Leadership and Staff

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Research Leadership team serves as a link to the University of Pittsburgh and other institutions that have an interest in conducting research within Children’s Hospital's medical community. The Research Administration group also supports Children’s Research Advisory Committee, an internally competitive funding opportunity to provide funds for projects in the incubation stages, and which also provides fellowships and bridge funding for investigators.

Research Administrator
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Pediatrics
Nancy Harter
nancy.harter@chp.edu

Manager of Research Administration
Naama Balass
balassn3@upmc.edu

Assistant Director - Research Facilities

Shawn Ward
shawn.ward@chp.edu

Research Administrative Assistant
Linda Cherok
linda.cherok@chp.edu