Research Cabinet Members
The Research Cabinet is an advisory group of faculty and administrators who meet with the Executive Dean for Research (EDR) monthly. Agenda items include presentations of new initiatives, discussions of research issues, and review of proposed changes in the research arena.
Research Cabinet Membership
Co-Chair
Carl I. Schulman, MD, PhD, MSPH, FACS
Professor of Surgery, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery; Executive Dean for Research
Co-Chair
R. Grace Zhai, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology; Senior Associate Dean for Basic Science Research
Faculty Members
Maria T. Abreu, MD
Director, Crohn’s & Colitis Center; Martin Kalser Chair in Gastroenterology;
Professor of Medicine; Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Eduardo Alfonso, MD
Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology; Director, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Daniel Armstrong, PhD
Professor and Associate Chair, Pediatrics; Director, Mailman Center for Child Development; Interim Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Michael Benatar, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Neuromuscular Medicine
Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi, MD
Associate Professor and Chief of Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
John L. Bixby, PhD
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology and Neurological Surgery; Vice Provost for Research
Richard Bookman, PhD
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
Olveen Carrasquillo, MD
Professor, Medicine; Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Sylvia Daunert, PhD
Professor and Chair, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
W. Dalton Dietrich, PhD
Professor, Neurological Surgery; Scientific Director of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA
Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Alessia Fornoni, MD, PhD
Professor, Medicine; Director and Chair, Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center
Joshua Hare, MD
Professor, Medicine; Director, Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI)
Dushyantha T. Jayaweera, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director of the CTSI’s Network Capacity Program; Medical Director of the Clinical Research Center at UHealth Tower
Norma Kenyon, PhD
Professor, Surgery; Chief Innovation Officer
Erin Kobetz, PhD
Professor, Medicine; Senior Associate Dean for Health Disparities
David Lee, PhD
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences; Chair of Graduate Programs
Xue Zhong Liu, MD, PhD
Professor, Otolaryngology
Stephen D. Nimer, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Director of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Savita Pahwa, MD
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology (Pediatrics and Medicine); Director, Miami CFAR (Center for AIDS Research)
Ana M. Palacio, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director of Latin American Programs, Department of Public Health Sciences
Margaret Pericak-Vance, PhD
Professor, Human Genetics; Director, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics (HIHG)
Vittorio Porciatti, DSc
James L. Knight Professorship in Ophthalmology; Director and Vice Chair of Research of the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Vision Research Center at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Camillo Ricordi, MD
Professor and Center Director of the Diabetes Research Institute
Ralph L. Sacco, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Pedro Salas, MD, PhD
Professor, Cell Biology
Ashok Saluja, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Surgery; Senior Associate Dean for Research Innovation
Mario Stevenson, PhD
Professor of Medicine; Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases; Director of the HIV/AIDS Institute
Francisco Vega, MD, PhD
Professor of Clinical; Director of the Division of Hematopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Vice Chair of Translational Research; Director of Tissue Bank
Omaida Velazquez, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Claes Wahlestedt, MD, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Director, Center for Therapeutic Innovation
David Watkins, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Roy Weiss, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Medicine
Jonelle Wright, PhD
Research Associate Professor CTSI
Stephan Zuchner, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Human Genetics
Staff Members
Barbara A. Cole
Associate Vice President, Office of Research Administration (ORA)
Sheila M. Crow
Vice President, MSOM Administration, MSOM – Dean’s Office
Cynthia Gates
Executive Director, HSRO, Vice Provost for Research
Lance Kaplan
Associate Dean, MSOM Finance, UMMG – Dean’s Office
Support Staff
Yeimy Alfonso
Manager, Finance, Office of the Executive Dean for Research (EDR)
Sheela Dominguez
Executive Director, Strategic Operations, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
William Hodkinson
Sr. Manager, Sponsored Programs, Research Development & Support (RDS)
Mary Palmer
Administrative Assistant, Office of the Executive Dean for Research (EDR)
Daru Ransford
Executive Director, Business Operations, Clinical and Translation Science Institute (CTSI)
Eric D. Winter
Director of Business Operations & Finance, Office of the Executive Dean for Research (EDR)