Program Leadership

Internal Advisory Committee 2025-26

Jennifer Anolik, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology, Pathology and Lab Medicine, and Immunology, Microbiology & Virology
Associate Chair of Research, Department of Medicine
Director, Physician Scientist Training Program

Emma Strawderman (G2, student representative)
Current MSTP Student Council President

Laura Calvi, MD
Vice Chair for Basic & Translational Science, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine (Endocrine/Metabolism), Neurosurgery, Pharmacology & Physiology

Diane Dalecki, PhD
Professor & Chair of Biomedical Engineering

David Lambert, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Medical School Education
Professor of Medicine

Richard T. Libby, PhD
Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Post-Doctoral Affairs
Professor of Ophthalmology

Adrienne Morgan, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion
Associate Professor, Health Humanities & Bioethics

Admissions Committee 2025-26

W. Richard Burack, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Cancer Center; Director, Hematopathology Unit

Hitesh Deshmukh, MD, PhD
Division Chief of Pediatrics, Neonatology

Adam Dziorny, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Roman Eliseev, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Center for Musculoskeletal Research (Orthopaedics), Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pharmacology and Physiology

Jithin George
2^nd year graduate student in the MD/PhD Program (student representative)

Sina Ghaemmaghami, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology

Manuel Gomez-Ramirez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Krystel Huxlin, Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Center for Visual Science, Neuroscience, and The Institute for Optics; James V. Aquavella, MD Professorship in Ophthalmology

Yi-Fen Lee, Ph.D.
Professor of Urology

Christine Mhorag Hay, MD (AD HOC Member)
Associate Dean of Medical Admissions; Associate Professor of Medicine

Marisol Herrera-Perez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Todd Jusko, PhD
Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Pediatrics, and Environmental Medicine

Richard T. Libby, PhD (AD HOC Member)
Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education & Postdoctoral Affairs; Professor of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Genetics, Center for Visual Science A&S, and Pathology

Ania Majewska, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience

David Mathews, MD, PhD
Director of Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology Graduate Program; Associate Director of Center for RNA Biology; Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics; Lynne E. Maquat Distinguished Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics

Cynthia Monaco, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology & Immunology

M. Kerry O'Banion, MD, PhD
Vice Chair and Professor of Neuroscience; Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)

Michael O'Reilly, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology and Environmental Medicine

Mical Raz, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. (AD HOC Member)
Professor of Health Humanities and Bioethics and Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Regina Rowe, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases

Kristin Scheible, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology

Ruchira Singh, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Genetics

Eric Small, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Biomedical Engineering, and Pharmacology & Physiology

Nathan Smith, MS, PhD
Associate Dean for Research Mentorship; Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Levy Sominsky
2^nd year graduate student in the MD/PhD Program (student representative)

Laurie Steiner, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology; Associate Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)