Co-Principal Investigators
Philip C. Spinella, MD, FCCM
Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine
Co-Director, Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center
University of Pittsburgh
Christine M. Leeper, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Director, Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center
University of Pittsburgh
Stephen R. Wisniewski, PhD
Professor and Co-Director, Epidemiology Data Center
Vice Provost for Budget and Analytics, Office of the Provost
University of Pittsburgh
Abdus S. Wahed, PhD
Associate Chair
Professor of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Angelo D’Alessandro, PhD
Professor and Director, Metabolomics Core
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
University of Colorado Denver
Co-Investigators
Julie C. Leonard, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Clinical Research
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Kirk Hansen, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Director, Proteomics and Hansen Lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
Cassandra D. Josephson, MD
Professor of Oncology, Pediatrics, and Pathology
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hawkins Family Endowed Chair and Director
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute
Director, Blood, Transfusion, and Apheresis
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Susan M. Shea, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering
Director, Shea Lab
Associate Director, Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center
University of Pittsburgh
Barbara Gaines, MD
Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Surgery
Division Chief
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Clinical Coordinating Center
Project Management
Jane Luce, MPH
Research Operations Director, TTMRC
University of Pittsburgh
Tom Byers, MS, CCRC
Clinical Project Manager, TTMRC
University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Research Associates
Dylan Burbee, BS
Clinical Research Associate, TTMRC
University of Pittsburgh
Mandi Koepsel, BS
Clinical Research Associate, TTMRC
University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Research Coordinators
Katie Shanahan, MSN, RN, CPNP
Blood Supply Coordinator
University of Pittsburgh
Ali Arak, MS
Regulatory Coordinator, TTMRC
University of Pittsburgh
Data Coordinating Center
Data Management
Edvin Music, MS, MBA
Lead Data Manager
University of Pittsburgh
Adam Cary, BS
Data Management Assistant
University of Pittsburgh
Joshua Froess, MS
Data Analyst
University of Pittsburgh
Deidra Ressler, MS
Project Coordinator
University of Pittsburgh
Biorepository
Javonn Musgrove
Laboratory Manager
University of Pittsburgh