Leadership

Vice Chair, Research
Christoph Hornik, MD, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Chief, Division of Quantitative Sciences

christoph.hornik@duke.edu 

Director, Research Development
Katherine Misuraca, PhD

Children's Clinical Research Unit (CCRU)

Medical Director
Jennifer Rothman, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Assistant Professor in Medicine

Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program
Director, Pediatric Sickle Cell Program
Director, Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Program
jennifer.rothman@duke.edu​

Research Practice Manager
Kristina Balderson, MHA, CCRC
kristina.balderson@duke.edu

Research Education and Training

Director, Duke Pediatric Research Scholars Program (DPRS)
Andrew Landstrom, MD PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Cardiology
Associate Professor in Cell Biology

andrew.landstrom@duke.edu

Associate Director, Duke Pediatric Research Scholars Program (DPRS)
Michelle White, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Hospital Medicine
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences

Grants, Contracts, and Finances

Senior Grants and Contracts Manager
Marsha Newby
marsha.newby@duke.edu

Biostatistics and Data Science

Pediatric Statistics and Data Sciences Support Core
Director, Children's Health & Discovery Initiative

Jillian Hurst, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases

jillian.hurst@duke.edu