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Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Clinical and Translational Science InstituteAdvancing research discoveries to improve health for all
Clinical and Translational Science InstituteThe CTSI Board is the principal oversight body of the University at Buffalo CTSI and is comprised of leaders of each Buffalo Translational Consortium (BTC) partner institution. The Board provides broad oversight of CTSI initiatives and advice on strategy and priorities.
| Member | Title | Institution | |
| Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD (chair) | Dean | School of Public Health and Health Professions, UB | jww@buffalo.edu |
| Marcelo W.B. Araujo, DDS, PhD, MS | Dean | School of Dental Medicine, UB | araujo@buffalo.edu |
| Erin Bailey, MSM (ex-officio) | Chief Financial Officer | CTSI | eedb@buffalo.edu |
| Jessica Bauer Walker, CHW | Executive Director | CoNECT and Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo | jessica@conect-with-us.org |
| Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD | Deputy Director | Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center | renier.brentjens@roswellpark.org |
| Gale Burstein, MD, MPH | Commissioner | Erie County Department of Health | Gale.Burstein@erie.gov |
| Karen Craik, EdD, MHA | Senior Manager | HEALTHeLINK | khall14@wnyhealthelink.com |
| Margarita Dubocovich, PhD (ex-officio) | Program Lead | Mentored Career Development | mdubo@buffalo.edu |
| Venu Govindaraju, PhD | Vice President | Research and Economic Development | VPR@research.buffalo.edu |
| Andrea Manyon, MD | President and CEO | UB Family Medicine Practice Plan | manyon@buffalo.edu |
| Michael Mineo, MD | Executive VP and CMO | Kaleida Health | mmineo@kaleidahealth.org |
| Timothy Murphy, MD (ex-officio) | Director | CTSI | murphyt@buffalo.edu |
| Brian Murray, MD | Interim Chair, Department of Medicine | Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB | bmurray@ecmc.edu |
| Rev. George Nicholas, MDiv | Convener | Buffalo Center for Health Equity | gfnicholas1@gmail.com |
| Norma Nowak, PhD | Senior Advisor, Life Sciences | Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences | njnowak@buffalo.edu |
| Mandip Panesar, MS, MD | Associate Medical Director, CMIO | Erie County Medical Center | mpanesar@ecmc.edu |
| Gary Pollack, PhD | Dean | School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UB | garypoll@buffalo.edu |
| Daniel Porreca | Executive Director | HEALTHeLINK | dporreca@wnyhealthelink.com |
| Sanjay Sethi, MD (ex-officio) | Associate Director | CTSI | ssethi@buffalo.edu |
| Paul Shields, DO | CEO, Chief Medical Officer | Great Lakes Integrated Network | Shields.Paul@glin.com |
| Mary Sienkiewicz, MBA (ex-officio) | Chief Operating Officer | CTSI | mjs35@buffalo.edu |
| Leishia Smallwood, MPA | Director | New York State AHEC System | leishias@buffalo.edu |
| Edward Snell, PhD | CEO | Hauptman Woodward Institute | esnell@hwi.buffalo.edu |
| Jennifer Surtees, PhD | Co-Director | Genome, Environment and Microbiome Community of Excellence | jsurtees@buffalo.edu |
| Peter Winkelstein, MD, MBA | Executive Director | Institute for Healthcare Informatics | pwink@buffalo.edu |
| Annette Wysocki, PhD, RN | Dean | School of Nursing, UB | wysocki4@buffalo.edu |
| Jinjun Xiong, PhD | Director | Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | jinjun@buffalo.edu |