2026 ATLAS Cohort

We are excited to introduce our ATLAS cohort for 2026: 

Abhinav Acharaya Headshot

Abhinav Acharya, PhD

ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine

  • Associate Chair for Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Elmer Lincoln Lindseth Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Case School of Engineering School of Medicine
Anne Bryden headshot

Anne Bryden, PhD

MetroHealth Medical Center

  • Director of Clinical Trials and Research, Institute for Functional Restoration, CWRU
  • Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, CWRU
Jacqueline Curtis Headshot

Jacqueline Curtis, PhD

ÃÛÌÒAPP

  • Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine, CWRU
Kiran Faryar headshot

Kiran Faryar, MD

University Hospitals

  • Vice Chair of Research, University Hospitals
  • Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, CWRU
Rosa Hand headshot

Rosa Hand, PhD

ÃÛÌÒAPP

  • CWRU Director, Combined Dietetic Internship/Master's Degree Program, ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine
  • Director, Medical Student Research & Scholarship, Center for Medical Education, ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine
Eugenie Hartmann headshot

E. Eugenie Hartmann, PhD

Northeast Ohio Medical University

  • Senior Research Scientist, Akron Children's Hospital / Professor, NEOMED
Jennifer Hill headshot

Jennifer Hill, PhD

University of Toledo

  • Professor, Dpeartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo
Ashley Hughes headshot

Ashley Hughes, PhD

MetroHealth Medical Center

  • Research Informaticist, MetroHealth
  • Associate Professor, ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine
Joseph Kohne headshot

Joseph Kohne, MD 

University Hospitals

  • Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, CWRU
Sonia minnes headshot

Sonia Minnes, PhD

ÃÛÌÒAPP

  • Research Director, Schubert Center for Child Studies, CWRU
  • Verna Houck Motto Professor, CWRU
Frederico perez headshot

Federico Perez, MD

VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System

  • Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, University Hospitals
  • Associate Professor, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System
Elizabeth Pfoh headshot
 

Elizabeth Pfoh, PhD

Cleveland Clinic

  • Associate Staff, Cleveland Clinic

 
Eric schearer headshot

Eric Schearer, PhD

MetroHealth Medical Center

  • Staff Scientist, MetroHealth
  • Associate Professor, ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine
Fred Schumacher headshot

Fredrick Schumacher, PhD

ÃÛÌÒAPP

  • Co-Leader, Population and Cancer Prevention Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine
James Sulzer headshot

James Sulzer, PhD

MetroHealth Medical Center

  • Staff Scientist, MetroHealth
  • Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine
Larisa Tereschenko headshot

Larisa Tereschenko, MD, PhD

Cleveland Clinic

  • Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of ÃÛÌÒAPP 
John Wagner headshot

John Wagner, MD

MetroHealth Medical Center

  • Hematological Malignancy and Cellular Therapy Director, Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office, MetroHealth
  • Professor, Department of Medicine, CWRU
George Yendewa headshot

George Yendewa, MD

ÃÛÌÒAPP 

  • Principal Investigator, Case Clinical Trials Unit
  • Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, CWRU