Executive Committee
Our Executive Committee oversees all operations of the biobank. This includes appointing those who serve on the Biospecimen & Data Access Committee, as well as managing internal research collaborations, external partnerships and regulatory requirements.
Executive committee members are:
- Tracy Glauser, MD, principal investigator, Discover Together Biobank
- John Hogenesch, PhD, interim division director, Division of Human Genetics
- Sarangarajan Ranganathan, MD, division director, Pathology
- Mike Pauciulo, MBA, director, Discover Together Biobank
- James Morgan, PhD, informatics manager, Discover Together Biobank
- Morgan Tracy, MHA, CCRP, program manager, Discover Together Biobank
Biospecimen & Data Access Committee
Our Biospecimen & Data Access Committee reviews all requests from investigators for biospecimens and data housed within the biobank.
The committee has two key goals: That the biospecimen and data requests:
- Fit within Cincinnati Children’s institutional policies
- Facilitate scientifically ethical and relevant use
To ensure objectivity and integrity, the committee is an interdisciplinary team representing views from a variety of areas, including those skilled in genomic analysis, the patient / family and community perspective, representatives from the Discover Together Biobank and Cincinnati Children’s Division of Pathology, and those with regulatory knowledge. Up to nine people review each request for samples or data.
Committee members, listed alphabetically:
- Morgan Tracy, MHA, CCRP*
- Katherine Bowers, PhD, MPH
- Alonzo “Ted” Folger, PhD
- Tanya Froehlich, MD, MS, FAAP
- Becca Harper, DNP, RN, CNP
- David Haslam, MD
- Vivian Hwa, PhD
- Leah Kottyan, PhD
- Lisa Martin, PhD
- Michelle McGowan, PhD
- Melanie Myers, PhD
- Bill Nichols, PhD
- Mike Pauciulo, MBA*
- Loren Pena, MD, PhD
- Cindy Prows, MSN, APRN, FAAN
- Jamie Reuss, HT (ASCP), BSBA*
- Krishna Roskin, PhD
- Yin Sun, PhD
- Julie Wijesooriya, MPA
- Kathryn Wikenheiser-Brokamp, MD, PhD
*Included on all requests
