Research Committee

Charges and Responsibilities

McGovern Medical School Research Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Dean and Administrative Council on matters pertaining to research activities at the Medical School and makes recommendations for infrastructural improvements.  The Committee also screens and selects applicants for intramural and extramural grants/awards, and provides oversight and management for the Dean’s Lecture Series, the Ernst Knobil Distinguished Lecture, the Cheves Smythe Distinguished Lecture, Interim Grant Assistance and Supplement Programs, and the Annual Medical School Research Retreat.

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Member List

Executive Leadership

Peter Doris, PhD, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Committee Chair
John H. Byrne, PhD, Associate Dean, Research – Ex officio
Kevin A. Morano, PhD, Senior Vice President, Academic and Faculty Affairs and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, McGovern Medical School – Ex officio
John F. Hancock, MB, BChir, PhD, ScD, Vice Dean, Basic Research – Ex officio
Jon E. Tyson, MD, Vice Dean, Clinical Research & Healthcare Quality – Ex officio
James Kellam, MD, Professor, Orthopedic Surgery – Ex officio

Term Expires 2026

Tina Findley, MD, Pediatrics
Dana Giza, MD, Internal Medicine
Absalon Gutierrez, MD, Internal Medicine
Luca Lavagnino, MD, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Wenliang Li, PhD, Institute of Molecular Medicine
Jacqueline Parchem, MD, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Paul Potnuru, MD, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Anjali Chauhan, PhD, Neurology

Term Expires 2027

Peter Doris, PhD, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Committee Chair
Jung-Hwan Kim, PhD, Neurosurgery
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
Zheng (Jake) Chen, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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
Radha Korupolu, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Leila Wood, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Li Xiaojin, PhD, Neurology
Mateja Kaja Jezovnik, MD, PhD, Surgery