Frankel CVC Research Administrative Collaboration

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Innovation, Collaboration, and Teamwork

The Frankel Cardiovascular Center Research Administration Team use innovation, collaboration, and teamwork to advance research in the broad cardiovascular domain. 

We strive to serve as an impactful resource by supporting basic, translational, and clinical research activities.  Key areas of focus for the team include oversight of strategic research initiatives, administrative leadership for research educational programs, and the facilitation of internal grant funding, and other Frankel CVC Strategic Priorities.

  • Strategic Research Initiatives (Clinical and Basic Science)

  • Administrative Leadership for Major Philanthropic Programs

  • Administration of Research Education Programs

  • Close collaboration focused on integration of Frankel CVC/HVB-CTSU Research Goals

  • Administrative Leadership for CHIP, the Frankel CVC Cores, Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program, and a Pre-Doctoral Training Grant Program

  • Facilitation of internal grant funding processes

  • Research finance, event, and committee management

Team Members

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Jennifer L. Frick

Frankel CVC Research Administrator
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Jennifer McNamara

MI-AORTA Administrative Director

Key Programs: MI-AORTA, CHIP Biorepository

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Ryan Reisinger

Admin Manager, Basic and Translational Research

Key Programs: Cardiovascular Research Network (CRN),
Internal Funding,
Frankel CVC Cores,
and Frankel CVC Shared Equipment
Amy Liu

Amy Liu

Clinical Research Program Manager

Key Program: Research Coordinator Advancement Program (RCAP)
Stefanie Nichols

Stefanie Nichols

Frankel CVC Project Intermediate Manager

Key Programs: M-BRISC, Lefkofsky Scholars
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Ramla Musse

CRN Basic Science and Educational Specialist

Key Programs: Cardiovascular Research Network (CRN), Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), Internal Funding and Frankel CVC CORES
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Liyu Mesay

Frankel CVC Program Assistant

Key Programs: SURF, Careers in Cardio, Strategic Priority/Community Outreach Initiatives.
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Ren Frane

Clinical Research Specialist

Key Programs: C3RG and Clinical Research
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Matheus Do Val

Admin Coord/Project Coordinator

Key Programs: Cardiovascular Research Network (CRN), Frontiers in Cardiovascular Science, Frankel CVC Working Groups, Frankel CVC Membership
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Ellen Belanger

MI-AORTA Program Assistant

Key Program: Mi-AORTA
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Dulmini Barupala

Administrative Specialist

Collaborative Programs in Basic Science and Education