The Vaccine Center team ensures that complex research, clinical, and administrative operations run smoothly.

The Vaccine Center has five clinical sites across the city: our main site is located at 660 First Avenue in Manhattan, and we also have sites located at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, and VA NY Harbor Healthcare System.

Core Administrative Team

Mark J. Mulligan, MD
Director and Principal Investigator

Angelica Cifuentes Kottkamp, MD
Principal Investigator and Associate Director for Research and Diversity

Lalitha Parameswaran, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator and Associate Director for Clinical Research

Hibah Khan, MPA
Assistant Director of Administration and Finance

Marie I. Samanovic-Golden, PhD
Program Director

Clinical and Laboratory Research Team

Martin Backer, MD
Principal Investigator and Site Co-Leader, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Kimberly Byrnes, LPN, CCRC
Associate Director, Clinical Research Operations, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Ellie R. Carmody, MD
Sub-Investigator

Steven E. Carsons, MD
Sub-Investigator and Site Co-Leader, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Andrew B. Fleming, MD
Sub-Investigator, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Ramin Herati, MD
Principal Investigator

Asif Noor, MD
Sub-Investigator, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Michael Tuen
Laboratory Manager

Allison (Heekoung) Youn, RN
Clinical Research Operations Manager

Lisa Zhao, BS, CCRC
Manager, Research Project Manager