Meet the Administrative Team
The Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials contains a collaborative team of researchers at Yale University and it’s four collaborating sites, along with an external advisory board.
Administrative Team
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The administrative team is based at the Yale School of Medicine and draws upon the expertise of faculty leadership and staff from the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, the academic home of the Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). The team is responsible for all aspects of project management, including overseeing the set-up, implementation and analysis phases, as well as overseeing the operations of the collaborating sites and scientific cores.
Associate Director of Clinical Trial Project & Data Mgmt
Julie Holub has worked in the field of clinical research since graduating with her B.A. in psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2008. She started her career at Yale as a research assistant in the Department of Psychiatry where she was exposed to many facets of clinical research, including regulatory affairs, grant proposals, budgets, and research coordination. In these early positions Julie's interest in research administration grew and she obtained an MBA in 2021. In her current position at the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, she works on a wide variety of studies helping PIs navigate the regulatory requirements of investigator initiated research and multi-center trials.Research Associate 2, HSS; Lab Manager
Nicole is the Lab Manager for the McPartland Lab. She has been working at the Yale Child Study Center for many years as both a researcher and administrator. She obtained her degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Connecticut, as well as dual certifications in both Cytogenetics and Molecular Diagnostics. She completed her internships at Shodair Children’s Hospital in Helena, MT before coming to Yale and working with Dr. Matthew State where she was an essential part of his research on the genetics of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Nicole also provides administrative support for the Minding the Baby program with Dr. Arietta Slade and Dr. Lois Sadler.
External Advisory Board
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The role of the external advisory board is to provide guidance on study design, conduct, and data interpretation, ensuring high regulatory and scientific standards.
Advisory Board Chair
Robert Schultz, PhD
Director, Center for Autism Research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Advisory Board Members
Evdokia Anagnostou, MD
Senior Clinician Scientist, Bloorview Research Institute; Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto; Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Translational Therapeutics in Autism Director, Province of Ontario Clinical Trials Network
Ami Klin, PhD
Professor & Chief, Division of Autism & Related Disorders, Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Director, Marcus Autism Center; Pi, ACE Center
John Elder Robison
Author, Autism Advocate
Alison Singer, MBA
President, Autism Science Foundation
Jeremy Veenstra-Vanderweele, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Site Director, ACE Network; Site Director, HRSA Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health
Scientific Cores
The scientific cores for the ABC-CT contain experts operating as a centralized shared resource. These members oversee consistent application of scientific standards for data collection, processing and analytics, while streamlining communication and data flow throughout the consortium.
Visit the Scientific Cores page to find out more about the members.