Medical Council Committees

Committee Chairman:
Asha B. Pillai, M.D., FAAP, FABIM

CHARGE STATEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE

Administrative Services Committee (ASC) is a standing committee of UM Medical School Faculty Council. This Committee is entrusted to hold periodic meeting with administrative units: ORA, HR, Physical Plant and other units as necessary . The Committee obtains information from the research Faculty as to their needs and problems. It then meets with administrative heads and service directors of the units as stated above to discuss the various issues and how they might be resolved. Areas that might be considered for review include a broad range of activities. The purpose of the Committee is not to duplicate the efforts of any existing committee, but rather to discover problems that are developing in areas where investigators find themselves stymied or unable to receive adequate response through normal channels. The Committee can then try to forestall such problems by meeting with the appropriate administrators or through discussions with the appropriate administrative offers/Dean. Should the committee is unable to resolve problem then it is escalated to next levels by the council leadership as deemed appropriate.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

CHAIR (2019-2022) – Asha B. Pillai, M.D., FAAP, FABIM
VICE-CHAIR –
Council Representative – JoAnn Van Schaik

Committee Chair: Person:
M. Judith D. Post, M.D.
Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship
Professor of Radiology, Neurological Surgery and Ophthalmology
American Board of Radiology-Diagnostic Radiology
American Board of Radiology-Neuroradioloy

Vice-Chair
Louis Pizano, M.D.
Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology
Chief, Division of Burns
Director, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program
Medical Director, UM/JM Burn Center

Council Representative: Dr. Nagy Elsayyad

CHARGE STATEMENT FOR THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE

The Admissions Committee is charged with the responsibility of selecting, evaluating and admitting to the School of Medicine the most academically, experimentally and personally qualified candidates. To accomplish this task, each committee member is expected to participate in an Admissions Committee orientation program, conduct 15-25 evaluation interviews, write interview reports for each, review and rank applicants weekly, and attend approximately 20 Committee meetings during the “interview year” which runs from September through March. For the process to be effective and the Committee to function in the best interests of both the School and the applicants who have chosen to apply to our institution, significant participation in all of the above areas is essential. Interview days are on Fridays, and each interview is scheduled to last for one hour. Ranking is done individually at times convenient for the Member. Meetings are held at 4:00 P.M. on Wednesdays and last about one hour.

The Committee seeks members who will actively participate, be able to work together, and become a highly functional group. Ideally, the Committee should have a balanced representation of Ph.D. and M.D. members from both the Basic Science and Clinical Departments. Membership should be diverse to reflect the diversity the School seeks in its student body. To avoid possible conflict of interest, faculty members whose significant others and children may be applying for admission are requested to refrain voluntarily from all Committee work during that year.

Membership information for this commiittee is not displayed. For membership information please contact Ms. Roxane Perez, Faculty Affairs.

Committee Chairman:
VANCE LEMMON, Ph.D.
Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Developmental Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery

Vice-Chair: Dr. Carolyn Cray

Council Representative: Dr. Murray Deutscher

CHARGE STATEMENT FOR THE ANIMAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Members from the School of Medicine are appointed by the Dean on recommendation of the School Council. Members from other divisions of the University are appointed by the Vice President for Medical Affairs. The Committee assures compliance with existing regulations and policies regarding the care of all animals in research. The Committee advises the University Veterinarian and the University School of Medicine administration on the policies dealing with the care, housing and use of research animals. It meets monthly for 2-3 hours. Much of the routine work is performed by the Chairperson and the Director, Division of Veterinary Resources.

Animal Resources Committee Membership:

CHAIR, 2018 – 2021 LEMMON, VANCE, Ph.D.
VICE CHAIR, 2016 – 2019 CRAY, CAROLYN, Ph.D.

DAVE, KUNJAN R. – 2019 – NEUROLOGY
RAVAL, AMI – 2019 – NEUROLOGY

BRIEGEL, KAROLINE – 2020 – BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
GREIDINGER, ERIC – 2020 – MEDICINE
HOLT, GREGORY – 2020 – MEDICINE
LI, JIE – 2020 – DERMATOLOGY & CUTANEOUS SURGERY
SCHESSER, KURT – 2020 – MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY

ANDREANSKY, SAMITA – 2021 – PEDIATRICS
BRAMLETT, HELEN – 2021 – NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
CHEN, ZHIBIN – 2021 – MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
HAO, SHUANGLIN – 2021 – ANESTHESIOLOGY
PARK, KEVIN – 2021 – NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
PINTO, MILENA – 2021 – NEUROLOGY
WANG, GAOFENG – 2021 – HUMAN GENETICS – HIHG

