Christine Erlien, PhD
Chris joined the Office of Research Development in July 2017; she also assists Robert Calderbank in supporting development of research collaborations with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She has been at Duke since 2007 and in research development since 2011. From 2007-2011, she taught Freshman Writing in Duke’s Thompson Writing Program. From 2011 to 2017, she served as Director of Research Opportunities for the Nicholas School of the Environment, where she gained experience with a variety of federal agencies (NSF, NIH, DOE, NASA, EPA, NOAA, DoD) and foundations
Maile joined the office in January 2016 after working with biotech startups on their NIH funding proposals. She completed postdoctoral training in the molecular mechanisms of synaptic weakening and elimination in the developing brain at the NIH/National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. Maile holds a PhD in Neurobiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BS in Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Irina joined the office in August 2019. Previously, she was an Advanced Research Scientist/Statistician in the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina. Irina holds a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies and an M.S. in Human Development from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and a BS in Psychology from Moscow State University in Russia.