Director
Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology
Director, Center for Vaccine Development
Director, Institute for Vaccine Science and Policy
Adorjan Endowed Chair of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology
Principal Investigators
Getahun Abate, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Robert Belshe, M.D.
Founder of Center for Vaccine Development
Professor Emeritus, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology
Sharon Frey, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology
Sarah George, M.D.
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Allergy, and Immunology
Geoffrey Gorse, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy, and Immunology
Irene Graham, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy,
and Immunology
Rong Hou, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy,
and Immunology
Brett Jagger, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy,
and Immunology
Jianguo Liu, Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy, and Immunology
Zacharoula Oikonomopoulou, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Ranjit Ray, Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy, and Immunology
Rama Krishna Vankayalapati, Ph.D
Research Faculty
Azra Blazevic, D.V.M., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy,
and Immunology
Christopher Eickhoff, B.S., M.S.
Assistant Research Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases,
Allergy, and Immunology
Mei Xia, M.D., Ph.D.
Faculty Research Associate, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy, and Immunology
Rajesh Kumar Radhakrishnan, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Research Staff
Kathy Chirco, B.S.N., RN
Research Nurse
Shirley Dettlebach, B.S.N., RN, CCRC
Research Nurse, Coordinator
Sabrina DiPiazza, M.S.N., APRN, FNP-BC
Research Nurse Practitioner and Recruitment
Stan Doublin
Data Coordinator
Eric Eggemeyer
Coordinator, Clinical Research, Reception
Linda Eggemeyer-Sharpe, B.S.N., RN
Research Nurse, Coordinator
Lauren Foreman, B.S.N., RN
Research Nurse, Coordinator
Kathleen Heck, M.S.N., RN
Research Nurse
Ryan Kerr, B.S.N., RN
Research Nurse, Coordinator
Katie Liefer, B.S.N., RN
Research Nurse, Coordinator
Tracy Montauk, B.S.N., RN
Research Nurse, Coordinator
Karla Mosby, RN, CCRC
Nurse Supervisor
Nicole Purcell
Laboratory Technician
Jenifer Schilpzand, M.P.H., B.A., B.S.N., RN
Research Nurse
Joan Siegner, M.A., B.S.N., RN, CCRC
Research Nurse, Coordinator
Jan Tennant, M.P.H., B.S.N., RN
Research Nurse, Coordinator
Regulatory Affairs Professionals
Carol Duane, Ph.D., RN
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Missy Loyet, RN
Quality Manager
Kiana Wilder
Regulatory Affairs Assistant
Laboratory Staff
Chase Colbert
Laboratory Technician
Lainey Mejia-Jauregui, B.S.
Research Technician
Keith Meyer, B.S.
Research Assistant
Krystal Meza, B.S.
Research Assistant
Huan Ning, M.D.
Staff Scientist
Yinyi Yu, B.S.
Senior Research Assistant
Amar Mahata, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Fellows
Octavio Ramos Espinosa, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow
Dhemerson Souza de Lima, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow
Yuki Haga, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow
Sydney Coates
Research Assistant
Solia Sukupolvi-Perry
PRN
Abhinav Vankayalapati, M.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow
Padmaja Paidipally
Staff Scientist II
Pharmacy
Michelle Harris, Pharm.D.
Research Pharmacist
Lisa Presley, Pharm.D.
Research Pharmacist