About RTRN

Key Personnel

Director
James Perkins, PhD
DTCC Principal Investigator
Email: James.perkins@jsums.edu

DTCC Service Core
Biostatisticians
Jae Eun Lee, Dr.PH
Director of Biostatics/Senior Biostatistician
Email: jae.lee@rtrn.net

Daniel Sarpong, PhD
Principal Biostatistician; Investigator of Jackson Heart Study
Email: dsarpong@jsums.edu

JubgHye Sung, Sc.D.
Biostatistician in Jackson Jeart Study;
Assitant Professor of Biostatistics in Jackson State University
Email: Jung.h.lee@jsums.edu

Clinical Data Services and Informatics
M. Theresa Perry, B.A., M.A.
EMail: m.theresa.perry@rtrn.net

Omar Aldaoud, M.S.
Director of Information Security and Technology Integration
Email: omar.aldaoud@rtrn.net

Traci T. Hayes, M.B.A
Communications Director
Email: traci.hayes@rtrn.net

Research Associate (Statistical Programmer, to be named)
Research Associate (Informatics, to be named)
Research Associate (IT, to be named)
Research Associate (Communications, to be named)

RTRN Cardiovascular Investigators

Gary Gibbons – Morehouse School of Medicine
Elizabeth Ofili – Morehouse School of Medicine
Ralph Shohet – University of Hawaii
Herman Taylor – Jackson State University
Todd Seto – University of Hawaii
OT Randall – Howard University

RTRN Obesity/Metabolic Syndrome Cluster

Marjorie Mau – University of Hawai
Rachael Novotny- University of Hawaii
David Martins – Charles Drew University
Ted Friedman- Charles Drew University

NIHNIMHD

RTRN is funded by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) and co-funded by the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Founding RTRN Institutions
•Charles R. Drew University •City College of New York •Clark Atlanta University •Florida A&M University •Howard University •Hunter College-CUNY •Jackson State University • Meharry Medical College •Morehouse School of Medicine •Ponce School of Medicine •Texas Southern University •Tuskegee University •Universidad Central Del Caribe •University of Hawaii at Manoa •University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus •University of Texas at El Paso •University of Texas at San Antonio •Xavier University of Louisiana

 

To Learn More About Joining the Network, Contact:
Keith Norris, MD (keith.norris@rtrn.net)
RTRN Principal Investigator
(323) 249-5703

Or
Keosha Partlow , PhD (keosha.partlow@rtrn.net
RTRN Program Manager
(323) 249-5706

To Learn More About the Research Clusters and
the RTRN Small Grants Program, Contact:

Richard Yanagihara, MD (richard.yanagihara@rtrn.net)
Director, RTRN Research Core
(808) 692-1610

Or
Zoe Hammatt, JD (zoe.hammatt@rtrn.net)
Ethics & Regulatory Specialist
(808) 692-0982

 

To Learn More About the RTRN Data and Technology Coordinating Center Services, Contact:
James Perkins, PhD (james.perkins@rtrn.net), (james.perkins@jsums.edu),
RTRN Co- Principal Investigator & Director of DTCC
(601) 979-0332

Or
M. Edwina Barnett, MD, PhD (m.edwina.barnett@rtrn.net)
DTCC Program Director
(601) 979-0332


To Learn More About the RTRN Steering Committee, Contact:
Emma Fernandez, PhD (e.fernandez@upr.edu)
RTRN Steering Committee Chair
(787) 763-9401