
Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD
Lynda B. and H. Leighton Steward Professor in Nutrition Research
Professor of Epidemiology
Associate Director, CCTS Predoctoral Clinical and Translational Science Training Program (T32)
Director, Tulane Center for Lifespan Epidemiology Research
Tulane University

Meredith Fitz-Gerald, RN, MSN
Director, CCTS Clinical Research Support Program
Director, CCTS Clinical Research Support Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
mfitzgerald@uabmc.edu

Renee Heffron, PhD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director (MPI), CCTS Mentored Career Development Program (K12)
CCTS Section on Dissemination & Implementation Sciences Co-Lead
Director, UAB Center for AIDS Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Bertha Hidalgo PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean, School of Public Health
Director, CCTS Postdoctoral Dissemination & Implementation Science Training Program (T32)
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jean Lambert, MA
Investigator Liaison, CCTS Training Academy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
jeanl@uab.edu

Nita A. Limdi, PharmD, PhD, MSPH, FAHA
Ray L. Watts, M.D., Heersink Endowed Chair in Neurology
Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology
Associate dean for Genomic Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine
Director, CCTS Training Academy
Associate Director, Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute
University of Alabama at Birmingham
nlimdi@uabmc.edu

Tyren Lucas, MBA
Program Director, CCTS Training Academy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
lucastj@uab.edu

Jeanne Merchant, MPH
Program Director, CCTS K12, predoctoral T32 and postdoctoral T32 programs
University of Alabama at Birmingham
jsmerchant@uabmc.edu

Katherine T. Mills, PhD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Co-Director, CCTS Postdoctoral Dissemination & Implementation Science Training Program (T32)
Tulane University
kmills4@tulane.edu

Jennifer Pollock, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director, CCTS Predoctoral Clinical and Translational Science Training Program (T32)
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc
Ana Lois Waters Professor
Director (cMPI), CCTS Mentored Career Development Program (K12)
Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Molly Wasko, PhD
CCTS Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship