ACTRI Advisory Committees

The ACTRI External Advisory Committee (EAC) is composed of national experts from universities, industry, and public health organizations. This group provides high-level strategic advice on:

The EAC includes nationally recognized leaders from leading academic medical centers, research institutions, and the University of California system, as well as representatives from the San Diego County public health community and local community stakeholders.

Frederick J. Meyers, MD, MACP

Committee Chair

UM1 & K12 EAC Member

Director, Center for Precision Medicine and Data Sciences

Associate Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center Education Training & Career Development

University of California, Davis

Expertise: Clinical Oncology and Precision Medicine; Leadership in Academic Medicine; Health System Leadership
Ruth O’Hara, PhD

UM1 EAC Member

Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research PI

Senior Associate Dean, Research

Professor, Psychiatry/Behavioral Sciences

Stanford University

Expertise: Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience in Psychiatric Disorders; Leadership in Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health
Leslie A. Lenert, MS, MD, FACMI

UM1 EAC Member
Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational

Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Health Artificial Intelligence

Rutgers University

Expertise: Biomedical Informatics and Health Artificial Intelligence; Leadership in Clinical Informatics and Digital Health
Velma McBride Murry, PhD

UM1 EAC Member

Associate Director, Clinical Translational Science Award Community Engagement Core

Distinguished Professor, Department of Human and Organizational Development

Vanderbilt University

Expertise: Family-Based Prevention and Youth Behavioral Health; Leadership in Community Prevention; Engagement Leadership
Steven E. Reis, MD

UM1 EAC Member

Vice Chancellor, Multidisciplinary Innovations, Health Sciences

Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute

University of Pittsburgh

Expertise: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Outcomes Research; Leadership in Multidisciplinary Clinical and Translational Research
Dan M. Cooper, MD

UM1 EAC Member

Distinguished Professor, Pediatrics

Associate Director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science

University of California, Irvine

Expertise: Pediatric Exercise Science and Precision Health; Leadership in Pediatric Research; Clinical Innovation Leadership
Cynthia Morris, PhD, MPH

UM1 & K12 EAC Member

Director, Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute

Professor, Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology

Oregon Health & Science University

Expertise: Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology; Leadership in Education and Research
Mitchell Wong, MD, PhD

K12 EAC Member

Co-Director/MPI of the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Workforce Development Program Co-Leader (KL2)

Professor of Medicine

Vice Chair of Research Training in the Department of Medicine

University of California, Los Angeles

Expertise: Social and Behavioral Determinants of Adolescent Health; Leadership in Physician-Scientist Training; Mentorship
Vince Caiozzo, PhD

K12 EAC Member

Professor, School of Medicine

University of California, Irvine

Expertise: Muscle Physiology and Disease; Leadership in Research, Training, and Scientific Organizations
Kristie Foley, PhD, MS

UM1 EAC Member

Co-PI, Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Professor, Department of Implementation Science
Director, Translational and Health System Science Biomedical Graduate Program
Co-Director, Wake Forest Cancer Prevention & Control Post-Doctoral Training Program
Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Expertise: Pragmatic Implementation Research; Leadership in Multi-site Translational Research Initiatives
Thomas Coleman, MD, MS

UM1 EAC Member

Medical Director, Public Health Services – Maternal, Child, and Family Health Services
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency

Expertise: Child and Family Public Health; Leadership in Public Health Systems