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About the Vaccine Center Vaccine Center Team

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