Leadership & Administration
ITMAT Education Team
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Emma Meagher, MD
Director, ITMAT Education
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Emma A. Meagher, MD, serves as Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Meagher graduated cum laude with her medical doctorate degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland, and completed postgraduate training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Pharmacology.
Dr. Meagher's educational interests are in the fields of translational research methodology and career development for graduate and pre- and postdoctoral students; and novel modalities for education in pharmacology for undergraduate medical students. Dr. Meagher's research interest is in the development of novel therapeutics in dyslipidemia. Her clinical practice focused on cardiovascular risk modification, with an emphasis on dyslipidemia management, hypertension, and women's cardiovascular health.
In her roles as Vice Dean and Chief Clinical Research Officer, and as Senior Associate Vice Provost for Human Research, Dr. Meagher oversees the institution’s clinical research infrastructure and its portfolio, and sets the strategy for Penn Medicine’s clinical research enterprise. In her roles as Associate Dean for PSOM Master’s and Certificate Programs, and as Director of Translational Research Education, Dr. Meagher is responsible for the rapidly growing portfolio of professional education opportunities provided by the Perelman School of Medicine.
Dr. Meagher is certified as a Master Trainer via the NIH-funded National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN). At Penn, she has implemented a Research Mentor and Mentee Training program for investigators conducting clinical and translational science. Dr. Meagher has received recognition for her efforts in education through numerous teaching awards, including the university's highest teaching honor, the Lindback Award for Medical Education (2005), and the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (2014).
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Marina Cuchel, MD, PhD, MSTR
Associate Program Director, ITMAT Education; Program Director, Clinical Trialist Training Program
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Andrew Fesnak, MD, MHCI
Program Director, Regulatory Education, ITMAT Education
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Andrew Fesnak holds a BA in molecular biology from Princeton, an MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and a Masters in Health Care Innovation from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director of Cell Manufacturing and Development in the Clinical Cell and Vaccine Production Facility, and a recipient of multiple education and teaching awards.
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Nalaka Gooneratne, MD, MSc
Associate Program Director, ITMAT Education
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Elizabeth Hexner, MD, MSTR
Associate Program Director, ITMAT Education
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Benjamin Voight, PhD
Associate Program Director, ITMAT Education
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Carsten Skarke, MD
Director, ITMAT Undergraduate Programs and Artist in Residence
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Amanda Brock, MSN, MBE, RN
Program Director, Certificate in Clinical Research Nursing
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Rachel McGarrigle, MSEd
Director of Education, ITMAT Education
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Megan Maxwell, MSW
Senior Associate Director, ITMAT Education
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Jessica German, MSEd
Senior Associate Director, ITMAT Education
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Erika Callaghan, MS, MA, CAPM
Associate Director, ITMAT Education
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Erika Callaghan, MS, MA, CAPM
Erika Callaghan oversees the operational and student-affairs aspects of regulatory education programs and contributing to the strategic development of online courses and programs. She has extensive experience in instructional design and managing programs in higher education, with specific expertise in digital learning and accessibility.
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Colleen Itani, MFA
Associate Director, ITMAT Education
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Judith Hagans, MBA
Education Coordinator, ITMAT Education
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