Research Council Members
Melena Bellin, MD
Associate Professor, Endocrinology
Sarah Cusick, PhD
Assistant Professor, Global Pediatrics
Marla Eisenberg, ScD, MPH
Associate Professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
Gwenyth Fischer, MD
Assistant Professor, Critical Care
Michael Georgieff, MD
Professor, Neonatology
Timothy Hallstrom, PhD
Associate Professor, Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Aaron Kelly, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Michael Kyba, PhD
Professor, Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Raghavendra Rao, MD
Associate Professor, Neonatology
Priya Verghese, MD
Associate Professor, Nephrology
Research Council Staff
Research Council Staff
Amanda Galster, MPH, CCRP
Clinical Research Program Director, Children's Health
gals0004@umn.edu
Emily Kukacka
Administrative Associate
kukac003@umn.edu
Lezlie Nordquist
Senior Finance Manager
l-nord@umn.edu
Lori Wallin
Director, Research Support Services
l-wall@umn.edu
Beth Williamson
Finance Professional
ensb0003@umn.edu
Vice Chair for Research
Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, PhD
Dr. Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari is Professor and Vice Chair-Research in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood & Marrow Transplantation, and Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep at the University of Minnesota. Her goal is to realize the potential of regenerative medicine by converging the fields of stem cell biology, mechanical & biomedical engineering, biomaterials, physiology and surgery to bioengineer autologous tissues/organs for transplant.
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