Research Leadership and Staff
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Alice Tarantal, Ph.D.
View bio for Dr. TarantalVice Chair, Pediatric Translational Research
Dr. Tarantal’s research program includes the following areas of translational research:
- Gene therapy and somatic cell gene editing
- Stem and progenitor cell therapies / Regenerative Medicine
- Fetal: Pediatric models of human disease
- Fetal: maternal microchimerism and precision models
- In vivo translational imaging applications
Stem/Progenitor cell projects focus on hematopoietic, mesenchymal, endothelial, and pluripotent stem cells for tissue regeneration and repair, transplantation, and tissue engineering.
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James Marcin, M.D., M.P.H.
View bio for Dr. MarcinVice Chair, Pediatric Clinical Research
Dr. James Marcin completed his pediatric critical care fellowship at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C. He also completed a masters degree in public health at the George Washington University.
Dr. Marcin conducts research on a variety of public health issues in pediatric emergency and critical care medicine, including quality of care, severity of illness measures and telemedicine. His recent research has focused on how telemedicine can be used to address disparities in access to pediatric subspecialty care, improve the patient-centeredness of care, increase quality of care, and reduce overall healthcare costs. He currently is the director of the largest pediatric tele-emergency network in the country.
Christine Feller, R.D., C.C.R.P.
Pediatric Clinical Research Manager
cfeller@ucdavis.edu
Erika Bickel, C.C.R.P.
Pediatric Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
esbickel@ucdavis.edu
Rosa Pesavento, C.C.R.P.
Pediatric Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
rpesavento@ucdavis.edu
Ana Bernal
Pediatric Clinical Research Coordinator
anabernal@ucdavis.edu
Salvador (Chava) Lopez
Pediatric Clinical Research Coordinator
salo@ucdavis.edu
Iesha Miller, M.H.A.
Pediatric Clinical Research Coordinator
itmiller@ucdavis.edu
Harshitha Thirumala Naidu
Pediatric Clinical Research Coordinator
htnaidu@ucdavis.edu
Michele Persiani
Staff Research Associate III
mpersiani@ucdavis.edu
Asia Almirol
Pediatric Clinical Research Coordinator Supervisor
916-734-6606 | akalmirol@ucdavis.edu
Wendy Lashway, C.C.R.P.
Pediatric Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
916-734-2780 | wlashway@ucdavis.edu
Maressa Rodriguez
Pediatric Clinical Research Coordinator
916-734-3213 | misrodriguez@ucdavis.edu
Abigail Moradel Higareda
Pediatric Clinical Research Coordinator
amoradelhigareda@ucdavis.edu
Ellery Santos
Pediatric Clinical Research Coordinator
ersantos@ucdavis.edu
Melissa Heys
Pediatric Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator
meheys@ucdavis.edu
Hazel Biag
Pediatric Staff Research Associate II
hbbiag@ucdavis.edu
Ray Dizon
Pediatric Telehealth Research Manager
rodizon@ucdavis.edu
Elva Horath
Pediatric Telehealth Research Analyst
ethorath@ucdavis.edu
Katherine Rominger, R.D.N.
Pediatric Telehealth Research Analyst
krominger@ucdavis.edu
April Sanders, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Pediatric Telehealth Research Analyst
apsanders@ucdavis.edu
Audriana Ketchersid
Pediatric Telehealth Project Policy Analyst
aketchersid@ucdavis.edu