Ex-Officio
ZAIS, JULIA    – DVM
IZENWASSER, SARI    – PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

This committee makes detailed reviews of candidates proposed for appointment, promotion and award of tenure as full-time faculty members of the School and advises the Dean of the School of the Committee’s recommendations. October meetings to review annual considerations of faculty members are usually one-to-two full days and one-to-three half days. Initial appointments of faculty members make throughout the year are reviewed in short meetings typically convened about three times a year. The thirteen members are tenured professors elected in staggered four-year terms. There are also three members selected from professor in the Clinical Educator or Research tracks. These members participate fully in committee deliberations, but do not vote on the award of tenure. Departmental chairpersons are not eligible for membership.

Membership information for this committee is not posted. For membership information, please contact Ms. Roxane Perez at Faculty Affairs.

Committee Co-Chairs:

Ross Scalese, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Educational Technology Development
Michael S. Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education

Amar R. Deshpande, MD
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Medical Education
Associate Dean for Medical Education/Administration
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine
Faculty Advisor, Department of Community Service (DOCS)

Faculty Council Chair:

Dr. Sanjoy Bhattacharya

Description and Charge:

The Executive Curriculum Committee (ECC) oversees the educational program leading to the M.D. degree. This committee is responsible for the overall design, management, integration, and evaluation of a coherent and coordinated curriculum that is consistent with accreditation standards established by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. The Committee has the authority to make any changes it deems necessary in the medical curriculum in order for the School to fulfill its undergraduate medical education mission, with input from Phase 1, 2, and 3 and LACE subcommittees. The ECC consists of 21 voting members, two-thirds of whom are nominated by the Faculty Council and one-third nominated by the Dean’s Office. Final appointment to the ECC is made by the Dean of the Miller School, with consideration of appropriate balance of clinical, basic science, and educator faculty, as well as gender/racial diversity. Members are expected to have demonstrated a professional interest and accomplishments in medical education. The Committee also includes designated associate and assistant deans and the Chair of the Department of Medical Education who all serve as non-voting ex-officio members. Voting members serve three-year terms that are renewable up to once (i.e. total of two consecutive terms).  The Dean appoints Co-Chairs of the Executive Curriculum Committee from the members of the committee, one who was Faculty Council-nominated and one who was Dean-nominated; this selection can extend the period of service to a third consecutive term. Meetings are held once per month for 90 minutes and are open to all faculty (with voting only by members).

Executive Curriculum Committee Membership:

Faculty Co-Chairs	Department
Ross Scalese, MD	Medicine
Amar R. Deshpande, MD	Medicine

Faculty Council Appointees	Department
Patricia Alvarez, MD	Pediatrics
Ellen Barrett, PhD	Physiology
Douglas Broadfield, PhD	Cell Biology
Holly Cukier, PhD	Biochemistry
Carmen R. Gomez, MD	Pathology
Feng Gong, PhD	Biochemistry
Wasif Khan, PhD	Microbiology
Laura Martin, DO	Medicine
Zain Mithani, MD	Medicine
Selina Patel, MD	Anesthesiology
Shirin Shafazand, MD	Medicine
Lina Shehadeh, PhD	Pediatrics
Liyong Wang, PhD	Human Genetics

Dean's Appointees	Department
Maryann Benites, Ed.D.	Medical Education
Sarah Bland, MD	Medical Education
Jonathan England, MD	Pathology
Matthew Imm, MD	Medicine/Pediatrics
Paul Mendez, MD	Medicine
Elahe Nezami, PhD	Public Health Sciences
Adrian Reynolds, PhD	Medical Education

Ex-Officio	Department
Gauri Agarwal, MD (Associate Dean for Curriculum)	Medicine
Peter Buchwald, PhD (Director, Scholarly Concentration)	Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology
Latha Chandran, MD (Chair, Department of Medical Education)	Medical Education
Kim Loper, MLIS (Librarian Associate Professor)	Calder Library
Vivian Obeso, MD (Senior Director, Clinical Skills & Competency Assessment)	Medicine
Richard Riley, PhD (Associate Dean for Preclinical Medical Curriculum)	Microbiology
Tara Saltzman, PhD (Executive Director, Medical Education)	Medical Education
Greg Schwartz (Executive Director, Information Technology)	Medical Education
Chi Zhang, PhD (Director, Program Evaluation)	Medical Education

Staff	Department
Joseph Sollecito	Medical Education

Committee Minutes:

Available upon request. Please contact Joseph Sollecito (JSollecito@med.miami.edu).

