Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Board

The CTSI Board is the principal oversight body of the University at Buffalo CTSI and is comprised of leaders of each Buffalo Translational Consortium (BTC) partner institution.  The Board provides broad oversight of CTSI initiatives and advice on strategy and priorities.

Member Title Institution Email
 (chair) Dean School of Public Health and Health Professions, UB
jww@buffalo.edu
Dean School of Social Work sw-dean@buffalo.edu

Dean
School of Dental Medicine, UB
araujo@buffalo.edu
Erin Bailey, MSM (ex-officio)
Chief Financial Officer
CTSI eedb@buffalo.edu
, CHW

Executive Director

CoNECT and Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo
jessica@conect-with-us.org

Deputy Director

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

renier.brentjens@roswellpark.org

Commissioner
Erie County Department of Health
Gale.Burstein@erie.gov

Senior Manager
HEALTHeLINK
khall14@wnyhealthelink.com
Program Lead Mentored Career Development
mdubo@buffalo.edu

Chair, Department of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
legede@buffalo.edu

Assoc. Chief of Staff for Research
VA Western New York Healthcare System
solh@buffalo.edu
Vice President Research and Economic Development
VPR@research.buffalo.edu

President and CEO
UB Family Medicine Practice Plan
manyon@buffalo.edu

Executive VP and CMO
Kaleida Health
mmineo@kaleidahealth.org

Director CTSI murphyt@buffalo.edu

Convener Buffalo Center for Health Equity
gfnicholas1@gmail.com
Senior Advisor, Life Sciences
Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
njnowak@buffalo.edu

Associate Medical Director, CMIO
Erie County Medical Center
mpanesar@ecmc.edu

Dean School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UB
garypoll@buffalo.edu
Executive Director
HEALTHeLINK
dporreca@wnyhealthelink.com
 (ex-officio)
Associate Director
CTSI ssethi@buffalo.edu

CEO, Chief Medical Officer
Great Lakes Integrated Network
Shields.Paul@glin.com
Mary Sienkiewicz, MBA (ex-officio)
Chief Operating Officer
CTSI mjs35@buffalo.edu
CEO Hauptman Woodward Institute
esnell@hwi.buffalo.edu
Co-Director Genome, Environment and Microbiome Community of Excellence
jsurtees@buffalo.edu

Executive Director
Institute for Healthcare Informatics pwink@buffalo.edu

Dean School of Nursing, UB
wysocki4@buffalo.edu

Director Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
jinjun@buffalo.edu