2026 ATLAS Cohort | Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC)

2026 ATLAS Cohort

We are excited to introduce our ATLAS cohort for 2026:

	Abhinav Acharya, PhD Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Associate Chair for Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering Elmer Lincoln Lindseth Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Case School of Engineering School of Medicine
	Anne Bryden, PhD MetroHealth Medical Center Director of Clinical Trials and Research, Institute for Functional Restoration, CWRU Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, CWRU
	Jacqueline Curtis, PhD Case Western Reserve University Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine, CWRU
	Kiran Faryar, MD University Hospitals Vice Chair of Research, University Hospitals Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, CWRU
	Rosa Hand, PhD Case Western Reserve University Associate Professor, Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University Director, Medical Student Research & Scholarship, Center for Medical Education, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
	E. Eugenie Hartmann, PhD Northeast Ohio Medical University Senior Research Scientist, Akron Children's Hospital / Professor, NEOMED
	Jennifer Hill, PhD University of Toledo Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo
	Ashley Hughes, PhD MetroHealth Medical Center Research Informaticist, MetroHealth Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
	Joseph Kohne, MD University Hospitals Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, CWRU
	Sonia Minnes, PhD Case Western Reserve University Research Director, Schubert Center for Child Studies, CWRU Verna Houck Motto Professor, CWRU
	Federico Perez, MD VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, University Hospitals Associate Professor, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System
	Elizabeth Pfoh, PhD Cleveland Clinic Associate Staff, Cleveland Clinic
	Eric Schearer, PhD MetroHealth Medical Center Staff Scientist, MetroHealth Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
	Fredrick Schumacher, PhD Case Western Reserve University Co-Leader, Population and Cancer Prevention Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
	James Sulzer, PhD MetroHealth Medical Center Staff Scientist, MetroHealth Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
	Larisa Tereshchenko, MD, PhD Cleveland Clinic Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
	John Wagner, MD MetroHealth Medical Center Hematological Malignancy and Cellular Therapy Director, Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office, MetroHealth Professor, Department of Medicine, CWRU
	George Yendewa, MD Case Western Reserve University Principal Investigator, Case Clinical Trials Unit Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, CWRU