Committee Chairman:
Pasquale W. Benedetto, M.D.

Committee Vice-Chairman: Tanya Zakrison, MD

Council Representative: Dr. Bal Lokeshwar

CHARGE STATEMENT FOR THE HONORS PROGRAM IN MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

This Committee is charged with selecting graduating high school seniors to participate in the Honors Program in Medicine (7 or 8 year BS/MD program), and University of Miami undergraduates for admission to the Medical Scholars Program (7-year BS or BA/MD program). Committee members are directly involved in interviewing and selecting students, monitoring student performance, and promoting students to the School of Medicine. Previous medical admissions experience and interviewing skills are desirable. Each committee member will be expected to electronically review applicant files, conduct 8-12 interviews and is required to attend 6-8 meetings per year at the School of Medicine, approximately every other month from September to May. The majority of interviewing takes place during January and February.

HONORS PROGRAM IN MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

BENEDETTO, PASQUALE    2015 MEDICINE
BOSSART, ELIZABETH    2015 RADIATION ONCOLOGY
CABAN, KIM    2015 RADIATION
GALARZA, MARTA    2015 PEDIATRICS
KUMAR, MAHENDRA    2015 PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVRIOL SCIENCES
WEISS, STEPHEN M. 2015 PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVRIOL SCIENCES

ALABIAD, CHRIS 2016 OPHTHALMOLOGY
DESHPANDE, AMAR 2016 INTERNAL MEDICINE
ESTES, CHRISTOPHER    2016 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
LESNIAK, BRYSON    2016 ORTHOPAEDICS
LOKESHWAR, BAL    2016 UROLOGY
MECHABER, HILIT    2016 MEDICINE
SPECTOR, SETH    2016 SURGERY

ALLESPACH, HEIDI 2017 BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
CURIEL, ROSIE 2017 PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
GARCIA, ANA 2017 PEDIATRICS
KASHIKAR, NILESH 2017 PATHOLOGY
MARIN-CASTANO, MARIA 2017 OPHTHALMOLOGY
RYAN, JOHN 2017 FAMILY MEDICINE
WOOD, BARBARA 2017 HEALTH INFORMATICS

Committee Chairman:
Kathryn McCollister, Ph.D.
Professor of Public Health Sciences

Vice Chair
Nirupa Chaudhari, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology

CHARGE STATEMENT FOR THE INFORMATION RESOURCES COMMITTEE

This Committee is charged with academic issues concerning computerized access to local, national and international databases, transfer and retrieval of information electronically, and other related matters identified by the Committee. The committee also keeps information about patient-computer interface related issues. The Committee was established in 1995, and the initial charge was to determine: the needs of the Faculty; identify the equipment and services currently available to the Faculty; compare the information resources and systems at other institutions with those available here, and to determine the needs of this School; determine budgetary requirements to meet acceptable standards; make recommendations concerning access to resources; make recommendations concerning academic and clinical links and coordination; and, educate the Faculty. Meetings are held once monthly.

INFORMATION RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

IRC ROLE	Last name, First name	email	UM Title	Department
Chair	McCollister, Kathryn, PhD	kmccolli@med.miami.edu	Professor	MSOM - Public Health Sciences
Vice Chair	Chaudhari, Nirupa, PhD	NChaudhari@med.miami.edu	Professor	MSOM - Physiology
Secretary	Fardone, Erminia, PhD	exf457@miami.edu	Assistant Scientist	MSOM - Public Health Sciences
Member	Aguilar Zelaya, Tauffyt	TAguilar@med.miami.edu	Executive Director, Digital	Marketing & Communications
Member	Akkiraju, Ravi	RAkkiraju@med.miami.edu	Chief Enterprise Architect	UHCORP - Interface & Databases
Member	Angee, Mauricio	mauricio.angee@med.miami.edu	Chief Information Security Officer	UHCORP - Security Support
Member	Armas, Nora C	nca38@miami.edu	Buyer	Purchasing
Member	Beguiristain, Maita	m.beguiristain@miami.edu	Director	Sourcing
Member	Bhattacharya, Sanjoy K	SBhattacharya@med.miami.edu	Professor	MSOM - Ophthalmology - Research
Member	Brothers, Shaun P.	sbrothers@med.miami.edu	Associate Professor	MSOM - Center For Therapeutic Innovation
Member	Calle, Ignacio A	ICalle@med.miami.edu	Director, Purchasing	Purchasing
Member	Chandar, Jayanthi J	jchanda2@med.miami.edu	Professor of Clinical	UMMG - UMTC - Pediatrics Transplant
Member	Dean, Julia Ann	julie.dean@med.miami.edu	Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer	UHCORP - Medical Compliance
Member	Dmitry V. Ivanov	divanov@med.miami.edu	Research Professor	UMMG - Ophthalmology - Research
Member	Eshraghi, Adrien	aeshraghi@med.miami.edu	Professor	UMMG - Otolaryngology - Ear Institute
Member	Feanny, Samantha Elizabeth	samanthafeanny@miami.edu	Assoc. VP and Deputy Chief HR	UHCORP - Human Resources
Member	Goldberg, David	dsgoldberg@med.miami.edu	Associate Professor	UMMG - Hepatology
Member	Gyorke, Allan Shawn	a.gyorke@miami.edu	Assoc. VP, Information Technology	Academic Technologies
Member	Hemmat, Shidan A	SXH2751@med.miami.edu	Librarian Asst. Professor	MSOM - Calder Library
Member	Ivanov, Dmitry V.	DIvanov@med.miami.edu	Research Professor	UMMG - Ophthalmology - Research
Member	Kurtenbach, Stefan	stefan.kurtenbach@med.miami.edu	Asst. Professor	MSOM - Ophthalmology - Research
Member	Lange, Adam	acl255@med.miami.edu	Assoc. VP, Information Technology	UHCORP - Corporate Services
Member	Lawrence, Alyssa	alyssa.lawrence@miami.edu	Executive Director, UHealth Privacy & Compliance	UHCORP - Medical Compliance
Member	Lindgren, James	jml735@med.miami.edu	Executive Director, Epic Application	UHCORP - Systems
Member	Loper, Kimberly A	KLoper@med.miami.edu	Librarian Assoc. Professor	MSOM - Calder Library
Member	Malhotra, Arun	AMalhotra@med.miami.edu	Associate Professor	MSOM - Biochemistry
Member	Mincey, Alison	alisonmincey@miami.edu	Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer	UHealth Executive Payroll
Member	Montes, Susan R	smontes@miami.edu	Executive Director Purchasing	UHealth Executive Payroll
Member	Myers, Richard S	RMyers@med.miami.edu	Senior Lecturer	MSOM - Biochemestry
Member	Palacios, Luis A.	luis.palacios@miami.edu	Sr. Manager, Education Technology	MSOM - Medical Student Education
Member	Pimienta, Ismael	ipimienta@miami.edu	Executive Director, Information Technology	Integrated Solutions
Member	Powell, Erica R	EPowell@med.miami.edu	Librarian Associate Professor	MSOM - Calder Library
Member	Ramsingh, Ishwar	iramsingh@med.miami.edu	Director - Data Broker	OVPRS - Research Privacy
Member	Reis, David W.	davidreis@miami.edu	Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer	UHealth Executive Payroll
Member	Santos, Edward	esantos@miami.edu	Chief Technology Officer	UHCORP - Infrastructure
Member	Schwartz, Greg C	gschwartz@miami.edu	Executive Director, Information Technology	MSOM - Medical Student Education
Member	Stella, Kathryn Edivia	kxs1278@med.miami.edu	AVP, Planning & Administration - Office of the CIO	UHCORP - Corporate Services Administration
Member	Swiontek, Lisa M	lms435@med.miami.edu	CHief Health Application Officier	UHCORP - Clinical Inforamtion Mangement
Member	Taldone, Sabrina	staldone@med.miami.edu	Asst. Professor of Clinical	UMMG - General Medicine
Member	Venero, Stephanie Danielle	sdv19@med.miami.edu	Manager, IRB	VPR - Human Subjects Research Office (IRB)
Member	Viamonte, Kenia	KViamonte@med.miami.edu	Director HSRO	Vice Provost for Research - Administration -
Secretary	Fardone, Erminia	exf457@miami.edu	Assistant Scientist	MSOM - Public Health Sciences

Director
Sandra K. Lemmon, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology and Director, MD/PhD Program.

Associate Director
Alessia Fornoni, M.D.Ph.D.

