Research Leadership
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR RESEARCH
SR. ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLORS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CLINICAL RESEARCH and CLINICAL TRIALS
Clinical Trials Governance Board
Clinical Research Center
Sam Dagogo-Jack, MD
Medical Director
COMPLIANCE
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Jennifer Stabenow, MS
Vice Chair
Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
CORES
Institutional Research Cores
Tiffany Seagroves, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor
Advanced Imaging Core
Rachel Escue Helms, PhD
Microscopy Manager
Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting
Tony Marion, PhD
Director
Research Histology Core
Lab Animal Care Unit
DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRONIC RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
INSTITUTES & CONSORTIA
Tennessee Institute of Regenerative Medicine (TennIRM)
Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD
Executive Director
Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute (TN-CTSI)
Tennessee Population Health Consortium
Jim Bailey, PhD
Executive Director
Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute (TN-CTSI)
Karen Johnson, MD
Co-Director
Institute for the Study of Host Pathogen Systems (ISHPS)
Director
Colleen Jonsson, PhD
Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute (TN-CTSI)
Michelle Martin, PhD
Co-Director
MARKETING and COMMUNICATIONS
SAFETY AFFAIRS
SCIENTIFIC WRITING
SPONSORED PROGRAMS
Brenda Murrell, MBA, CICA
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Office of Sponsored Programs
Director, Proposal and Award Management
bmurrell@uthsc.edu
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Office of Sponsored Programs
Director, Proposal and Award Management
bmurrell@uthsc.edu