Dr. Manjusha (Manju) Gaglani, MBBS, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS
Director, Center for Research in Vaccines and Infections
Josephine Ballard Endowed Research Chair and Professor (with Tenure), Department of Pediatrics at Baylor Scott & White Health and Medical Center – Temple, and Baylor College of Medicine – Temple, Professor of Medical Education and Practice at Texas A&M University College of Medicine – Temple, Section Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases at BSW McLane Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Gaglani has served as the principal investigator for numerous NIH-, CDC- and industry-sponsored large phase 3 clinical vaccine trials at - Baylor Scott & White Health. Her work spans clinical vaccinology projects for both children and adults and cover infectious diseases, including Influenza, Meningococcal ACWY, TdaP, Hepatitis A and Herpes Simplex vaccines. She has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals including four publications in the New England Journal of Medicine and one in the Journal of American Medical Association.
Dr. Gaglani is a graduate of Seth GS Medical College, University of Bombay, India and completed her first pediatric residency training at Wadia Children’s and K.E.M. Hospitals in Mumbai and her second residency at the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore. She completed her fellowship training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Currently, Dr. Gaglani serves as a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric - Infectious Disease Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics, as well as the Chair-Emeritus of the Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee of the Texas Pediatric Society, the Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Laboratory Co-investigators:
- Dr. Arundhati Rao
- Dr. Manohar Mutnal
- Dr. Rigal Pando
- Dr. Sheila Dobin
CRVI Clinical:
- Dr. Jason Ramm
- Dr. Tresa McNeal
- Dr. Shekhar Ghamande
- Dr. John Midturi
- Dr. Ryan Beaver
- Dr. Madhava Beeram
- Dr. Keith Stone
- Dr. Cristie Columbus
- Dr. Robert Gottlieb
- Dr. Catherine Raver
- Dr. Uriel Sandkovsky
BSWRI Leaders:
- VP Research Operations: Jennifer Thomas
- Clinical Informatics Director: Elisa Priest
- Clinical Research Administration Director, Central Texas: Natalie Settele
- Clinical Research Administration Director, North Texas: Tammy Fisher
CRVI Core Biostatisticians:
- Manager: Dr. Monica Bennett
- Supervisor: Courtney Shaver
- Dr. Mufaddal Mamawala
- Dr. Kempapura Murthy
- Chandni Raiyani
CRVI Core Data Programmers: (Clinical Informatics Director: Elisa Priest)
- Core Data Manager: Jason Ettlinger
- Project Manager: Joel Blais
- Kayan Dunnigan
- Leah Odame Bamfo
- Deepika Konatham
- Ichia Liao
- Back-up: Anisha Shrestha
CRVI Core Clinical Research Coordinators
Central Texas Team:
- Clinical Research Manager: Michael Smith
- Supervisor: Spencer Rose
- Nicole Calhoun
- Claire Mathenge
- Amanda McKillop
- Lydia Requenez
- Jenica Aldas
- Seretha Wallace
- Joselyn Cravens
North Texas Team:
- Ashley Bychkowski
- Clinical Research Manager: Mariana Hurutado-Rodriguez
- Manager: Courtney Shaver
- Alexis Wright
- Dr. Elisa Priest
- Dr. Monica Bennett
- I-Chia Liao
- Gabriela Perez
- Therissa Grefsrud
- Zuadh Leos-Cerda
- Taryn Kruse
- Symone Dunkley
- Cidni Wilkerson
- Ciara Rosa
North Texas Infection Prevention Epidemiologists:
- Ashley Bychkowski
- Manager: Gabriela Perez
- Therissa Grefsrud
CRVI Core Research Lab Techs:
- Britan Jorgensen
- Martha Zayed
- Ashley Graves
