Our Team

Medical Research

Catharine Cook, M.S.

Director, Research Operations and Administration

(775) 784-4549

catharinec@unr.edu

Kayla Armbruster

Grants and Projects Analyst 2

(775) 784-4125

kaylab@unr.edu

Gina Castro

Coordinator, Clinical Research

(775) 682-6715

ginac@unr.edu

Ellen Chan

Staff Research Associate 1

(775) 682-9282

ellenchan@med.unr.edu

Brooke Corson

Administrative Assistant 4

(775) 784-7010

bcorson@unr.edu

Amber Emerson, MPH

Coordinator, Project Management and Business Development

(775) 682-7320

aemerson@unr.edu

Farah Madhani-Lovely

Assistant Dean for Clinical Research

farah.madhani-lovely@renown.org

Lucia Notterpek, Ph.D.

Professor/Senior Associate Dean Research, Physiology and Cell Biology

(775) 784-4060

lnotterpek@unr.edu

Dana Reed, M.S.

Lab and Safety Training Coordinator

(775) 682-5589

danareed@med.unr.edu

Valerie Smith

Clinical Research Center Manager

(775) 682-9838

valeries@unr.edu

Rodney Thompson

Coordinator, OMR Lab Instrumentation & Facilities

(775) 784-6007

rodneyt@unr.edu

Wella Travagli

Personnel Technician 3

(775) 682-8874

etravagli@med.unr.edu

Amil Trujillo-King, M.D.

Student Research Coordinator

(775) 682-5024

atrujilloking@unr.edu

John Westhoff, M.D., MPH

Associate Professor, Medicine/Assistant Dean of Student Research

(775) 682-9838

jwesthoff@unr.edu

Michelle Whitaker

NSHE Specialist 1

(775) 784-6162

mswhitaker@med.unr.edu

Office Contact Information

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Email: OCR@med.unr.edu

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