PRIMERO Staff
Richeliz Alfonzo, MD
PRIMERO Clinician
CNP
leads clinical evaluations during ambulatory clinic visits and annual visits
Chih-Hao (James) Chang, PhD, MPH
Genetic Epidemiologist
UCSF
assists with consent quality control and leads statistical analysis of genetic data
Raymarie Colon
Medical Technologist
CNP
upstream nasal/whole blood processing
Maria (MC) Contreras Oseguera
Outreach Coordinator & Data Analyst
UCSF
enters & verifies questionnaire data, leads translations, and supports regulatory reports
Katrina Diener
Seibold Lab Manager
NJH
constructs RNA-seq libraries nasal swabs
Jennifer Elhawary, MS
Data Analyst
UCSF
coordinates questionnaire data for statistical analyses and reporting
Celeste Eng
Study Coordinator
UCSF
assuring compliance with study goals
Jamie Everman, PhD
Faculty Scientist
NJH
oversees and guides sample processing and design of downstream experiments
Nathan Jackson, PhD
Bioinformatician
NJH
supports nasal airway endotype analysis
Yingchun Li, MD, PhD
Faculty Scientist
NJH
oversees quality control of the regenerative potential of newborn nasal basal stem cells
Natalie Lopez, MD
PRIMERO Clinician
CNP
leads clinical evaluations during ambulatory clinic visits and annual visits
Vivian Medina, RN, BSN
Study Coordinator
CNP
responsible for study management, sample collection, and quality control
Camille Moore, PhD
Co-investigator & Biostatistician
NJH
develops and oversees the implementation and interpretation of analyses
Andrew Morin
Data Analyst
NJH
manages sample tracking, RNA & DNA extraction, and quality control of airway specimens.
Natalie Nieves
Lab Supervisor
CNP
upstream nasal/whole blood processing
Elmar Pruesse, PhD
Bioinformatician
NJH
data integration, database management, and viral analyses of nasal swabs
Tsunami Rosado
Medical Technologist
CNP
upstream nasal/whole blood processing
Courtney Schiebout, PhD
Bioinformatician
NJH
leverages bioinformatics and statistics to analyze single-cell RNA-seq expression data
Elizabeth (Beth) Secor, MA
Biostatistician
NJH
responsible for data management and statistical analysis
Gonzalo Serrano
Medical Technologist
CNP
leads and coordinates all recruitment and follow-up efforts, assuring data quality
Gabriela Vazquez
Medical Technologist
CNP
responsible for re-contacting study participants for annual follow-up visits
Perla Gomez
volunteer
UCSF
responsible for contacting study participants for annual follow-up visits
Maria Victoria Pons Ventura
Volunteer
UCSF
responsible for contacting study participants for annual follow-up visits
Jonathan Witonsky, MD, MAS
Pediatric Allergy Clinician
UCSF
leads statistical analysis of questionnaire and clinical data
Joselyn Ascencio
Volunteer
UCSF
responsible for contacting study participants for annual follow-up visits
