Faculty
Sid O’Bryant, PhD—Executive Director
Dr. Joe and Peggy Schooler Endowed Chair in Family Medicine
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Leigh Johnson, PhD — Associate Director
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology & Neuroscience
James Hall, PhD—Biomarker Core Director
Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine
Melissa Petersen, PhD
Assistant Professor - ITR Clinical Researcher
Fan Zhang, PhD
Associate Professor - ITR Bioinformatics Researcher
Stephanie Large, NP
Instructor—Dept. of Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Administrative Team
Kelly Berry
Director, ITR Financial Operations & Post-Award
Erin Simmons
Director, ITR Operations & Pre-Award
Kellie “KJ” Johnson
Administrative Coordinator
La Shundra Marshall
Administrative Coordinator
Darian Sargent
Senior Financial Manager
Biomarker Core
Tori Conger (Como)
Biomarker Lab Manager
David Julovich
Biomarker QA/QC Manager
Melissa Conklin Pierce
Research Assistant
Nikole "Skye" Dickerson
Research Assistant
Adam Gloeckner
Research Assistant
Clinical Core
Jill Rhodes
Program Manager
Raul Vintimilla
Research Scientist I
Kim Brown
Clinical Research Coordinator
Yolanda Tillman
Clinical Research Coordinator III
Wilma Burns
Clinical Research Coordinator III
Alejandra Aguilar
Research Assistant
Lydia “Lily” Cacho
Administrative Associate (Reception & Scheduling)
Francisco Calderon
Research Assistant
Antonio Casas
Research Assistant
Denise Duarte
Research Assistant
Hilem “Elly” Gardea
Administrative Associate (Reception & Scheduling)
Jennifer Loya
Research Assistant
Haydee Izurieta Munoz
Research Assistant
Miguel Reyes
Research Assistant
Daisy Ruiz
Research Assistant
IT/Data Core
Chris Conger
Associate Director of ITR Info Tech Services
Sean Davidson
Senior Web App Developer
Marcela Davila
Research Assistant