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Emory University:
www.emory.edu
www.secebt.org

Ruth L. Berkelman, MD
Rollins Professor and Director,
Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research
Rollins School of Public Health,
1518 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Phone: (404) 727-5409
Fax: (404) 712-8345
rberkel@sph.emory.edu

James M. Hughes, MD
Associate Director, SECEBT
Director, Program in Global Infectious Diseases
Director, Center for Global Safe Water
1462 Clifton Road, NE Ste. 446
Mailstop:1370/004/1AD
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Phone: (404) 727-3113
Fax: (404) 712-2557
jmhughe@emory.edu
pcallen@emory.edu

Jeffrey Koplan MD, MPH
Senior Advisor, SECEBT
Vice President for Academic Health Affairs
Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Emory University
1440 Clifton Road, Suite 410
Mailstop: 1440-004-1AA
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Phone: (404) 778-2433
Fax: (404) 778-5434
jkoplan@emory.edu
aarthur@emory.edu

Walter A. Orenstein, MD
Associate Director, SECEBT
Associate Director, Emory Vaccine Center
Director, Emory Program for Vaccine Policy and Development
Emory University
1462 Clifton Road, Suite 446
Mailstop:1370/004/1AD
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Phone: (404)712-2466
Fax: (404)712-2557
worenst@emory.edu
dmill06@emory.edu

David S. Stephens, MD
Executive Director, SECEBT
Executive Dean for Research
School of Medicine
Emory University
1440 Clifton Road, Suite 313
Mailstop: 1440-003-1AA
Atlanta, Georiga 30322
Phone: (404) 727-3169
Fax: (404) 727-0473
dstep01@emory.edu
nlprice@emory.edu

Duke University:
www.duke.edu

Christopher W. Woods, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Duke University Medical Center
Chief, Medical Microbiology
Durham Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Service 113, Durham VAMC
Durham, North Carolina 27705
Phone: (919) 286-0411 ext. 6681
Fax: (919) 286-6818
woods004@mc.duke.edu

Georgia Institute of Technology:
www.gatech.edu

Francois Sainfort, PhD
Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Programs
Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Engineering, Tech Tower
225 North Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30332-0360
Phone: (404) 894-7792
Fax: (404) 385-2905
francois.sainfort@isye.gatech.edu

Georgia State University:
www.gsu.edu

Margo Brinton, PhD
Professor
Georgia State University
Department of Biology
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
P.O. Box 4010
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4010
Phone: 404-651-3113
Fax: 404-651-2509
mbrinton@GSU.EDU

Robin D. Morris, PhD
Vice President for Research and Regents Professor of Psychology
Georgia State University
Office of Vice President for Research
P.O. Box 3999
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3999
Phone: (404) 651-4437
Fax: (404) 651-3157
robinmorris@GSU.EDU
gbrennaman@GSU.EDU

George Pierce, PhD
Professor of Biology
Georgia State University
402 Kell Hall
MSC 8L0385
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 651-1552
Fax: (404) 651-2509
biogep@panther.gsu.edu

Medical College of Georgia:
www.mcg.edu

Peter Rissing, MD
Section Chief of Infectious Disease
Medical College of Georgia
School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
1120 15th Street, BA-5300
Augusta, Georgia 30912-3130
Phone: (706)721-3928
Fax: (706) 721-2000
prissing@mail.mcg.edu
cthompso@mail.mcg.edu

Robert K. Yu, PhD, MedScD
Professor and Director
GRA Eminent Scholar
Institute of Molecular Medicine & Genetics
Medical College of Georgia
1120 15th Street, CB2803
Augusta, Georgia 30912-2697
Phone: (706) 721-0699
Fax: (706) 721-8727
ryu@MCG.EDU

Medical University of South Carolina:
www.musc.edu

J. Robert Cantey, MD
Professor, Division Director
Medical University of South Carolina
P.O. Box 250752
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
Phone: (843) 792-1211
Fax: (843) 792-6680
canteyjr@musc.edu

Mercer University:
www.mercer.edu

W. Douglas Skelton, MD
Senior Vice-President for university research & health affairs
Mercer University
Patterson Building, #2532
University Research and Health Affairs
Macon, Georgia 31207
Phone: 800-637-2378
Skelton_wd@mercer.edu

North Carolina State University:
www.ncsu.edu

Ed Breitschwerdt, DVM
Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases
North Carolina State University
CVM - Research Building
4700 Hillsborough St.
Box 8401
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
Office: (919) 513-8277
Fax: (919)513-8280
ed_breitschwerdt@ncsu.edu

University of Alabama - Birmingham:
www.uab.edu

Thomas E. Turndrup, MD
Professor & Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, Center for Emergency Care & Disaster Preparedness
N266 Jefferson Tower
625 19th Street South
Birmingham, Alabama 35249-7013
Phone: (205) 975-9358
Fax: (205) 996-2430
tterndrup@UAB.EDU
whiteside@UAB.EDU

University of Georgia:
www.uga.edu

Peter Albersheim, PhD
Distinguished Research Professor and Director
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
University of Georgia
220 Riverbend Road
Athens, Georgia 30602-4712
Phone: (706) 542-4404
Fax: (706) 542-4412
palbersh@ccrc.uga.edu

Russell Carlson, PhD
Professor
University of Georgia
167 Complex Carbohydrate Research Center Lab
317 Riverbend Rd
Athens, Georgia 30602-4712
Phone: (706)542-4439
Fax: (706)542-4412
rcarlson@ccrc.uga.edu

