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YANBIN DONG, MD, PhD

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706-721-5014

ydong@augusta.edu

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RYAN A. HARRIS, PhD, CEP, FACSM

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706-721-5998

ryharris@augusta.edu

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Joshua Crow, PhD

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706-466-0107

jocrow@augusta.edu

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CATHERINE L. DAVIS, PhD

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706-721-9551

katie.davis@augusta.edu

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GASTON KAPUKU, MD, PhD

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706-721-8343

gkapuku@augusta.edu

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DANIEL W. RAHN, MD

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706-721-3785

DRAHN@augusta.edu

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SAMANTHA SOJOURNER, PhD

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706-721-8019

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SHAOYONG SU, PhD

  • Genetic Epidemiology

706-721-629

ssu@augusta.edu

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mtingen@augusta.edu

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706-721-7706

Metsai@augusta.edu

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706-723-4322

mvernon@augusta.edu

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XIAOLING WANG, MD, PhD

  • Genetic Epidemiology

706-721-6139

xwang@augusta.edu

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HAIDONG ZHU, MD, PhD

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706-721-5470

hzhu@augusta.edu

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