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Pediatrics (PEDS) SRMS Team

We provide support for researchers in all divisions of the SOM Pediatrics Department.

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Pediatrics Department Divisions Served by PEDS SRMS Unit

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Administration Gene Therapy Neonatology
Allergy & Immunology General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Nephrology
Behavioral & Mental Health Hematology Neurology & Neuropsychology
Blood & Marrow Transplant (BMT) Hemostasis & Thrombosis Neuro-Oncology
Cancer Survivor Hospital Medicine Palliative Care
Cardiology Infectious Diseases Pulmonary, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, & Sleep
Critical Care Innovation Research Rheumatology
Emergency Medicine Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology (LOBP) Sickle Cell
Endocrinology Leukemia & Lymphoma Solid Tumor
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition Marcus Autism Center


What we do

Pre-Award

  • Assist with proposal preparation
  • Budget development
  • Enter proposals
  • Just-in-time (JIT) process management
  • Review submission packet for completeness
  • RFA review

Post-Award

  • Budget revision requests
  • Carry-forward requests
  • Change in scope
  • Change of PI
  • Clinical Trial Billing
  • Effort changes
  • Effort pre-review
  • Expense Approvals
  • No-cost extension (NCE) requests
  • PAN (Provisional Account Number) requests; Require DA approval
  • Reconciliations: bi-monthly
  • Refund requests
  • Relinquishments
  • Request sub-awards
  • Residual balance transfers, if allowed by sponsor
  • Subcontracts

Who we are

Pediatrics SRMS Leadership

Marca Gurule, Sr. Director

Marca Gurule, Sr. Director of the Pediatrics SRMS Unit

TBD, Assistant Director

Kimberly Caroline, Pre-Award Manager

Maurice Sanders, Post-Award Manager

Shakita Copeland, Clinical Trials Manager

Leigh Moody, Post-Award Manager

Clinical Trials Team

Shakita Copeland, Clinical Trials Manager
Clinical Trials Pre-Award Team
Contessa Walker, Pre-Award III CT
Jyotsna Saxena, Pre-Award III
Alicia Laake, Pre-Award II
Clinical Trials Post-Award Team
Christopher Baca, Post-Award II
Sandy Higgins, Post-Award II
Tina Horton, Post-Award II
Kelly Likos, Post-Award I
Vacancy: Post-Award III CT

Pre-Award Team

Kimberly Caroline, Pre-Award Manager
Candace McCloud, Pre-Award III
Carolyn Spann, Pre-Award III
Debra Armstrong, Pre-Award III
Dixie Curley, Pre-Award III
Milagros Benitez, Pre-Award III
Rhonda Gibson, Pre-Award III
Angela McCoy, Pre-Award Lead
Arion Haddock, Pre-Award II
Yolanda Verrett, Pre-Award I

Post-Award Team

Leigh Moody, Post-Award Manager
Edward Bogle, Post-Award III
Jennifer Schmidt, Post-Award III
Teinelle (Toni) Philpotts, Post-Award III
Donaldson Dyce, Post-Award II
Tanisha Booker, Post-Award I
Vacancy: Post-Award II

Post-Award Team

Maurice Sanders, Post-Award Manager
Connie Rivers, Post-Award III
Kimberly Jones, Post-Award III
Mubera 'Bera' Cuskovic, Post-Award III
Shirley Taylor, Post-Award III
Lorraine Tinio, Post-Award II
Katherine Price Farmer, Post-Award I
Vacancy: Pre/Post-Award III

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Open positions with the Pediatrics SRMS Team

PEDS SRMS Contacts (by Division)

 

 

Administration Dept 736500

Pre-Award Post-Award CT Pre-Award CT Post Award
Deb Armstrong Tarrance Malone

Jyosta Saxena, Contessa Walker, Alicia Laake

 Shakita Copeland

 

 

 Allergy & Immunology Dept 736528

Pre-Award Post-Award CT Pre-Award CT Post Award
Angela McCoy Jennifer Schmidt

Jyosta Saxena, Contessa Walker, Alicia Laake

 Shakita Copeland

 

 

 Behavioral & Mental Health Dept 736503

Pre-Award Post-Award CT Pre-Award CT Post Award
Rhonda Gibson Tarrance Malone Jyosta Saxena, Contessa Walker, Alicia Laake Tina Horton

 

 

Blood & Marrow Transplant (BMT) Dept 736544

Pre-Award Post-Award CT Pre-Award CT Post Award
Angela McCoy Kim Jones Jyosta Saxena, Contessa Walker, Alicia Laake Shakita Copeland

  

 

 Cancer Survivor Dept 736545

Pre-Award Post-Award CT Pre-Award CT Post Award
Rhonda Gibson Tarrance Malone Jyosta Saxena, Contessa Walker, Alicia Laake Shakita Copeland

 

 

 Cardiology (Children's Heart Center) Dept 736516

Pre-Award Post-Award CT Pre-Award CT Post Award
Dixie Curley Maurice Sanders Jyosta Saxena, Contessa Walker, Alicia Laake Chris Baca

 

 


Critical Care Dept 736524

Pre-Award Post-Award CT Pre-Award CT Post Award
Deb Armstrong Tarrance Malone Jyosta Saxena, Contessa Walker, Alicia Laake Shakita Copeland

 

 

Emergency Medicine Dept 736522

Pre-Award Post-Award CT Pre-Award CT Post Award
Milagros Benitez Tarrance Malone Jyosta Saxena, Contessa Walker, Alicia Laake Shakita Copeland

 

 


Endocrinology Dept 736508

Pre-Award Post-Award CT Pre-Award CT Post Award
Angela McCoy Tarrance Malone Jyosta Saxena, Contessa Walker, Alicia Laake Shakita Copeland

 


Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Gene Therapy
General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Hematology
Hemostasis & Thrombosis
Hospital Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Innovation Research
Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology (LOBP)
Leukemia & Lymphoma
Marcus Autism Center
Neonatology
Nephrology
Neurology & Neuropsychology
Neuro-Oncology
Palliative Care
Pulmonary, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, & Sleep
Rheumatology
Sickle Cell
Solid Tumor