Brown Innovation and Research Collaborative for Health

Planning Teams

Meet the people working to make BIRCH happen.

Planning Teams

Meet the people working to make BIRCH happen.

There are several groups, committees, and subcommittees meeting to collaborate on these three key deliverables, the Joint Research Strategic Plan, the Financial Model, and the Operational Model. Please These are the various participants on the BIRCH Project Team:

Focus Groups

Communications

  • Lauren Azar, Brown
  • Jane Bruno, Brown University Health
  • Kris Cambra, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Susan Elmore, Care New England
  • Francie Emlen, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Mary Marran, Care New England
  • Sherri Miles, Brown Office of the Vice President for Research
  • Christopher Parish, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Bharat Ramratnam, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Raina Smith, Care New England
  • Kerry Tubbs, Care New England

Compliance

  • Lauren Azar, Brown
  • Therese Eckford, Brown University Health
  • Brendan Halloran, Brown
  • Jennie Henriques, Care New England
  • Nicole Picard, Brown
  • Donna Schneider, Brown University Health
  • Martin Scholtz, Brown
  • Ashley Taylor, Care New England

Human Resources

  • Lauren Azar, Brown
  • Gillian Cook, Care New England
  • Francie Emlen, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Kimberly Galligan, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Maura Goodwin, Brown University Health
  • Kathy LaVoie, Care New England
  • Mary Marran, Care New England
  • Michelle O'Brien, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Bharat Ramratnam, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Kimberly Roskiewicz, Brown
  • Lindsay Scardino, Care New England
  • Martin Scholtz, Brown
  • Tim Shayer, Brown University Health

Internal Advisory Committees

Research Advisory Council

  • Lauren Azar, Brown
  • J.J. Trey Crisco, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Francie Emlen, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Jennifer Friedman, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • William Grobman, Care New England, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Joseph Hogan, Brown School of Public Health
  • Michael Mello, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Bharat Ramratnam, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Caroline Richardson, Care New England, Brown Biology & Medicine Faculty
  • Thomas Roberts, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Jennifer Tidey, Brown School of Public Health
  • Anubhav Tripathi, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Methodius Tuuli, Care New England, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Audrey Tyrka, Care New England, Brown Biology & Medicine

Subcommittees

Faculty Engagement

  • Lauren Azar, Brown
  • Roy Aaron, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Michele Cyr, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Francie Emlen, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Emily Schlosnagle, Brown
  • Bharat Ramratnam, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Sharon Rounds, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Additional members are being coordinated

Finance

  • Lauren Azar, Brown
  • Todd Conklin, Care New England
  • Francie Emlen, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Kimberly Galligan, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Eva Greenwood, Brown University Health
  • Peter Markell, Brown University Health
  • Mary Marran, Care New England
  • Bharat Ramratnam, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Michael White, Brown
  • Additional members are being coordinated

Global Health

  • Lauren Azar, Brown
  • Adam Levine, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Jennifer Friedman, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Alethea Desrosiers, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Rami Kantor, Brown Medicine (BPI), Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Anne Shee CC Lee, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Jennifer Unger, Care New England, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Jeffrey Bailey, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Bharat Ramratnam, Brown University Health, Brown Biology & Medicine
  • Francie Emlen, Brown Biology & Medicine