At NYU Langone’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, our staff connects translational researchers with the resources, education, and networks they need to bring scientific discoveries to life and improve health in local communities.

Our mission is achieved through the leadership of our executives and the work of partner liaisons and program directors.

Partner Liaisons

Antoinette Schoenthaler, EdD
NYC Health + Hospitals Executive Liaison
212-263-4205
Antoinette.Schoenthaler@NYULangone.org

Donald C. Goff, MD
Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Executive Liaison
845-398-5502
DGoff@NKI.RFMH.org

Clinical and Translational Science Institute Program Directors

Ryan Branski, PhD
Co-Director, K2I Program

Francisco X. Castellanos, MD
Program Director, KL2

Nichola Davis, MD
Assistant Vice President, Chronic Disease and Prevention
NYC Health + Hospitals

Mario Delmar, MD, PhD
Program Director, Early Translational Research

Gabrielle Gold-Von Simson, MD
Program Director, Clinical Research Center

Nadia S. Islam, PhD
Program Co-Director, Community Engagement and Population Health Research

Eduardo Iturrate, MD
Program Co-Director, Biomedical Informatics

Stephen Johnson, PhD
Program Director, Biomedical Informatics

Cathleen Kane, MPA
Program Director, Evaluation and Team Science
Cathleen.Kane@NYULangone.org

Stuart D. Katz, MD
Program Director, Network Capacity and Scientific Review

Simona C. Kwon, DrPH, MPH
Program Director, Integrating Special Populations

Keith J. Micoli, PhD
Program Co-Director, TL1

Ian J. Mohr, PhD
Program Director, Translating Discoveries into Applications

Ann Margaret Navarra, PhD
Program Co-Director, TL1

Helen Panageas, CIP
Regulatory Knowledge/Quality, Safety, and Efficiency Lead, Institutional Review Board Contact
Helen.Panageas@NYULangone.org

Claudia S. Plottel, MD
Program Director, Principal Investigator Development and Resources (PINDAR) Core

Michael H. Pillinger, MD
Program Co-Director, Translational Research Education and Careers

Erin Rogers, DrPH, MPH
Program Co-Director, Community Engagement and Population Health Research

Jennifer Scherer, MD
Liaison, NYC Health + Hospitals

Leopoldo Segal, MD
Program Co-Director, Early Translational Research

Aasma, Shaukat, MD, MPH
Program Co-Director, Translational Research Education and Careers

Scott E. Sherman, MD, MPH
Program Co-Director, Recruitment and Retention Core

Alisa R. Surkis, MLS, PhD
Program Co-Director, Team Science

David Wallach, MPH, CPH, CIP
Regulatory Knowledge/Quality, Safety, and Efficiency Lead, Institutional Review Board Contact
David.Wallach@NYULangone.org

Shana Yin, MD, MSc
Program Co-Director, Recruitment and Retention Core

Judy Zhong, PhD
Program Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design

Clinical and Translational Science Institute Staff

Mikhailia Boyd
Program Coordinator, Translational Research Education
Mikhailia.Barrington@NYULangone.org

Keith Brown,BA
Program Coordinator, Early Translational Research
212-263-2652
Keith.Brown@NYULangone.org

Kimberly Byrnes
Associate Director, Clinical Research Operations, Long Island
Kimberly.Byrnes@NYULangone.org

Michelle Chau
Research Scientist, Community Engagement and Population Health Research
Michelle.Chau@NYULangone.org

Daniel Cobos, BA
Administrative Coordinator, Translational Research Education and Careers
212-263-7492
Daniel.Cobos@NYULangone.org

Claudia Galeano, MA
Program Manager, Translational Research Education and Careers
212-263-4996
Claudia.Galeano@NYULangone.org

Lauren Herget, BA
Program Manager, Research and Quality Evaluation, Quality and Implementation
347-522-0754
Lauren.Herget@NYULangone.org

Leigh Johnson, MPH
Program Coordinator, Integrating Special Populations
646-501-2720
Leigh.Johnson@NYULangone.org

Rosemarie Karg
Senior Project Coordinator
646-754-4588
Rosemarie.Karg@NYULangone.org

Elana Lipschitz,BA
Program Coordinator, Evaluation, Communication, and Team Science
646-501-2777
Elana.Lipschitz@NYULangone.org

Shinu Mammen
Program Coordinator, Community Engagement and Population Health Research and Integrating Special Populations
Shinu.Mammen@NYULangone.org

Rosario Medina, RN, MA, RN, CCRC
Nurse Manager, Clinical Research Center
646-501-0637
Rosario.Medina@NYULangone.org

Smiti Nadkarni, MPH
Program Manager, Community Engagement and Population Health Research
212-263-8949
Smiti.Nadkarni@NYULangone.org

Hamzad Persaud
Data Analyst, Biomedical Informatics Core
Hamzad.Persaud@NYULangone.org

Norka Rappoport
Assistant Director, Finance
Norka.Rappoport@NYULangone.org

Celina Rodriguez
Program Coordinator
Recruitment and Retention Center
Celina.Rodriguez@NYULangone.org

Juan Suarez,BS
Data Coordinator
212-263-7900
Jb.Suarez@NYULangone.org

Lourdes Velasquez,BA
Business Manager
212-263-0491
Lourdes.Velasquez@NYULangone.org

Amin Yakibov,
Associate Director, Clinical Research Operations, Brooklyn
Amin.Yakubov@NYULangone.org