GMS Ph.D. Steering Committee


# Bylaw Role/Dept Rank Name Role Start Date End Date
1 Chair Associate Professor C. James McKnight, PhD (profile) Chair 01/01/2020
2 Student Rep, Graduate Medical Sciences Yeritsyan, Diana Student Advocate 01/01/2026
3 Dean (ad interim) Professor Hee-Young Park, PhD (profile) Administrative Representative 09/01/2025
4 Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Professor Christopher D. Andry, MPhil, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 05/01/2020
5 Director Grad Education, Biochemistry and Cell Biology Professor Michael Blower, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2026
6 Director Grad Education Professor Esther Bullitt, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2018
7 Elected Member, Pathology Assistant Professor Thomas L. Clarke, Ph.D (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2026
8 APC Associate Professor Laurie Craigen, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2026
9 Program Director, Grad Program in Genetics and Genomics Professor Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
10 Masters Steering Committee Rep Clinical Associate Professor Theresa A. Davies-Heerema, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
11 Program Director, Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology Assistant Professor Ratnakar Deole, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2023
12 Program Director, Orofacial and Skeletal Biology Associate Professor Paola Divieti Pajevic, MD, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
13 Chair, Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology Professor Rachel Fearns, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2018
14 Elected Member, Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics Associate Professor Hui Feng, MD, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2026
15 Director Graduate Education, Pharmacology Associate Professor Rachel L. Flynn, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
16 Program Director, Anatomy and Neurobiology Assistant Professor Jeannine Foley, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2026
17 Program Director, Program in Biomedical Sciences Associate Professor Christopher V. Gabel, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2026
18 Elected Member, Virology, Immunology and Microbiology Professor Suryaram Gummuluru, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
19 Chair, Biochemistry and Cell Biology Professor David A. Harris, MD, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
20 Chair, Anatomy and Neurobiology Professor Tarik Haydar, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2024
21 Program Director, Molecular and Transitional Medicine Associate Professor Matthew R. Jones, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
22 Chair, Molecular and Cell Biology Professor David E Levin, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2016
23 Director Grad Education, Pathology Assistant Professor Tiffany Mellott, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
24 Program Director, Nutrition and Metabolism Professor Lynn L. Moore, DSc (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2016
25 Program Director, Behavioral Neuroscience Research Associate Professor Carole L. Palumbo, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2014
26 Program Director Graduate Program in Neurosciences Professor Shelley J. Russek, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
27 Anatomy and Neurobiology Elected Member Assistant Professor Michael Wallace, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2026
28 Chair, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biophysics Professor Venetia (Vanna) Zachariou, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2023
29 Program Director, MD/PHD Dual Degree Professor Vickery Trinkaus-Randall, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio, Non-Voting 07/01/2016




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