Cores

Administrative Core (AC)

Managing the essential operations, resources, and logistics that empower our investigators to focus on the objectives of MISM.

Co-Leads

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Cliburn Chan, MBBS, PhD
Division of Integrative Genomics
Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Duke University School of Medicine 

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R. Keith Reeves, PhD
Surgery, Surgical Sciences
Director, Center for Human Systems Immunology in Innovation and Comparative Immunobiology 
Duke University School of Medicine

Project Manager

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Nami Wada
Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Community Development and Education Core (CDEC)

Empowering investigators through training in multiscale IID modeling and expands engagement with the broader research community via outreach and educational resources.

Co-Leads

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Justin Pollara, PhD 
Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI)
Center for Human Systems Immunology (CHSI)
Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Division of Surgical Sciences
Department of Surgery
Duke University School of Medicine

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Gina-Maria Pomann, PhD
Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Methods Core
Division of Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics 
Duke University School of Medicine

Associate Director

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Maria-Veronica Ciocanel, PhD
Mathematics
Biology
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Duke University
 

Project Manager

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Lacey Rende
Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Methods Core
Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics 
Duke University School of Medicine

Model and Data Sharing Core (MDSC)

Dedicated to advancing immunological research and promoting FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles for models through standardized data sharing, scalable infrastructure, and innovative tools—including LLMs—to connect concepts and communities across the research ecosystem.

Co-Leads

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Nrupen Bhavsar, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Department of Surgery
Division of Translational Biomedical Informatics
Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Initiative for Science & Society
Duke University School of Medicine
 

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Jason Ji, PhD
Division of Integrative Genomics
Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Duke University School of Medicine

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Ashok Krihnamurthy, PhD
Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)
School of Data Science and Society 
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 
 

Project Manager

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Gabriella Peterson
Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill