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

Term Expires 2027

Peter Doris, PhD, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Committee Chair
Priyatansh Gurha, 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, Ph.D., 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
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
Alparslan Turan, MD, Anesthesiology