Center for Pediatric Early Phase Trials
The Center for Pediatric Early-Phase Trials serves as a resource to investigators, helping them to navigate (in partnership with the Center for Pediatric Clinical Research Training, Education and Engagement) the review and approval processes of early-phase trials, as well as engaging the expertise of cores and shared resources in order to enhance efficiency and quality of early-phase trial planning and execution.
The Center also serves as the home of faculty expertise for early-phase pediatric clinical trial design and conduct, providing consultation and mentorship, as well as enabling collaboration and knowledge-sharing. The Center fosters collaboration among Johns Hopkins All Children’s clinical and laboratory investigators, and with external collaborators.
Meet Our Team
Amy Kiskaddon, Pharm.D., M.B.A., Co-director
Clinical Pharmacist
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology and Cardiology), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jennifer Leiding, M.D. Co-director
Associate Director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research; and
Center for Cell and Gene Therapy for Non-Malignant Conditions
Ernest Amankwah, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Oncology, Division of Quantitative Sciences, JHU SOM
Associate Director for Quantitative and Population Health Sciences in the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Co -Director of Data Coordinating Center for Pediatric Multicenter Studies
Director of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit at Johns Hopkins All Children’s
Arika Manapat, MS, CCRC
Clinical Research Compliance Manager & IND/IDE Support Specialist
Jonathan Metts, M.D.
Physician-Scientist, Oncology
Christy Fernald, R.N., B.S.N.
Clinical Research Manager
Neil Goldenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research; Physician-Scientist
Dawn Napolitano, Pharm.D.
Investigational Drug Services
Daniel Schaufelberger, Ph.D.,
External adviser and collaborating investigator
Former Scientific Director, Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing Sciences, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Janssen R&D
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