Columbia Research Unit

Our Team

HIV Vaccine Research Team

  • Magda Sobieszczyk, MD, MPH

    • Principal Investigator and Clinician
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  • Brett Gray, ANP, MPH

    • CTU Coordinator and Research Clinician
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  • Deborah Theodore, MD, MPH

    • Clinician and Investigator

  • Mascha Elskamp, RN, MS

    • Clinic Research Site Coordinator for Columbia Research Unit
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  • Orlando Rosario, FNP

    • Research Clinician

  • Rusty Greene, DNP

    • Research Clinician
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  • Hannah Catan, DNP

    • Research Clinician

  • Tawni Goodman, BSN, MPH

    • Research Nurse

  • Max Flanagan

    • Research Assistant
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  • Katie Lerner, MSS

    • Research Assistant

  • Tae Kim, BA

    • Research Assistant

  • Sudipta Hyder, MPH

    • Research Assistant

Sexual Health and HIV Prevention Research Team

  • Jason Zucker, MD, MPH

    • Clinician and Investigator
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  • Tae Kim, BA

    • Research Assistant

  • Daniela Quigee, MS

    • Data Manager and Statistician

  • Simian Huang, MPH

    • Data Manager

HIV Treatment Research Team

HIV Behavioral Research Team

  • Delivette Castor, PhD

    • Investigator
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  • Sarah Wiant, MPH

    • Program Manager

  • Tae Kim, BA

    • Research Assistant

  • Daniela Quigee, MS

    • Data Manager and Statistician

COVID-19 Surveillance Research Team

  • Xiomara Javier

    • Research Coordinator

  • Tae Kim, BA

    • Research Assistant

Mpox Research Team

  • Jason Zucker, MD, MPH

    • Research Clinician
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  • Anyelina Cantos, MS

    • Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Ariana Pazmino, MSN, RN

    • Research Nurse

  • Simian Huang, MPH

    • Data Manager

  • Tae Kim, BA

    • Research Assistant

Community Engagement Team

  • Jorge Benitez

    • Community Engagement Coordinator
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  • Henry Peralta

    • Community Engagement Associate

  • Brittany Rose, MSc

    • Community Engagement Associate

  • Briana Joseph, BS

    • Community Engagement Associate

Data Management Team

  • Christina Samurkas, MPH

    • Data Coordinator

  • Greg Vann, MPH

    • Data Coordinator

Regulatory Affairs Team

  • Ian Horton

    • Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Marlene Rojas, MPH

    • Regulatory Affairs Coordinator

Laboratory Team

  • Meredith McNairy, BA

    • Lab Manager

  • Jennifer Chang

    • Quality Operations Lab Manager
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  • Carlie Dorr, BS, BA

    • Senior Research Assistant

  • Jonathan Kunkel-Jure

    • Lab Technician and Research Assistant

  • Maame Gyamfi, BS

    • Research Assistant

  • Jackie Wu

    • Lab Technician