Research Committee

  • Peter Doris, PhD, Institute of Molecular Medicine – Chair
  • John H. Byrne, PhD, Associate Dean, Research – Ex-officio
  • Kevin A. Morano, PhD, Senior Vice President, Provost and Chief Academic Officer
  • John F. Hancock, MB, BChir, PhD, ScD, Senior Vice President, Research Strategy and Innovation, UTHealth Houston – Ex-officio
  • Jon E. Tyson, MD, Vice Dean, Clinical Research & Healthcare Quality – Ex-officio

Term Expires 2027

  • Peter Doris, PhD, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Committee Chair
  • Priyatansh Gurha, PhD, Institute of Molecular Medicine
  • Travis Moore, PhD, Integrative Biology and Pharmacology
  • Maria del Mar Romero Lopez, MD, PhD, Pediatrics
  • Argy Stampas, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Kumar Thankamani Pandit, PhD, Neurosurgery
  • Kelly Vaughn, PhD, Pediatrics
  • Guangwei Du, PhD, Integrative Biology and Pharmacology

Term Expires 2028

  • Kendra Carmon, PhD, Institute of Molecular Medicine
  • Jane Hamilton, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Lindsay Holzapfel, MD, Pediatrics
  • Jessica Lee, MD, Internal Medicine
  • Serena Dasani, PhD, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
  • Leila Wood, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Li Xiaojin, PhD, Neurology
  • Mateja Kaja Jezovnik, MD, PhD, Surgery

Term Expires 2029

  • Funlola Are, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Iraida Sharina, MD, Cardiology
  • Xiaochao Tan,PhD, Integrative Biology and Pharmacology
  • Akram Yazdani, PhD, Neurology
  • Juneyoung Lee, PhD, Neurology
  • Eunsu Park, PhD, Neurosurgery
  • Guliz Erdem, MD, Pediatrics
  • Lydia Youmans, MD, Pediatrics