Senior Program Coordinator
Theresa Votolato, BFA, MS

Our laboratory is interested in the sorting and transport of proteins along the endocytic and secretory pathways. Movement along this elaborate membrane system is achieved by the budding, transport and fusion of membrane vesicles. We are trying to identify and characterize the coat proteins and other factors required for vesicle formation and selection of specific cargo molecules. One major class of coats includes clathrin and its associated adaptor proteins (AP’s). These are involved in uptake of nutrients and regulated internalization of many signaling receptors. They are also required for sorting from the trans Golgi to the lysosome and for proper processing of many secreted peptides and hormones found in endocrine and nervous tissues. Defects in binding of clathrin and/or AP’s to specific membrane components is the cause of a number of human diseases, including familial hypercholesterol anemia, resulting from defects in uptake of cholesterol into cells, and Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS), a lysosomal disorder. Our lab studies clathrin-mediated transport in yeast. This model eukaryote has been extremely powerful for analysis of clathrin’s role in membrane transport because it is highly amenable to molecular and genetic manipulation, and it permits detailed cell and biochemical analyses by taking advantage of sophisticated mutant analysis not available in most other eukaryotes.

CHARGE STATEMENT FOR THE MD/PhD PROGRAM COMMITTEE

The UMMSM Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) award from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences is a $1.3 million five-year grant that provides support for the training of students pursuing both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in an integrated program that develops scientifically trained physicians.The MD/PhD Program Committee is responsible for oversight of the school’s MD/PhD Program and to work with the Program’s Director in recruiting, admissions, development and implementation of program content, evaluation of student progress, student affairs and advising, and setting program policies in consultation with the Director and the Dean. The MD/PhD Program Committee meets approximately 10 times per year and the admissions workload includes the review of applicant files, selection of candidates to interview, interviewing candidates, writing interview reports, evaluating applicant files for admission, making admissions decisions to the Program, identification of the Dean’s Fellowship nominees, and helping to recruit strong candidates.

MD/PhD PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

BHATTACHARYA, SANJOY, Council Representative

LEMMON, SANDRA PHARMACOLOGY
FORNONI, ALESSIA MEDICINE
AYAD, NAGI PSYCHIATRY
BARRIENTOS, ANTONIO BIOCHEMISTRY
BHATTACHARYA, SANJOY OPHTHALMOLOGY
DAHL, GERHARD PHYSIOLOGY
HLIANG, WAYWAY PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
INANA, GEORGE OPHTHALMOLOGY
PILLAI, ASHA PEDIATRICS
RAJGURU, SUHRUD BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
RUNDEK, TATJANA NEUROLOGY
SCHATZ, JONATHAN MEDICINE
SCHULMAN, IVONNE MEDICINE
SERAFINI, PAOLO MICROBIOLOGY
TEKIN, MUSTAFA HUMAN GENETICS
THOMAS, EMMANUEL CELL BIOLOGY
TOBOREK, MICHAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ZHAI, GRACE MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PHARMACOLOGY

CHARGE STATEMENT FOR THE EXECUTIVE PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE

Members of this Committee hear and evaluate medical student’s appeals regarding Promotions Committee decisions, report to the Dean on each appeal, and recommend a course of action. Committee review focuses not only on the propriety of academic performance, but on personal circumstances and psychological status. Committee members are persons with extensive medical school teaching experience and frequently are former course coordinators. There are approximately 8 to 10 meetings yearly, held whenever appeals are pending.

Committee Chairperson

• Young, Karen, M.D. (Pediatrics)

Vice Chair

• Friedman, Lawrence, M.D (Pediatrics)

Faculty Council Representative

• Eshraghi, Adrien, M.D. (ENT) 

Ex-Officio

• Alabiad, Chris M.D. (Assistant Dean for Student Affairs)
• Belkowitz, Julia M.D. (Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Members

• Danton, Gary M.D. (Radiology) 
  
• Goldhardt, Raquel M.D. (Ophthalmology)
• McLeod-Bryant, Stephen M.D. (Psychiatry)
• Saxena, Anjali M.D. (Internal Medicine/Pediatrics)
• Siegel, Yoel M.D. (Radiology)
  
• Tookes, Hansel M.D. (Internal Medicine)
• Yehoshua, Zohar M.D. (Ophthalmology)
  
   

MEDICAL LIBRARY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

CHAIR, 2018 – 2019 Helen Bramlett, Ph.D.

CHARGE STATEMENT FOR THE MEDICAL LIBRARY COMMITTEE

The Calder Medical Library Committee functions in collaboration with the library faculty and staff to:

• Provide direct input and feedback on library collections, services and policies
• Gather input and feedback from represented constituencies
• Disseminate information from the library to represented constituencies
• Advocate for the Calder Library
• Help assure that the Calder Library administration is aware of campus and community programs, initiatives and plans that might have an impact on library services
• Help identify opportunities for collaboration between the Calder Library and other UM campus and community organizations

Each year, one committee meeting will be devoted to a “state-of-the library” report and one to gathering client service information. A committee member may be asked to accompany the library faculty or staff to presentations at the Medical School Council or to meetings of the departmental Chairs.

