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The CRO is a specialized team dedicated to supporting faculty engaged in clinical trial.  We are grounded in the belief that clinical research is essential to advancing health and strengthening communities. We are here to help, both our faculty and our friends, family and neighbors in this unique facet of what UB brings to our region.

  • Portrait of Kathleen Abramowski.

    Kathleen Abramowski

    Senior Clinical Finance Coordinator

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor

    Phone: (716) 887-2106

    Email: kmabramo@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Pamela Anderson.

    Pamela Anderson, RN, BSN

    Associate Director of Operations

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor

    Phone: (716) 888-4841

    Email: pka2@buffalo.edu

  • Marchelle Brooks portrait.

    Marchelle Brooks

    Clinical Research Facilitator

    Clinical Research Office/CTSI

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor , Downtown Campus

    Phone: (716) 829-6268

    Email: mbrooks9@buffalo.edu

  • Kimberly Brunton portrait.

    Kimberly Brunton, RN, MSN

    Associate Director of Operations

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor. Downtown Campus

    Phone: (716) 888-4840

    Email: kbrunton@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Ajay Chaudhuri.

    Ajay Chaudhuri MBBS, MRCP(UK),FACE

    Interim Medical Director

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor

    Phone: (716) 888-4864

    Email: achaudhu@buffalo.edu

  • Mariya Cherneva portrait.

    Mariya Cherneva, MA

    Clinical Trials Management System Specialist; UB Senior OnCore Coordinator

    Clinical Research Office

    CTRC, 875 Ellicott St., Room 6040, Downtown Campus

    Phone: (716) 888-4768

    Email: mchernwa@buffalo.edu

  • Chelsea Cowan portrait.

    Chelsea Cowan, BS

    Clinical Research Coordinator

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor, Downtown Campus

    Phone: (716) 829-6208

    Email: cacowan@buffalo.edu

  • C. Elliott Frank portrait.

    C. Elliot Frank

    Clinical Financial Coordinator

    Clinical Research Office, 6th Floor

    875 Ellicott Street

    Phone: (716) 887-2473

    Email: charlesf@buffalo.edu

  • Mary Beth Gareis portrait.

    Mary Beth Gareis

    Clinical Research Finance Manager

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor, Downtown Campus

    Phone: (716) 878-3319

    Email: mgareis@buffalo.edu

  • Julianne Hergenroder portrait.

    Julianne Hergenroder, MS, MPH, CCRC

    Clinical Research Coordinator

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th Floor

    Phone: (716) 888-4769

    Email: Jh86@buffalo.edu

  • Laura Holtz portrait.

    Laura Holtz

    Clinical Trials Management System Specialist; UB OnCore Coordinator

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor, Downtown Campus

    Phone: (716) 888-4763

    Email: lmwillis@buffalo.edu

  • Lynn Jagodzinski portrait.

    Lynn Jagodzinski

    Clinical Research Regulatory Administrator

    Clinical Research Office/CTSI

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor, Downtown Campus

    Phone: (716) 888-4843

    Email: lynnjago@buffalo.edu

  • Rosanne Johnson portrait.

    Rosanne Johnson

    Clinical Research Budget & Coverage Analyst

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor, Downtown Campus

    Phone: (716) 888-4844

    Email: rosannej@buffalo.edu

  • Sevie Kandefer portrait.

    Sevie Kandefer

    Clinical Research Associate

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor, Downtown Campus

    Email: sk293@buffalo.edu

  • Alexis O'Brien portrait.

    Alexis O'Brien

    Clinical Research Facilitator

    Clinical Research Office/CTSI

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor, Downtown Campus

    Phone: (716) 829-5788

    Email: ahazard@buffalo.edu

  • Denise Swiatek portrait.

    Denise Swiatek, PharmD

    Clinical Research Pharmacist

    Clinical Research Office/Clinical and Translation Research Center

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor , Downtown Campus

    Phone: (716) 888-4766

    Email: swiatek5@buffalo.edu

  • Maja Tankoska-Jakimovski portrait.

    Maja Tankoska-Jakimovski, MD

    Clinical Research Coordinator

    Clinical Research Office

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor, Downtown Campus

    Email: majatank@buffalo.edu

  • Cathy Wrona portrait.

    Cathy Wrona

    Clinical Research Coordinator

    Clinical Research Office/Clinical and Translation Research Center

    875 Ellicott St., 6th floor

    Phone: (716) 888-4713

    Email: wrona@buffalo.edu