PHSU-MCC Partnership Directory
Program Steering Committee
Name | Title | |
Carlos Casiano, PhD* | Professor and Associate Director Center for Health Disparities Research and Molecular Medicine Loma Linda University |
ccasiano@llu.edu |
Philip Howe, PhD | Professor and Chair Department of Biochemistry Medical University of South Carolina |
howep@musc.edu |
Carlos Isales, MD | Associate Director Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics Medical College of Georgia |
cisales@augusta.edu |
Danny R. Welch, PhD | Professor and Associate Director of Education University of Kansas Cancer Center |
dwelch@kumc.edu |
Elad Ziv, MD | Professor UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center |
elad.ziv@ucsf.edu |
*Chair, Program Steering Committee
NCI Project Staff
Name | Title | |
H. Nelson Aguila, DVM | Integrated Networks Branch Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities National Cancer Institute |
aguilah@nih.gov |
Sandra L. San Miguel, MS | Integrated Networks Branch Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities National Cancer Institute |
sandra.sanmiguel@nih.gov |
Administrative Core
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Jaime Matta, PhD | Contact Principal Investigator | PHSU | 787.259.7025 | jmatta@psm.edu |
Kenneth L. Wright, PhD | Contact Principal Investigator | MCC | 813.745.3918 | ken.wright@moffitt.org |
Julie Dutil, PhD | Principal Investigator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2218 | jdutil@psm.edu |
Alvaro Monteiro, PhD | Principal Investigator | MCC | 813.745.6321 | alvaro.monteiro@moffitt.org |
W. Douglas Cress, PhD | Co-Investigator | MCC | 813.745.6703 | douglas.cress@moffitt.org |
Harold Saavedra, PhD | Co-Investigator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2205 | hsaavedra@psm.edu |
Hannia Delgado | Program Manager | PHSU | 787.259.7018 | hdelgado@psm.edu |
Sabrina M. Rodríguez | Program Manager | MCC | 813.745.6565 | sabrina.rodriguez@moffitt.org |
Planning & Evaluation Core
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Clement Gwede, PhD, MPH, RN | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.3052 | clement.gwede@moffitt.org |
Harold Saavedra, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2205 | hsaavedra@psm.edu |
Jaime Matta, PhD | Co-Investigator | PHSU | 787.259.7025 | jmatta@psm.edu |
Kenneth L. Wright, PhD | Co-Investigator | MCC | 813.745.3918 | ken.wright@moffitt.org |
Simon Carlo, PhD | Member, Internal Advisory Committee | PHSU | N/A | simoncarlo3@yahoo.com |
Brian Czerniecki, MD | Member, Internal Advisory Committee | MCC | 813.745.7569 | brian.czerniecki@moffitt.org |
Hannia Delgado | Program Manager | PHSU | 787.259.7018 | hdelgado@psm.edu |
Martin Hill, PhD | Member, Internal Advisory Committee | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2199 | mhill@psdm.edu |
Conor Lynch, PhD | Member, Internal Advisory Committee | MCC | 813.745.8094 | conor.lynch@moffitt.org |
Vani Nath Simmons, PhD | Chair, Internal Advisory Committee | MCC | 813.745.4816 | vani.simmons@moffitt.org |
James Porter, PhD | Chair, Internal Advisory Committee | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2251 | jporter@psm.edu |
Hannia Delgado | Program Manager | PHSU | 787.259.7018 | hdelgado@psm.edu |
Natalia Martinez-Torres | Program Coordinator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x4748 | namartinez@psm.edu |
Sabrina M. Rodríguez | Program Manager | MCC | 813.745.6565 | sabrina.rodriguez@moffitt.org |
Research Education Core
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Caroline Appleyard, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2165 | cappleyard@psm.edu |
Kenneth L. Wright, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.3918 | ken.wright@moffitt.org |
Melissa Alsina, MD | Co-Investigator | MCC | 813.745.6703 | melissa.alsina@moffitt.org |
W. Douglass Cress, PhD | Co-Investigator | MCC | 813.745.7202 | douglas.cress@moffitt.org |
Julian Sanchez, MD | Co-Investigator | MCC | 813.745.5986 | julian.sanchez@moffitt.org |
Pedro Santiago, PhD | Co-Investigator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2208 | psantiago@psm.edu |
Laura Domenech, MD | Co-Investigator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x4740 | ldomenech@psm.edu |
Michael Jaglal, MD | Co-Investigator | MCC | 813.745.4771 | michael.jaglal@moffitt.org |
Susan Vadaparampil, PhD | Co-Investigator | MCC | 813.745.1997 | susan.vadaparampil@moffitt.org |
Hector Vélez, MD | Co-Investigator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2591 | hvelez@ad-vanceresearch.com |
