Research Administration
Aurora Caregivers
Aurora caregivers that specialize in areas of medical research can help guide you through the research studies process for clinical trials and investigator-initiated research. The Aurora Health Care research administration (PDF, 5.45 MB) consists of medical scientists, medical researchers, clinical coordinators and administrative staff in medical research departments including:
- Research Administration
- Aurora UW Medical Group (AUWMG)
- Biomedical Research
- Center for Integrative Research on Cardiovascular Aging (CIRCA)
- Center for Urban Population Health - Aurora (CUPH)
- Clinical Trials Research
- Clinical Research Coordinators
- Investigator-Initiated Research
- Personalized Medicine Institute (ORBIT)
- Regenerative Medicine Center
- Sponsored Programs Office
| Research Administration | |
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| Randall Lambrecht, PhD Senior Vice President of Research and Academic Relations randall.lambrecht@aurora.org |
Vicki Soerens Executive Assistant vicki.soerens@aurora.org |
| Norma Lang, RN, PhD E. Howe Chair for Health Care Transformation norma.lang@aurora.org |
Deborah Mamon Business Analyst Senior deborah.mamon@aurora.org |
| Tonya Limberg, MS Multimedia Designer tonya.limberg@aurora.org |
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| Aurora UW Medical Group (AUWMG) - Research | |
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| Dennis Baumgardner, MD Director dennis.baumgardner@aurora.org |
Karen Blanchard Administrative Assistant Sr karen.blanchard@aurora.org |
| Kiley Bernhard Research Associate kiley.bernhard@aurora.org |
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| Biomedical Research | |
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| Martin Oaks, PhD Director martin.oaks@aurora.org |
Hershel Raff, PhD Research Scientist & Principal Investigator hershel.raff@aurora.org |
| John Richards, PhD Research Scientist, & Principal Investigator john.richards@aurora.org |
Karen Kozinski, MS Research Associate, Sr karen.kozinski@aurora.org |
| Eric Bruder Research Associate, Sr eric.bruder@aurora.org |
James Shaffer Research Associate, Sr james.shaffer@aurora.org |
| Barbara Jankowski Research Associate barbara.jankowski@aurora.org |
Peter Homar Research Associate peter.homar@aurora.org |
| Tracy Witkowiak Research Associate tracy.witkawiak@aurora.org |
Catherine Warner Research Associate catherine.warner@aurora.org |
| Center for Integrative Research on Cardiovascular Aging (CIRCA) | |
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| Arshad Jahangir, MD Director arshad.jahangir@aurora.org |
Ehkson Holmuhamedov, PhD, DSc Research Scientist ehkson.holmuhamedov@aurora.org |
| Mahek Mirza, MD Research Fellow mahek.mirza@aurora.org |
Larisa Emelyanova, PhD Research Fellow larisa.emelyanova@aurora.org |
| Kevin Bree Research Assistant kevin.bree@aurora.org |
Lynn Erickson Research Associate lynn.erickson@aurora.org |
| Center for Urban Population Health - Aurora (CUPH) | |
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| Ron Cisler, PhD Director ron.cisler@aurora.org |
Anne Marie Talsky Admin Assistant.Sr anne.marie@aurora.org |
| Dennis Baumgardner, MD Associate Director dennis.baumgardner@aurora.org |
Lee Banfi Manager lee.banfi@aurora.org |
| Jackie Apkarian Administrative Assistant jackie.apkarian@aurora.org |
Andy Marek Supervisor, IT andy.marek@aurora.org |
| Jason Schwebke Associate Web Application Development jason.schwebke@aurora.org |
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| Clinical Trials Research | |
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| Geoffrey
Schick, MBA Director, Clinical Trials geoffrey.schick@aurora.org |
Ruth Moroz Administrative Assistant ruth.moroz@aurora.org |
| Sara Planton, RN Manager Clinical Trials sara.planton@aurora.org |
Wendy Schmidt RN Manager Clinical Trials wendy.schmidt@aurora.org |
| Carol Tutino RN, MS Manager Clinical Trials carol.tutino@aurora.org |
Jan DeBartolo RN, MSN Manager Clinical Trials jan.debartolo@aurora.org |
| Annette Paul Supervisor, ABMC - Clinical Trials Research annette.paul@aurora.org |
David Krum, MS Supervisor, Cardiovascular & Electrophysiology david.krum@aurora.org |
| Becky Morrissey Research Compliance Specialist becky.morrissey@aurora.org |
Brad Dumville Research Compliance Specialist brad.dumville@aurora.org |
| Patti Allard Research Compliance Specialist patti.allard@aurora.org |
Kelly Koziol Research Compliance Specialist kelly.koziol@aurora.org |
| Lori Bode Research Compliance Specialist lori.bode@aurora.org |
