About Us
We are an organization dedicated to generating knowledge to improve people’s quality of life through the conduction of clinical trials focused on the development of new methods for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. We are supported by a team of committed and qualified professionals, with continuous education as our fundamental tool.
Our team
We have a stable interdisciplinary team that works across different areas that interrelate to meet the demands required at each stage of the clinical studies.
Analía
Mykietiuk
Scientific Director
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Doctor of Medical Science – Barcelona University
Infectious Disease Specialist.
College of Physicians, Distrct I, Province of Buenos Aires
Member of the Executive Committee of the Argentine Society of Infectious Diseases (SADI)
Coordinator of the Clinical Area of the Master’s Degree in Biomedical Research – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Head of Infectious Diseases and Infectious Control Department of the Instituto Médico Platense.
Lead Investigator.
María Fernanda
Alzogaray
Medical Director
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Clinical Medicine Specialist
Master’s Degree in Biomedical Research – Universidad Nacional de La Plata (In progress)
Director of the Clinical Research Course – College of Physicians, District I, Province of Buenos Aires
Head of the Clinical Research Department of the Instituto Medico Platense.
Lead Investigator.
Agustín
Romandetta
Head of Research
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Doctor of Medical Science – Universidad Nacional de La Plata (In progress)
Master’s Degree in Clinical Pharmacological Research – Universidad Abierta Interamericana. (In progress)
Academic Secretary of the Clinical Research Course – College of Physicians, District I, Province of Buenos Aires
General Coordinator of the Clinical Research Department of the Instituto Medico Platense.
Esteban
Nannini
Director of the Academic and Scientific Area
Director of the Academic and Scientific Department
Infectologist at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario
Fellowship in HIV/AIDS at the University of Texas, in Houston
Collaborator in the laboratory of Dr. Barbara Murray
Former President of the Argentine Congress of Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor at the Facultad de Medicina de Rosario
Coordinator at the Sanatorio Britanico de Rosario
Researcher at CONICET with over 40 publications
Head of the Department at Grupo Sur, La Plata
María Victoria
Vulcano
Medical Coordinator
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Pediatrics and Neonatology Specialist
Sub-investigator
Bettina
Cooke
Infectious Disease Department
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
Infectious Disease Specialist
Sub-investigator
Sebastián
Scala
Infectious Disease Department
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Clinical Infectious Disease Specialist.
Sub-investigator
Daniela María
Tonin
Infectious Disease Department
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Clinical Infectious Disease Specialist.
Sub-investigator
Maria Belén
Alcorta
Clinical Medicine Department
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Clinical Medicine Specialist
Sub-investigator
Alberto Rubén
Cremona
Medical Staff
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Infectous Disease Specialist – Postgraduate Faculty of Health Sciences of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Santa María de los Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Clinical Medicine Specialist – College of Physicians of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. District I
Intensive Care Specialist – College of Physicians of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. District I
Specialist in infectious diseases – College of Physicians of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. District I.
Fabiana
Marmissolle
Oncology Department
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Senior Oncology Specialist
Lead Investigator.
Amparo Ivone
Ritou
Pneumonology Department
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Pneumonology Specialist
Lead Investigator
Viviana
Mastri
Pediatrics Department
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Pediatric Medicine Specialist
Pediatric Rheumatology Specialist
Lead Investigator.
María Elena
Bruzzone
Nephrology Department
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Internal Medicine Specialist
Nephrology Specialist
Sub-investigator.
María Marta
Greco
HIV and STD Department
Physician – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Consultant Infectology Specialist
Board Member of Viral Infections Latin America
Coordinator of the HIV and STD Commission of the Argentine Society of Infectious Diseases.
Head of the Infectology Service at the Hospital Español de La Plata
Master’s Degree in AIDS at the Universidad de Barcelona, 2024 – 2025.
Areas
The Directorate is responsible for evaluating study participation and the correspoinding contracts, managing economic resources in collaboration with a specialized administrative team.
Members:
Maria Fernanda Alzogaray
Analía Mykietiuk
Barbara Macarron
Javier Alzogaray
Its objective is to identify and invite individuals who could potentially enroll as volunteers in any of the protocols being conducted.
Members:
Maisa Pasi
Paloma Pavlic
Its task is to identify and monitor any medical events that occur to each volunteer (whether related to the clinical trial or not).
Medical Coordinator:
María Victoria Vulcano
Sub researchers:
Bettina Cooke
Sebastian Scala
Daniela Tonin
María Belén Alcorta
Emiliano Menna
Nazarela Araceli Palma
Antonela Soledad Gatti
Gonzalo Bayon
Technical issues for follow-up:
Maisa Pasi
Those responsible for data management (Data Entry) upload information from the participant’s medical history to web platforms called “Case Report Forms” (CRF).
Coordinadores:
Sebastian Chapartegui
Nicolás Korenblit
Manuela Rivero
Maria Amalia Alzogaray
María Celina Alzogaray
This area conducts the collection and processing of the required samples according to each protocol (blood, urine, swabs, etc.).
To fulfill these functions, this area requires state-of-the-art equipment, including conventional and refrigerated centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers at -20° C and -70° C, and computer systems designed to track shipments.
Members:
Melanie González Leiva
The sponsor (pharmaceutical laboratory conducting the study and holding the patent for the molecule) provides the product under investigation (medication/vaccine/test), and the center is responsible for storage, preparation (if required) and administration, ensuring the traceability at each stage and the maintenance of the appropriate temperature.
Members:
Maisa Pasi
With the support and recognition of the College of Physicians District I La Plata, Grupo Sur develops the Clinical Research Training Course with the objective of training medical professionals who can be incorporated into the Grupo Sur network of researchers in the different specialties.
Director: Maria Fernanda Alzogaray
Academic Secretary: Agustín Romandetta
Coordinator: María Victoria Vulcano
It is dedicated to the management of institutional communications, both externally and internally, taking into account the confidentiality regulations of sponsors and the dissemination material approved by the institutional Ethics Committee. It is the link between external collaborators of web and network design services.
Members:
Analía Mykietiuk
Carol Tri
We are active members of SCRS
