ABOUT USOur Dedicated Team

Experienced and dedicated professionals focused on supporting investigators, their teams, and our valued research participants.
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"Our mission is to provide the highest level of research support to the UCLA-Harbor community. Contact us to learn how we can help unlock the possibilities of your research."

Dr. Christina Wang

Senior Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, The Lundquist Institute
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Christina Wang, MD

Christina Wang, MD

CTSI Senior Associate and Site Director
Participant and Clinical Interactions Program Co-Leader, Workforce Development Program Co-Leader
Loritta Manai, BSN,RN

Loritta Manai, BSN,RN

CTSI Nurse Manager
The Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) provides support, resources and a comfortable environment to conduct clinical studies on human research.
Youngju Pak, PhD

Youngju Pak, PhD

CTSI Biostatistician
Biostatistical support and consultation in study design, grant preparation, and educational courses.
Loren Miller, MD, MPH

Loren Miller, MD, MPH

CTSI Associate Director
Community Engagement and Research Program Co-Leader and Workforce Development Program Co-Leader
Rachelle Bross, PhD, RDN

Rachelle Bross, PhD, RDN

CTSI Nutrition Manager
Access to metabolic assessment room with DXA, indirect calorimetry, BIA and anthropometric tools that integrates body composition, bone mineral density, and energy expenditure testing.
Scott Filler, MD

Scott Filler, MD

CTSI Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee
Participant and Clinical Interactions Co-Leader, Pilot, Translational and Clinical Studies Co-Leader, and Workforce Development
Jocelyn Campos, MS

Jocelyn Campos, MS

CTSI Administrative Manager
Resource coordination and facilitation of key CTSI programs and post awards.
Liz Chen, MBA

Liz Chen, MBA

CTSI Informatics Manager
Providing access to electronic health record (EHR) data across multiple institutions; building resources for data management, analysis and sharing.
Richard Casaburi, MD

Richard Casaburi, MD

CTSI Co-Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee
Participant and Clinical Interactions Co-Leader, and Pilot, Translational and Clinical Studies Co-Leader