Medical Library Committee FY20/21

Name	Term	Department
Bramlett, Helen (Chair)	2023	Neurological Surgery
Chandar, Jayanthi (Vice Chair)	2023	Pediatrics
Bao, Young	2023	Pediatrics
Champney, Thomas	2023	Cell Biology
Garcia-Buitrago, Monica	2023	Pathology
Holcomb, Meredith	2023	Otolaryncology
Minshew, Lindsey	2023	Radiology
Sanchez, Chrisanda	2023	Otolaryncology
Smith, Byron	2023	Physical Therapy
Weisman, Robyn	2023	Anesthesiology
Davis, Kevin	2023	Student representative
Muller, Kenneth	2024	Physiology & Biophysics
Kim Loper, ex officio		Health Informatics

Committee Chair Person:
ATKINS, COLEEN, Ph.D.

The long-term research objectives of Dr. Atkins’ laboratory are to identify the cellular signaling mechanisms that underlie synaptic plasticity during memory formation and to determine how these synaptic plasticity mechanisms are altered during traumatic brain injury. Currently, Dr. Atkins is funded by the NIH to develop therapeutic strategies for learning and memory rehabilitation of chronic TBI survivors. Dr. Atkins is a member of the Women in Neurotrauma Research society, the National Neurotrauma Society, the Society for Neuroscience, and the International Society for Neurochemistry. In 2013, she was awarded the Brain Injury Association of America’s Young Investigator Award. Dr. Atkins is highly active in Brain Awareness Week outreach activities as well as volunteering in her local community to promote the understanding of neuroscience to the general public.

Committee Vice-Chair Person:
HACKAM, ABIGAIL, Ph.D,

Council Representative:
Dr. Pedro Salas

CHARGE STATEMENT FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AWARDS COMMITTEE

Committee Charge Statement:

This Committee is composed of senior faculty members (Associate and Full Professors) who are active, productive researchers. Most of these individuals have served as consultants for national funding agencies and have been principal investigators of funded grants from national agencies. The Committee includes faculty members with expertise in clinical research as well as those with expertise in basic and translational research. The Committee is responsible for recommending to the Executive Dean for Research and Research Training the distribution of research funds including the Pilot Study Grants, Bridge Funding Grants, Emergency Equipment Grants, Post-A1 Re-Tooling Grants and Interdisciplinary Team Science (ITS) Pilot Program grants, as well as oversee the Stanley Glaser Research Foundation Awards. In addition to these specific activities, the Committee also serves as an advisory body to the Dean of the School of Medicine and Executive Dean for Research and Research Training on all matters relating to research and researchers at the School of Medicine. The Committee meets on a monthly basis for approximately 2 hours. At the time of the Stanley Glaser Award reviews, the Committee holds longer meetings of 4-5 hours. From time to time, it is necessary to appoint subcommittees for specific projects. These duties are shared among Committee members. The committee performs a valuable service for the School. It is a “working” committee and a firm commitment of time must be made by the Committee members.

SCIENTIFIC AWARDS COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:

2018
ADKINS, REBECCA	MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
ATKINS, COLEEN	MIAMI PROJECT (CHAIR)
LI, WEI	OPTHALMOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
LIDDLE, HOWARD	PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
MONTEITH, TESHAMAE	NEUROLOGY
PUGLIESE, ALBERTO	MEDICINE
ROTUNDO, RICHARD	CELL BIOLOGY & ANATOMY
2019
ALPERIN, NOAM	RADIOLOGY
AYAD, NAGI	PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
BLANTON, SUSAN	JOHN P. HUSSMAN INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN GENOMICS
BRAMBILLA, ROBERTA	MIAMI PROJECT
HACKAM, ABIGAIL	OPHTHALMOLOGY (VICE-CHAIR)
KEANE, ROBERT	PHYSIOLOGY & BIOPHYSICS
SAGEN, JACQUELINE	MIAMI PROJECT
2020
JURECIC, ROLAND	MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
PORCIATTI, VITTORIO	OPHTHALMOLOGY
TSOULFAS, PANTELIS	MIAMI PROJECT
XU, XIANGXI	MEDICINE

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