Neonatal Research Institute
Neonatal Research Institute Team
The Neonatal Research Institute (NRI) at Sharp is made up of a caring, dedicated research staff whose shared mission is to give fragile newborns the very best start in life.
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Meet the team.
Director
Follow-up director and NRN Co-PI
Research physician
Director of CQI
Manager
Alona Diem
Research coordinators
Gabi Aliyev, DNP, MSN Ed, RNC-MNN
Kathy Arnell, RNC
Felix Ines, RCP-RRT
April Peirson, BSN, RNC-NIC, C-NNIC, IBCLC
Catherine Salcido, BS
Research associates
Hannah Edwards, BS
Lucia Ferrer, BA
Kaitlyn Fitzgerald, BS
Lukas Linares
Alexis Rosete, BS
Clinical data management specialist
Wade Rich, BSHS, RRT, CCRC
Data manager
Ana Morales, BA, MPH
Research pharmacist
Jason Sauberan, PharmD
Research data programmer
Shashank Sanjay
Regulatory coordinator
Marcie Portillo
Research investigator
Judith S. Mercer, PhD, FACNM
Research statistician
Debra Poeltler, PhD, MPH, RN, CCRC