
Vaccine Center Team
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; Associate Director for Research and Diversity; and Site Leader, 660 First Avenue and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Vanessa N. Raabe, MD
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
Diana Badillo, MD
Sub-Investigator, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
Kimberly Byrnes, LPN, CCRC
Program Manager, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
Ellie R. Carmody, MD
Sub-Investigator, 660 First Avenue and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
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
Olivia Frank, MPH
Community Engagement, Education, and Recruitment Coordinator
Ramin Herati, MD
Principal Investigator, 660 First Avenue
Sigridh A. Munoz-Gomez, MD
Sub-Investigator, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
Asif Noor, MD
Sub-Investigator, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
Lalitha Parameswaran, MD, MPH
Sub-Investigator and Site Leader, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Michael Tuen
Laboratory Manager, 660 First Avenue and NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Allison (Heekoung) Youn, RN
Clinical Research Operations Manager, 660 First Avenue, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, and VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
Lisa Zhao, BS, CCRC
Manager, Research Regulatory, 660 First Avenue