Cham Dallas, PhD
Director of the Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program
Associate Professor of Toxicology
Department of Pharmacology & Biomedical Sciences
University of Georgia
353 RC Wilson Pharmacy Building
Athens, Georgia 30602-2352
Phone: (706)542-5412
Fax: (706)542-3398
cdallas@mail.rx.uga.edu

Keith Prasse, PhD
Dean
225 Veterinary Medicine
Deans Office, Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602-7371
Phone: (706)542-3461
kprasse@cvm.vet.uga.edu
teidson@vet.uga.edu

Frederick Quinn, PhD
Professor, Department Head
University of Georgia
Department of Infectious Diseases
College of Veterinary Medicine
Athens, Georgia 30602
Phone: (706) 542-5790
Fax: (706) 542-5771
fquinn@vet.uga.edu

University of Florida:
www.ufl.edu

Frederick Southwick, MD
Professor & Division Chief
Infectious Diseases
University of Florida
P.O. Box 100277
Gainesville, Florida 32610-0277
Phone: (352) 392-4058
Fax: (352) 392-6481
southfs@medmac.ufl.edu

University of Mississippi Medical Center:
www.umsmed.edu

Stan Chapman, MD
Professor of Medicine & Associate Professor of Microbiology
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39216
Phone: (601) 984-1100
Fax: (601)984-5360
schapman@medicine.umsmed.edu
bedaniels@medicine.umsmed.edu

Ed Thompson, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39216
Phone: (601) 815-4955
fthompson@medicine.umsmed.edu

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill:

Pia MacDonald, PhD, MPH
Director, North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness Research
Assistant Professor
UNC Department of Epidemiology
North Carolina Institute for Public Health
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina
CB#8165
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
Phone: (919) 843-3415
Fax: (919) 843-5563
pia@email.unc.edu

University of South Florida:
www.usf.edu

Ian Phillips, PhD, DSc
Vice President for Research
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave., ADM200
Tampa, Florida 33620
Phone: (813)974-5481
iphillips@research.usf.edu

Jacqueline Cattani, PhD
Senior Advisor for Homeland Security
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave., MDC56
Tampa, Florida 33620
Phone: (813)974-7789
jcattani@bt.usf.edu

University of Tennessee Health Science Center:
www.utmem.edu

Malak Kotb, MD
Director of Translational Res. Program and
Biodefense Research Director for
The College of Medicine
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
956 Court Ave Suite A-202
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
Phone: (901)448-7247
Fax: (901)448-2139
mkotb@utmem.edu


State Health Departments

Mississippi:
www.msdh.state.ms.us/

Brian Amy, MD, MHA, MPH
State Health Officer
Mississippi Department of Health
Post Office Box 1700
Jackson Mississippi 39215-1700
Phone: (601)576-7400
Fax: (601)576-7931
cbourgeois@msdh.state.ms.us

North Carolina:
www.ncpublichealth.com/

Leah Devlin
State Health Director & Director, Division of Public Health
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1915
Phone: (919) 733-7081
Fax: (919) 715-3104

Jeffrey Engel, MD
NC State Epidemiologist
North Carolina Division of Public Health
1902 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1902
Phone: (919) 715-7394
Fax: (919) 733-0490
jeffrey.engel@ncmail.net

South Carolina:
www.scdhec.net/

Jerry Gibson, MD, MPH
State Epidemiologist & Director
Bureau of Disease Control
South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
Bureau of Disease Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Phone: (803)898-0861
Cell: (803)608-6016
gibsonjj@dhec.sc.gov


Tennessee:
www.state.tn.us/health/

Allen Craig, MD
State Epidemiologist
Tennessee Department of Health
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37247-4911
Phone: (615)741-7247;
Fax: (615)741-3857
allen.craig@state.tn.us


Affiliates and Foundations

Thomas E. Bevan, PhD
Vice President, Research and Development
dNovus
1401 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3041
tombevan@earthlink.net
tbevan@dNovus.com
Phone: (404) 870-8072
Fax: (404) 870-6704
www.dNovus.com

Georgia Research Alliance:
www.gra.org/homepage.asp
Susan G. Shows
Vice President
Georgia Research Alliance
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 980
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 332-9770
Fax: (404) 332-9775
Susan.shows@gra.org

The Carter Center:
www.cartercenter.org
John Hardman, MD
Executive Director
The Carter Center
One Copenhill
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
Phone: (404)420-5135
Cjohns7@emory.edu

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
www.cdc.gov
James LeDuc, PhD
Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Infectious Diseases
1600 Clifton Road, NE - MS A-30
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: (404) 639-3574
Fax: (404) 639-3163
jwl3@cdc.gov

Department of Health and Human Services:
www.hhs.gov
Clara Cobb
Deputy Regional Health Administrator & Acting Regional Health Administrator
Region IV, Atlanta, Georgia
US Department of Health and Human Services
61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite S B95
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909
Phone: (404)562-7894
Fax: (404)562-7899
ccobb@osophs.dhhs.gov

Costas Miskis, JD
Regional Director
Immediate Office of the Secretary
US Department of Health & Human Services
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth St., S.W., Room 5B95
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909

Atlanta VA Medical Center
www1.va.gov/atlanta/
Tony Laracuente, MBA
Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
1670 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: (404)728-7643
Antonio.laracuente@med.va.gov
Sheila.diiorio@med.va.gov