About Us
Since its establishment in 2020, the unit has participated in more than 20 COVID-19-related expanded-access programs and clinical trials involving antivirals, vaccines, antibody therapies, and immunomodulatory agents. Across these studies, the unit has enrolled more than 2,000 people and has contributed to several scientific publications.
Judith A. Aberg, MD, leads the Infectious Diseases Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC). Dr. Aberg is the Dean of System Operations for Clinical Sciences, the Dr. George Baehr Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases for the Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Aberg brings more than 30 years of clinical research experience in the field of infectious disease with an emphasis on the treatment and prevention of HIV. Sean Liu, MD, PhD, is the Medical Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTU), a division of the CTRC. He is an Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Early in the pandemic, more than 150 investigators and staff assisted with the initial launch of therapeutic interventions for COVID-19. The COVID CTU has more than 25 dedicated team members, including several principal investigators, sub-investigators, research nurses, data managers, regulatory staff, clinical research coordinators, and clinical laboratory technicians. The COVID CTU works closely with the Mount Sinai Investigational Drug Pharmacy. There are many established collaborations within the divisions of the Department of Medicine and other departments throughout the Mount Sinai Health System. The COVID CTU has enrolled participants at several Mount Sinai sites, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai South Nassau, and Mount Sinai West.
Any sponsor or contract research organization is welcome to contact us at 212-824-7714 or email Sean.Liu@mountsinai.org for a potential site evaluation. The COVID CTU and the Clinical and Translational Research Center assure patient engagement, staff expertise, and valuable results.