Committee Members and Meeting Dates
All meetings of the Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Medicine Research Planning Committee are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, with the exception of the November and December meetings.
Meeting Schedule
Meetings take place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the ninth floor conference room of the Doisy Research Center.
- Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024
- Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024
- Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024
- Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024
- Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025
- Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
- Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (if needed)
Research Planning Committee Members
Richard DiPaolo, Ph.D.
Co-chair
Professor and interim chair
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Term: July 2021 to June 2024
Enrico Di Cera, M.D.
Professor and chair
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Term: July 2021 to June 2024
Kimberly Schiel, M.D.
Associate professor and interim chair
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Term: July 2021 to June 2024
Sarah George, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases
Term: July 2023 to June 2025
David Ford, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Term: July 2018 to June 2024
Ravi Nayak, M.D.
Professor and interim chair
Department of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Term: July 2021 to June 2024
Ratna Ray, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pathology
Term: July 2018 to June 2024
Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.
Professor and chair
Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science
Term: July 2021 to June 2024
Wing-Kin Syn, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of internal medicine
Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Term: July 2022 to June 2025
John Tavis, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Term: July 2021 to June 2026
Andrew White, M.D.
Professor and chair
Department of Pediatrics
Term: July 2021 to June 2024
Ajay Jain, M.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
Term: July 2023 to June 2026
Ex-Officio Members
- Tammy Burton, senior associate dean for finance and strategy for the School of Medicine
- Noah Hillman, M.D., associate dean for clinical research
- John Long, D.V.M., chair of comparative medicine
- Jane McHowat, Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. program director
- Adriana Montano, Ph.D. (committee co-chair), vice dean for research
- Ken Olliff, D.Min, vice president for research
- Willis Samson, Ph.D., director of biomedical science graduate programs