Meet the Project Leadership

The East Carolina University Team

  • Dr. Adriana Heimann Rios

    Project Lead Principal investigator

  • Dr. Eduardo Leorri

    Co-Principal investigator

  • Dr. Alex Manda

    Co-Principal investigator

  • Dr. Stephen Moysey

    Co-Principal investigator

The North Carolina Central University Team

  • Dr. Gordana Vlahovic

    Lead Principal Investigator at NCCU

  • Dr. Rakesh Malhotra

    Co-Principal investigator

  • Dr. Chris McGinn

    Co-Principal investigator

  • Dr. Tim Mulrooney

    Co-Principal investigator

  • Dr. Josue Millan

    Postdoctoral Scholar and coordinator for students at NCCU

The University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo Team

  • Angel Acosta-Colón

    Lead Principal Investigator at UPRA- Decano Asociado Interino de Asuntos Académicos

  • Dr. Ricardo Infante-Castillo

    Co-Principal Investigator

    Professor of organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and instrumental analysis.

  • Dr. Gualberto Rodriguez Rosado

    Co-Principal investigator

    Interim Director of the Biology Department at UPRA

Administrative support

Ashley Licari

Project Coordinator