Lucrezia Hinman Research Compliance Specialist lucrezia.hinman@aurora.org |
| Kendra Murphy Research Compliance Specialist kendra.murphy@aurora.org |
Tonya Hollrith MRI Research Technologist tonya.hollrith@aurora.org |
| Carmen Freund, MA Research Data Specialist carmen.freund@aurora.org |
Michelle Scoggins Research Data Specialist michelle.scoggins@aurora.org |
| Jody Aiello Research Data Specialist jody.aiello@aurora.org |
Wendy Kennedy, RN Protocol Review Specialist wendy.kennedy@aurora.org |
| Jackie Brown Research Assistant/Pharmacy Tech jackie.brown@aurora.org |
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| Investigator-Initiated Research | |
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| Vani Nilakantan, PhD Director, Investigator Initiated Sponsored Research vani.nilakantan@aurora.org |
Mary Groce Administrative Assistant mary.groce@aurora.org |
| Ahmed Dalmar, MD Research Scientist ahmed.dalmar@aurora.org |
James Marx, PhD Research Scientist james.marx@aurora.org |
| Michael
Michalkiewicz, PhD Research Scientist michael.michalkiewicz@aurora.org |
Yang (Scarlet) Shi, PhD Research Scientist scarlet.shi@aurora.org |
| Donna Kempf, PhD Clinical Research Grant Development Specialist donna.kempf@aurora.org |
Megan Sheffer, PhD Clinical Research Grant Development Specialist megan.sheffer@aurora.org |
| Naoyo Mori, PhD Statistician naoyo.mori@aurora.org |
Han-yang Chen, MS Statistician han-yang.chen@aurora.org |
| Brittany Tybinko Research Associate brittany.tybinko@aurora.org |
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| Personalized Medicine Institute (ORBIT) | |
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| Alfred Tector, MD Medical Director alfred.tector@aurora.org |
Kathryn Slotke Administrative Assistant kathryn.slotke@aurora.org |
| Natalie Polinske, MS Program Coordinator natalie.polinske@aurora.org |
Amy Brower, PhD Consultant amy.brower@aurora.org |
| Cory Brody Research Lab Assistant cory.brody@aurora.org |
Adam Schaenzer Research Lab Assistant adam.schaenzer@aurora.org |
| Matt Kirsling, MS Data Programmer Analyst Senior matt.kirsling@aurora.org |
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| Regenerative Medicine Center | |
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| Nina Garlie, PhD Director nina.garlie@aurora.org |
John P Hanson, MD Medical Director, Immunotherapy john.hanson@aurora.org |
| Robert Taylor, MD Medical Director Autologous Stem Cell Transplant rtaylor@ah.com |
Gayle Paquin, RN, MBA, OCN Oncology Program Coordinator Autologous Stem Cell Transplant gayle.paquin@aurora.org |
| Jeannie Dettman, RN, BSN, CCRC Oncology Program Coordinator High-Dose Interleukin-2 jeannie.dettman@aurora.org |
Jill Hense, MT (ASCP), CQIA (ASQ) Care Management and Quality Improvement Coordinator jill.hense@aurora.org |
| Ellen Lehmann Admin Assistant Sr. ellen.lehmann@aurora.org |
Katherine Dennert Research Associate katherine.dennert@aurora.org |
| Lynn Erickson, MS Research Associate lynn.erickson@aurora.org |
Erica Fitzgerald Research Associate erica.fitzgerald@aurora.org |
| Jaime Kroll Research Associate jaime.kroll@aurora.org |
Angela Timler, MS Research Associate angela.timler@aurora.org |
| Sponsored Programs Office | |
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| Vani Nilakantan, PhD Director, Investigator Initiated Sponsored Research vani.nilakantan@aurora.org |
Mary Groce Administrative Assistant mary.groce@aurora.org |
| Catherine Bruss Grant Development Specialist catherine.bruss@aurora.org |
Ranbir Saini, MS Grant Development Specialist & Post Award ranbir.saini@aurora.org |
| Donna Kempf, PhD Clinical Research Grant Development Specialist donna.kempf@aurora.org |
Megan Sheffer, PhD Clinical Research Grant Development Specialist megan.sheffer@aurora.org |
| Geoffrey Schick, MBA Director, Clinical Trials geoffrey.schick@aurora.org |
Clayton Wenger JD Manager, Research Business Operations clayton.wenger@aurora.org |
| Lee Banfi, MBA Manager, External Research & Business Services lee.banfi@aurora.org |
Ruth Moroz Administrative Assistant ruth.moroz@aurora.org |
| Cindy Wroblewski Clinical Research Assistant Senior cindy.wroblewski@aurora.org |
Angela Sinner Research Business Operations Specialist angela.sinner@aurora.org |
| Belinda Wiggins Research Business Operations Specialist belinda.wiggins@aurora.org |
Sharon Hirsch Research Business Operations Specialist sharon.hirsch@aurora.org |
| Jessica Arndt Research Business Operations Specialist jessica.arndt@aurora.org |
Janet Beekman Research Accountant janet.beekman@aurora.org |
