Patient-derived sample requests require approval by the Research Oversight Committee (ROC), consisting of clinicians, researchers, biostatisticians, and clinical research coordinators to ensure feasibility and scientific rigor. The committee will be selected depending according to your project needs, and may include these standing committee members:
| Rachel Linnemann MD | Jessica Alvarez, PhD, RD | Kathryn Oliver, PhD |
| Nael McCarty, PhD | Joshua Chandler, PhD | Joshua Chandler, PhD |
| Steve Diggle, PhD | Lokesh Guglani, MD | Joanna Goldberg, PhD |
| Benjamin Kopp, MD | Randy Hunt, MD | Ryan Harris, PhD |
| Rabin Tirouvanziam, PhD | Balazs Rada, PhD | Shasha Bai, PhD |
| Scott Gillespie, MS, MSPH | Vin Tangpricha, MD | Marvin Whiteley, PhD |
| Tom Ziegler, MD | Sam Brown, PhD | Eric Hunter |
| Chris Driggers | Desiree Coker | Katy Clemmer |
For submission of a ROC request form, please contact Dr. Kymry Jones.
The prioritization for distribution of samples from the CF-BR is as follows:
- First priority: Emory+Children’s core CF research team.
- Second priority: Investigators using these samples for NIH and CF Foundation funded projects.
- Third priority: Investigators using these samples to generate preliminary data for NIH and CFF grant proposals.
- Fourth priority: Investigators outside of Atlanta, except in cases of established collaborations.
Meet the Team
Arlene Stecenko, MD
Co-Director of CF-AIR, Co-Director of the CF Center of Excellence, Marcus Professor of Pulmonology, and Director, Cystic Fibrosis Biospecimen Repository & The Georgia Cystic Fibrosis Data Warehouse
Chris Driggers
Technical Director, CF-BR