Adrienne Albano
BA, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Adrienne is a Clinical Research Associate and has been with the ACTU since July 2011. She works on multiple ACTG studies.
Paul Camarena
BS, MA East Carolina University
Paul is the Patient Care Coordinator and has been with the ACTU since June 2010. Paul's duties include participant transportation and lodging as well as recruitment and retention. He also assists with the ADAP medication assistance program. In addition, he interprets for Spanish-speaking subjects and translates documents for the regulatory affairs department.
Tania Hossain Caravella
BA, Duke University
MPH, Boston University
Tania is the regulatory affairs manager and has been with the ACTU since March 2006. Tania's duties include managing the regulatory affairs department and serving as a liaison with the IRB, study sponsors, and other regulatory bodies.
Carolyn Coffay
MA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
BS, Florida State University.
Carolyn is a Clinical Research Associate. She works on multiple ACTG studies.
Amanda Crooks
BS, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Amanda is a research assistant. Her duties involve working primarily with leukapheresis, Vorinostat and Argos studies. She is also concluding work with CHAVI studies and remains very active with various projects for Dr. David Margolis.
John Harrison
BS, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
John is the ACTU administrative assistant. He has been with the ACTU since 2007.
Nazneen Howerton
BS, University of Oklahoma
Nazneen is the regulatory coordinator and has been with the ACTU since September 1998. Her research interests include HIV, autism and ulcerative colitis. Her job is to prepare and submit regulatory materials for all studies to the sponsor, CTRC, IRB and RCC. She does this for studies at UNC, as well as our associated sites at Moses Cone Hospital, Wake County Health Department and sites in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Wendi Jones
BS, BA Johnson State College
Wendi is a regulatory coordinator and has been with the ACTU since Novebmber 2007. Her duties involve preparing and submitting regulatory materials for all studies to the sponsor, CTRC, IRB. She does this for studies at UNC, as well as our associated sites in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Catherine Kronk
BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Catherine is the data manager and has been with the ACTU since August 2008. Her job includes quality control and quality assurance of research records, creation of source documentation, and database maintenance.
Allison McGee
BS, East Carolina University
Allison is a regulatory documents specialist and has been with the ACTU since April of 2011. Her duties include, maintaining, organizing, and submitting regulatory documents, communicating with study staff, IRB, sponsors, and study partners and participating in guideline development.
Dania Munson
BA, University of Virginia
Dania is a regulatory coordinator and has been with the ACTU since January of 2008. Dania handles all IRB submissions, queries, and issues to ensure that studies are IRB approved.
Jonathan Oakes
BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jonathan is a Research Specialist who has been with the ACTU since 2009. He coordinates A5254, A5258, IRC 001, A5001, A5286, and 10-0472 (stroke study).
Debbie Pettus
BS, University of Rhode Island
Debbie is a data assistant and has been with the ACTU since October 2010. Her responsibilities include quality control of research records, responding to database queries, and randomization of subjects.
Jessie Poole
BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (expected date of graduation: 2012)
Jessie is a data keyer and has been with the ACTU since June 2011.
Juan Santiago
BS, Universidad Metropolitana de Puerto Rico
Juan is the ACTU Research Technician and has been with the group since November 2011. His roles include the processing of all time-sensitive specimens; maintaining inventory and appropriate lab data for study samples; coordination of all lab-related materials for industry studies; and managment of distribution and custody of all research-pertinent samples for new protocols.
Erin Stephenson
BS, James Madison University
Erin is a Research Specialist and has been with the ACTU since December 2010. She currently works on A5001, A5251, A5298, Flu 002 and Flu 003.
Alyssa Sugarbaker
BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alyssa is a research specialist and has been with the ACTU since 2006. Her research interests include acute HIV infection. Alyssa coordinates CHAVI 001, CHAVI 012, longitudinal assessment of acute HIV infection and PHI02.
Trent Stevens
BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Trent is a research assistant and has been with the Clinical Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry Lab since 2010. He works primarily with pharmacokinetic studies of ARV treatment.
Megan Telfer
BA, East Carolina University
Megan is a research assistant and has been with the ACTU since April 2012. She assists various study coordinators and works with a variety of ACTG protocols.
John Vrnak
BS, Appalachian State University
John is the research screener for the ACTU. He works in the infectious disease clinic talking with patients and their doctors about options for participating in studies and clinical trials.
Kendall Walsh
BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Kendall is the Data Coordinator. Her responsibilities include quality control of research records, responding to database queries, and database maintenance.
