Directory

Christopher Lewis

Senior Clinical Research Specialist, Duke Kannapolis

Mr. Lewis first joined CTSI in 2013 as an intern while earning his degree in Recombinant DNA Technologies and Bioengineering. He became a full-time clinical trials assistant in March 2014.

He currently serves as a Senior Clinical Research Specialist with effort on several studies, including the MURDOCK Cabarrus County COVID-19 Prevalence and Immunity (C3PI) Study; a partnership with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services to understand COVID-19 prevalence and immunity in the community and to monitor the disease over time.

Jennifer Li, MD

Co-Principal Investigator, CTSA Grant
  • Pediatric hypertension and hyperlipidemia
  • Clinical trials in children with heart disease
  • Thrombosis in patients with congenital heart disease
  • Enzyme replacement in Pompe disease
  • Infective endocarditis

Wan Lan Liang, RN, BSN, MSN, CCRC

Research Practice Manager, Duke Early Phase Research Unit

Wan Lan Liang, RN, BSN, MSN, CCRC joined the CTSI in November 2022 as a Research Practice Manager (RPM) for the CTSI Clinical Research Unit. Wan Lan is based in the Duke Early Phase Research Unit (DEPRU).

Sierra Lindo, MPH

Project Planner, Recruitment Innovation Center

Sierra is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and joined CTSI as a Project Planner for the Recruitment Innovation Center in August 2021. She provides recruitment and retention support for clinical research across Duke Health.

Prior to joining Duke, Sierra worked as an HIV Outreach Coordinator for Pitt County AIDS Service Organization. She holds an MPH and a certificate in Epidemiology from Benedictine University.

Chris Lindsell, PhD

Director, CTSI Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Chris Lindsell, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics at Duke, leads the visionary strategic planning, development, and execution of state-of-the-art research for the CTSI and the Duke Clinical Research Institute to achieve its scientific goals.

Jie Liu

Senior Analyst Programmer, Duke Kannapolis

Mr. Liu is a software developer who grew up in China and moved to the Triangle area in 1997. He received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Hua-zhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, and has a master’s degree in accounting. He came to the Duke Kannapolis team from the Duke Department of Psychiatry, where he worked over 15 years and contributed to the development of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) software focusing on mental health.

Michelle J. Lyn, MBA, MHA

Co-Director, Learning Health Communities Pillar

Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health

Population Health
Community Engagement and Capacity Building
Design and implementation of collaborative disease prevention/health promotion and health care delivery models
Design and implementation of care management models
Design and implementation of educational programs for health care professionals

Meghan Mac Neal, MS, CGC, MPH

Clinical Research Genetic Counselor

Meghan serves as the clinical research genetic counselor on the OneDukeGen clinical research study. She received master’s degrees in both Genetic Counseling and Public Health Genetics from the University of Pittsburgh and is a diplomate to the American Board of Genetic Counselors. She has experience in direct patient care, clinical research, genetics lab operations, as well as product development. Meghan is passionate about making genomics accessible and equitable in our community.

Leatrice Martin

Project Planner I, Community Engaged Research Initiative

Leatrice Martin has been at Duke for 21 years, working for Duke Heart leading the Community Education and Outreach Program. Programs have included Duke Heart’s Compression-only CPR community training initiative Save-A-Life, Triangle Metro Heart Walk, community outreach screenings,  volunteer management, physician community engagement, women and heart support and advocacy, physician engagement and lead our annual National Heart Month campaign for 21 years!

Molly Matlock

Senior Program Coordinator, Workforce Development

Molly Matlock is a Senior Program Coordinator with Duke CTSI. Molly works primarily with the Duke Scholars in Molecular Medicine (DSMM) program and the Bridging the Gap to Enhance Clinical Research (BIGGER) program. Before joining the Duke community, she worked two decades in non-profit management and arts administration. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Cultural Anthropology and English from College of Charleston and studied Folklife and American Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.