Natalia Martinez-Torres | Program Coordinator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x4748 | namartinez@psm.edu |
Yairí Rivera-Torgerson | Program Coordinator | MCC | 813.745.2682 | yairi.rivera-torgerson@moffitt.org |
Outreach Core
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Julio Jimenez, MD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2291 | jcjimenez@psm.edu |
Susan Vadaparampil, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.1997 | susan.vadaparampil@moffitt.org |
Eida Castro, PsyD | Co-Investigator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2616 | ecastro@psm.edu |
Shannon Christy, PhD | Co-Investigator | MCC | 813.745.8840 | shannon.christy@moffitt.org |
Melissa Marzán, PhD | Co-Investigator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x5967 | mmarzan@psm.edu |
Lynette Ruiz, PhD | Co-Investigator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2236 | lruiz@psm.edu |
Jennifer Garcia | Program Coordinator | MCC | 813.745.1052 | jennifer.d.garcia@moffitt.org |
Brenda Ramos Gonzalez, MPHE | Community Health Educator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x5567 | bramos@psm.edu |
Gina Sanchez, MHA | Research Assistant | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x5567 | gsanchez@psm.edu |
Arline Vela Vidal | Program Coordinator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2567 | avela@psm.edu |
Shared Resources ~ Puerto Rico BioBank
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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W. Douglas Cress, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.6703 | douglas.cress@moffitt.org |
Idhaliz Flores, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2206 | iflores@psm.edu |
Sonia Abac, RN | Research Nurse | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x4224 | sabac@psm.edu |
Allison Bahr, BS | Research Associate | MCC | 813.745.0002 | allison.robertson@moffitt.org |
Edna Gordián, MS | Data Concierge | MCC | 813.745.6364 | edna.gordian@moffitt.org |
José Oliveras, MD | Data Concierge | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2275 | joliveras@psm.edu |
Moraima Oquendo | Program Coordinator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x4224 | moquendo@psm.edu |
Yairí Rivera-Torgerson | Program Coordinator | MCC | 813.745.2682 | yairi.rivera-torgerson@moffitt.org |
Zindie Rodríguez, MD | Pathology Assistant | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x4224 | zrodriguez@psm.edu |
María Rojas, PharmD | Lab Coordinator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x4224 | mrojas@psm.edu |
Marilin Rosa, MD | Pathologist | MCC | 813.745.2846 | marilin.rosa@moffitt.org |
Edward Seijo | Staff Scientist | MCC | 813.745.4264 | edward.seijo@moffitt.org |
Shared Resources ~ Quantitative Sciences Core
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Julie Dutil, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2218 | jdutil@psm.edu |
Steven Eschrich, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.1303 | steven.eschrich@moffitt.org |
Anders Berglund, PhD | Bioinformatician | MCC | 813.745.6947 | anders.berglund@moffitt.org |
Dung-Tsa Chen, PhD | Biostatistician | MCC | 813.745.1327 | dung-tsa.chen@moffitt.org |
Naomi Brownstein, PhD | Biostatistician | MCC | 813.745.8757 | naomi.brownstein@moffitt.org |
Rodrigo Carvajal | Informatician | MCC | 813.745.6439 | rodrigo.carvajal@moffitt.org |
Edna Gordián | Data Concierge | MCC | 813.745.6364 | edna.gordian@moffitt.org |
Iris Martinez, DrPH | Biostatistician | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x5695 | imartinez@psm.edu |
José Oliveras, MD | Clinical Data Abstractor and Data Concierge | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2275 | joliveras@psm.edu |
Steve Sutton, PhD | Biostatistician | MCC | 813.745.6524 | steve.sutton@moffitt.org |
Jamie Teer, PhD | Bioinformatician | MCC | 813.745.2650 | jamie.teer@moffitt.org |
Wandaliz Torres-Garcia, PhD | Bioinformatician | UPR | wandaliz.torres@upr.edu | |
Martha Báez | Program Coordinator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2214 | mbaez@psm.edu |
Yairí Rivera-Torgerson | Program Coordinator | MCC | 813.745.2682 | yairi.rivera-torgerson@moffitt.org |
Y09-Y10 Pilot Research Project 1: Evaluation of gene expression signatures predictive of disease aggressiveness and chemoresistance in Puerto Rican men with prostate cancer
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Carlos Diaz-Osterman, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2210 | cjdiaz@psm.edu |
