Who We Are
Leadership
Julie Johnson, PharmD
Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on understanding genetic and other sources of variability in drug response, building evidence to support translation of research to clinical practice and implementing genomic medicine in practice.
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Soledad Fernandez, PhD
Soledad A. Fernandez, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University and Director of multiple biostatistics and data coordination programs.
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Phil Hart, MD
He is a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University, the Director of Clinical Research for the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and a member of the Translational Therapeutics Program at the OSUCCC – James.
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Jessica Fritter, DHSc, MACPR, ACRP-CP, FACRP
Dr. Jessica Fritter’s passion lies in teaching, inspiring and enhancing the clinical research professional workforce through her instruction, her research and, most importantly, through connecting with the college’s clinical research students.
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Hee-Byung Choe
Hee-Byung Choe is the Associate Director of the Multisite Trial Coordinating Center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where he provides strategic and operational leadership across the full study lifecycle.
Learn More About Hee-Byung ChoeThe MTCC brings together experienced leaders in clinical research, trial coordination, biostatistics, biomedical informatics, data management, and research operations. Strategic leadership guides the scientific direction and long-term vision of the center, while operational leadership ensures effective implementation of complex multisite studies.
Our Team
Our multidisciplinary team includes investigators, clinicians, biostatisticians, biomedical informaticians, data managers, project managers, clinical research professionals, programmers, analysts and regulatory specialists who contribute expertise throughout the research lifecycle.
Alyssa Antonini, PhD
Alyssa Antonini is a biostatistics research scientist at The Ohio State University Center for Biostatistics. Her work supports health and policy research with a focus on survey methods causal analysis and data visualization. She earned her PhD in Biostatistics from The Ohio State University.
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Hee‑Byung Choe is the Associate Director of the Multisite Trial Coordinating Center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where he partners with research teams to support the planning and execution of multisite studies.
Mary Dreher, MPH, CCRP , opens in a new tab
Mary Dreher is a clinical research professional at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center with extensive experience supporting research operations. She is a Certified Clinical Research Professional and has a strong background in coordinating and advancing clinical research activities.
Soledad Fernandez, PhD
Soledad A. Fernandez is Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University and Director of multiple biostatistics and data coordination programs.
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Dr. Jessica Fritter is an Associate Clinical Professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and Director of multiple clinical research education programs.
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He is a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University, the Director of Clinical Research for the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and a member of the Translational Therapeutics Program at the OSUCCC – James.
Julie Johnson, PharmD , opens in a new tab
Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on understanding genetic and other sources of variability in drug response, building evidence to support translation of research to clinical practice and implementing genomic medicine in practice.
Hyoshin Kim, PhD
Hyoshin Kim is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and a member of the Center for Biostatistics at The Ohio State University.
Neena Thomas, MS, MDBA
Neena Thomas is currently a Statistics and Biostatistics Manager 3 in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University.
Pamela Thomas
Pamela Thomas serves as the Center Administrator for the Center for Biostatistics. Her expertise centers on strategic planning and implementation, process improvement and workflow optimization, and fostering effective collaboration across teams.
Jing Zhao, PhD
Jing Zhao is a Clinical Associate Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.