GMS Ph.D. Steering Committee


# Bylaw Role/Dept Rank Name Role Start Date End Date
1 Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Associate Professor C. James McKnight, PhD (profile) Chair 01/01/2020
2 Medical Education Professor Hee-Young Park, PhD (profile) Administrative Representative 09/01/2025
3 Gastroenterology Associate Professor Gwynneth D. Offner, PhD (profile) Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Member 07/01/2013
4 Pathology & Lab Medicine Professor Christopher D. Andry, MPhil, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 05/01/2020
5 Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Emeritus Professor Atkinson, David Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
6 Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Professor Esther Bullitt, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2018
7 Microbiology Emeritus Professor Ronald B. Corley, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
8 Biomedical Genetics Professor Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
9 Microbiology Professor Robert Davey, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2023
10 Medical Sciences & Education Clinical Associate Professor Theresa A. Davies-Heerema, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
11 Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition Assistant Professor Jude Deeney, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2022
12 Microbiology Assistant Professor Ratnakar Deole, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2023
13 Associate Professor Paola Divieti Pajevic, MD, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
14 Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Professor David H. Farb, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
15 Microbiology Professor Rachel Fearns, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2018
16 Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Associate Professor Rachel L. Flynn, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
17 Gastroenterology Professor Valérie Gouon-Evans, PhD, PharmD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2021
18 Grasso, Sandra Jean Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
19 Microbiology Professor Suryaram Gummuluru, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
20 Biochemistry Professor David A. Harris, MD, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
21 Anatomy & Neurobiology Professor Tarik Haydar, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2024
22 Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine Associate Professor Matthew R. Jones, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
23 Microbiology Emeritus Professor Thomas Kepler, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2016
24 Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Professor William J. Lehman, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
25 Molecular & Cell Biology Professor David E Levin, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 01/01/2016
26 Anatomy & Neurobiology Professor Jennifer I. Luebke, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
27 Anatomy & Neurobiology Associate Professor Maria Medalla, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 02/01/2021
28 Pathology & Lab Medicine Assistant Professor Tiffany Mellott, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
29 Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology Professor Lynn L. Moore, DSc (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2016
30 Neurology Research Associate Professor Carole L. Palumbo, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2014
31 Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Professor Shelley J. Russek, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2013
32 Biochemistry Associate Professor Barbara M. Schreiber, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 07/01/2017
33 Microbiology Emeritus Associate Professor Gregory A. Viglianti, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2020
34 Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Professor Venetia (Vanna) Zachariou, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio 12/20/2023
35 Infectious Disease Professor Andrew J. Henderson, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio, Non-Voting 01/01/2016
36 Biochemistry Professor Vickery Trinkaus-Randall, PhD (profile) Member Ex Officio, Non-Voting 07/01/2016




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