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The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) has been awarded a major federal grant to lead a national trial of treatments targeting the Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
Comprised of the hormones renin, angiotensin and aldosterone, RAAS is essential for the regulation of blood pressure and fluid balance. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can disrupt this system, resulting in life-threatening complications, including pulmonary edema, thromboembolic complications and severe cardiac injury.
Sean Collins, MD, MSc, professor of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, who has deep expertise in emergency care and RAAS, will lead the trial, which will test whether drugs targeting RAAS can prevent the vascular, fibrotic and inflammatory consequences of severe COVID-19 disease.
Position Summary
Reporting to the PHIA Project Director, the Associate Research Scientist (Technical Specialist) is responsible for managing the day-to-day aspects of selected country-specific Population-based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIA) Project survey activities at ICAP. In this capacity the Associate Research Scientist provides technical direction and support to PEPFAR, Ministries of Health and other local partners to design and implement population-based surveys in order to assess the impact of PEPFAR-supported HIV prevention, care and treatment programs. Assists the Project Director to ensure the PHIA Project achieves its goals and objectives with efficiency and with high quality.
In addition, the Associate Research Scientist serves as director or co-investigator for four research studies/clinical trials. The Associate Research Scientist oversees the data management and analysis activities for a COVID multicenter clinical trial; oversees all activities for the ECHO study; and
Francesca Belouad, MA, is a Research Psychologist in GEB-SDGE. She is responsible for administrating interviews and overseeing clinical aspects of the NIMH Family Study. Francesca has been employed as a Research Psychologist at the NIMH since 2000, when she was recruited by Dennis Charney, MD, during the formation of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Research Program. Prior to this, she held research positions at the Section on Development Psychology at the NIMH, Outpatient Psychiatry at the Washington Veterans Medical Center, and the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Francesca s work has focused on the writing and submission of the original NIMH Family Study protocol and the development and selection of research measures. She currently administers headache, psychiatric, sleep, and family history interviews to adults and children at initial and follow-up time points. She conducts reviews of clinical assessments a