, MBA, Project Officer/Project Administrator
Gloria Beckles, MD, MSc, Collaborating Investigator
James P. Boyle, PhD, Collaborating Investigator
Veronica Davison, MA, Collaborating Investigator
Tiffany Gary, PhD, Collaborating Investigator
Linda Geiss, MS, Collaborating Investigator
Bob Gerzoff, MS, Collaborating Investigator
Betsy L. (Cadwell) Gunnels, Collaborating Investigator
Roberta Hilsdon, BBA, AAS, Collaborating Investigator
Henry Khan, MD, FACP, Collaborating Investigator
K.M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA, MRCP, Collaborating Investigator
Jinan Saaddine, MD, MPH, Collaborating Investigator
Mark R. Stevens, MSPH, MA, Collaborating Investigator
Theodore Thompson, MS, Collaborating Investigator
Ed Tierney, MPH, Collaborating Investigator
Ping Zhang, PhD, Collaborating Investigator
Rui Li, PhD, Preventive Effectiveness Fellow/Health Service Researcher
Brenda Colley Gilbert, PhD, Lead Epidemiologist Extramural Research Office
Larry Waller, MS, Public Health Analyst

Central Administrative Data Coordinator
Dori Bilik, MBA,
Sr. Programmer Analyst (If you need Dori's assistance with a TRIAD related matter please contact Laura McEwen).

National Institute of Health, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Sanford A. Garfield, PhD, Collaborating Investigator

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