Our Members

The ViP-TERC dynamic is fueled by the diversity of member experiences and backgrounds. Our seasoned mentors are as impressed by our junior investigators as our junior investigators are motivated by our mentors. All are inspired by our lived-experience members whose journeys guide our work.

Leadership

  • Ramon Diaz-Arrastia

    Ramon Diaz-Arrastia

    Director, PTERC
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  • Mary Jo 'MJ' Pugh

    Mary Jo "MJ" Pugh

    Deputy Director, PTERC
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Early Career Investigators and Faculty

  • Chad R. Frasier

    Chad R. Frasier

    East Tennessee State University
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  • James J Gugger

    James J Gugger

    University of Pennsylvania
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  • Zulfi Haneef

    Zulfi Haneef

    Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
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  • W. Brad Hubbard

    W. Brad Hubbard

    University of Kentucky
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  • Eamonn Kennedy

    Eamonn Kennedy

    University of Utah
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  • Oleksii Shandra

    Oleksii Shandra

    Florida International University
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    Nishant Sinha

    University of Pennsylvania
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  • Clio Rubinos MS MSCR

    Clio Rubinos MS MSCR

    University of North Carolina
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Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program Officers

  • Melissa Miller

    Melissa Miller

    ERP Program Manager
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    Erin Sanders

    Science Officer
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External Advisory Board

  • Jeanne Paz

    Jeanne Paz

    Gladstone Institutes and University of California San Francisco