Shalon Howard is the Executive Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research at USC (ClinTrUSC). She has spent her career in health-related research and has significant experience in all aspects of research from grant development and project design, to dissemination of results. In recent years, she has worked closely with leadership to launch ClinTrUSC and multiple programs and services in the School of Medicine. Ms. Howard is dedicated to research and supporting investigators to make research possible.