Kosj Yamoah, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.4257 | kosj.yamoah@moffitt.org |
Y09-Y10 Pilot Research Project 2: Adaptation of an HPV education resource to promote HPV vaccination among unvaccinated Spanish language-preferring YLMSM in Puerto Rico and Florida
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Shannon Christy, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.8840 | shannon.christy@moffitt.org |
Melissa Marzan-Rodriguez, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | mmarzan@psm.edu |
Y09-Y10 Pilot Research Project 3: The epigenetic predictors of aggressive prostate cancer in Puerto Rican men
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Jong Park, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.1703 | jong.park@moffitt.org |
Gilberto Ruiz-Deya, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x3226 | gruizdeya@gmail.com |
Anders Berglund, PhD | Co-Investigator | MCC | 813.745.6947 | anders.berglund@moffitt.org |
Jaime Matta, PhD | Co-Investigator | PHSU | 787.259.7025 | jmatta@psm.edu |
Y09-Y10 Pilot Research Project 4: Stress-related signal transduction in ovarian cancer
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Guillermo Armaiz-Pena, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x3226 | garmaiz@psm.edu |
Alvaro Monteiro, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.6321 | alvaro.monteiro@moffitt.org |
Y10 Developmental Research Project 1: Influence of biobehavioral factors on inflammatory responses in ovarian cancer
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Guillermo Armaiz-Pena, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x3226 | garmaiz@psm.edu |
Shelley Tworoger, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.3862 | shelley.tworoger@moffitt.org |
Y10 Developmental Research Project 2: Epigenetic variations associated with aggressiveness and drug resistance in prostate cancer among Puerto Rican men
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Carlos Diaz-Osterman, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2210 | cjdiaz@psm.edu |
Jong Park, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.1703 | jong.park@moffitt.org |
Gilberto Ruiz-Deya, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x3226 | gruizdeya@gmail.com |
Kosj Yamoah, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.4257 | kosj.yamoah@moffitt.org |
Y10 Developmental Research Project 3: Effectiveness of an Intervention to Foster Cervical Cancer Screening Promotion for Latinx Trans Men Among Medical Students
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Alixida Ramos-Piberus, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x5505 | aliramos@psm.edu |
Matthew Schabath, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.4150 | matthew.schabath@moffitt.org |
Y10 Developmental Research Project 4: Developing and Testing a Spanish-Language Intervention to Reduce Cancer-Related Insomnia
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Brian González, PhD | Co-Leader | MCC | 813.745.3219 | brian.gonzalez@moffitt.org |
Jennifer Morales-Cruz, PhD | Co-Leader | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x5569 | jmorales@psm.edu |
Early Stage Investigators (ESI)/Post-doctoral Trainees
Name | Role | Institution | Phone | |
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Guillermo Armaiz-Pena, PhD | ESI | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x3226 | garmaiz@psm.edu |
Estrella Carballido, MD | ESI | MCC | 813.745.8459 | estrella.carballido@moffitt.org |
Claudia Colon, PhD | Postdoctoral Trainee | PHSU | 787.840.2575 | ccolon13@stu.psm.edu |
Carlos Díaz Osterman, PhD | ESI | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2210 | cjdiaz@psm.edu |
Brian González, PhD | ESI | MCC | 813.745.3219 | brian.gonzalez@moffitt.org |
Jennifer Morales-Cruz, PhD | ESI | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x5569 | jmorales@psm.edu |
Bruna Pellini, MD | ESI | MCC | 813.745.1325 | bruna.pellini@moffitt.org |
Lauren Peres, PhD | ESI | MCC | 813.745.4971 | lauren.peres@moffitt.org |
Jaileene Pérez-Morales, PhD | Pre-doc/Post-doctoral Fellow | PHSU | 813.745.5917 | jaileene.perezmorales@moffitt.org |
Alixida Ramos, PhD | ESI | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x5505 | aramos@psm.edu |
Lynette Ruiz, PhD | New Investigator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2236 | lruiz@psm.edu |
Brenda Soto, PhD | New Investigator | PHSU | 787.840.2575 x2246 | bsoto@psm.edu |