Centers for Genome Research

Meharry Center for Genome Research

• Principal Investigator: Anil Shanker, Ph.D.  
• Administrative Core Co-Leads: Anil Shanker, Ph.D., and LaMonica Stewart, Ph.D.
• Community Engagement Core Co-Leads: Stephania-Miller Hughes, Ph.D., Leah Alexander, Ph.D., and Rajbir Singh, M.B.B.S.
• Workforce Development Core Co-Leads: Aramandla Ramesh, Ph.D., Sanika Chirwa, M.D., Ph.D., and Qingguo Wang, Ph.D.

Meharry Medical College

Pacific Center for Genome Research

• Principal Investigator: Lang Wu Ph.D.
• Co-Principal Investigator:  Youping Deng, Ph.D.
• Administrative Core Co-Leads: Lang Wu, Ph.D. and Youping Deng, Ph.D. 
• Workforce Development Core Co-Leads: Jon-Paul Bingham, Ph.D., and Maarit Tiirikainen, Ph.D.
• Community Engagement Core Co-Leads: Kevin Cassel Dr.PH and Alika Maunakea Ph.D.

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

UTRGV Center for Genome Research

• Principal Investigator: Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D.  
• Administrative Core Lead: Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D.
• Workforce Development Core Co-Leads: Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D. and Jacob Galan, Ph.D.
• Community Engagement Core Co-Leads: Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D., and Jacob Galan, Ph.D.

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Carver Genomic Research Center

• Principal Investigator: Deepa Bedi, Ph.D.  
• Administrative Core Co-Leads: Deepa Bedi, M.D., Ph.D., and Balu Karanam, Ph.D.
• Workforce Development Core Co-Leads: Honghe Wang, Ph.D., and Chitra Nayak, Ph.D.
• Community Engagement Core Co-Leads: Vivian Carter, Ph.D., and Chastity Bradford, Ph.D.

Tuskegee University
 

FIU Center for Genome Research

• Principal Investigator: Xuexia Wang, Ph.D.
• Co-Principle Investigator: Stephen M. Black, Ph.D.
• Administrative Core Co-Leads: Xuexia Wang, Ph.D. and Stephen M. Black, Ph.D.
• Workforce Development Core Co-Leads: Mary Jo Trepka, M.D., MSPH and Xuexia Wang, Ph.D.
• Community Engagement Core Lead: Marianna K. Baum, Ph.D., RD

Florida International University
 

Center for Genomic Research at Morehouse School of Medicine

• Principal Investigator: Melissa B. Davis, Ph.D.  
• Administrative Core Co-Leads: Melissa B. Davis, Ph.D., Robert Meller, D.Phil., Nyasha Chambwe, Ph.D., Nicolas Robine, Ph.D., Michael Zody, Ph.D.
• Workforce Development Core Co-Leads: Rick Kittles, Ph.D., Jabril Johnson, Ph.D., Tennille Leak-Johnson, Ph.D.
• Community Engagement Core Co-Leads: Brian Rivers, Ph.D., M.P.H. and Priscilla Pemu, M.D.

Morehouse School of Medicine

Workforce Development Working Group

• Chair: Jacob Galan
• Co-Chair: Jon Paul Bingham

Research Collaborative Working Group 

• Chair: Qingguo Wang 
• Co-Chair: Lang Wu 

Community Engagement Working Group 

• Chair: Gladys Maestre 
• Co-Chair: Rajbir Singh  

Evaluation Working Group 

• Chair: Angela Sy 
• Co-Chair: Eron Manusov

Steering Committee 

• Chair: Lang Wu Ph.D., UH Mānoa 
• Co-Chair: Xuexia Wang Ph.D., FIU 

Publication Committee 

• Chair: Anil Shanker Ph.D, MMC 
• Co-chair: Sarah Williams-Blangero Ph.D., UTRGV 
• Co-Chair: Lang Wu Ph.D., UH Mānoa

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