CNDD Oversight

CNDD Oversight consists of the following: Executive Committee (EC), Internal Advisory Committee (IAC), and External Advisory Board (EAB)

Executive Committee
Executive Committee (EC) consists of CNDD Director, Associate Directors, core leaders, and Research Project Leader primary mentors. All EC members are active investigators at MUSC and have excellent track records of mentoring, scientific expertise, and academic achievement. The EC will plan and assess CNDD activities, review RPL progress, assess effectiveness of mentoring activities, develop future directions for sustainability, and participate in other functions to ensure the success of the CNDD. EC members are listed below.

Christopher Cowan, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Neuroscience
CNDD Role(s): PD, Genomic and Bioinformatic Core (GBC) Leader, primary mentor of RPL

Laura Carpenter, PhD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
CNDD Role(s): Associate Director, primary mentor of RPL

Stephen Tomlinson, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
CNDD Role(s): Associate Director, primary mentor of RPL

Judy Dubno, PhD
Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
CNDD Role: primary co-mentor of RPL

Hainan Lang, MD
Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
CNDD Role: primary co-mentor of RPL

Antonieta Lavin, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Neuroscience
CNDD Role: Pilot Projects Program (PPP) Leader

Lori McMahon, PhD
Professor
Department of Neuroscience
CNDD Role: primary mentor of RPL

Rachel Penrod-Martin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neuroscience
CNDD Role: Mouse Behavioral Phenotyping Core (MBPC) Leader

Internal Advisory Committee (IAC)
Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) consists of 8 institutional leaders who provide objective oversight and enhance the integration of the CNDD with university strategic priorities. IAC members are listed below.

Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, COM, MUSC
Co-Director, SCTR/CTSA

Stephen Duncan, DPhil
Professor and Chair
Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, COM, MUSC
Director, COBRE in Digestive & Liver Disease

Hermes Florez, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Public Health Sciences, COM, MUSC

Steve Kautz, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Sciences and Research, CHP, MUSC
Director, COBRE in Stroke Recovery

Anand Mehta, DPhil
Professor and Endowed SmartState Chair in Proteomic Biomarkers
Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology, COM, MUSC
Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Medicine

Lisa Saladin, PhD
Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, CHP, MUSC
Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost

Jeff Twiss, PhD
Professor and SmartState Chair in Childhood Neurotherapeutics
Department of Biological Sciences, CAS, Univ. of SC

External Advisory Board (EAB)
External Advisory Board (EAB) consists of eminent scientists in the field, including COBRE leader(s) from other states. The EAB provides peer review of Research Project Leaders (RPL) projects, Pilot Projects, critical oversight and rigorous program evaluation. The EAB meets annually to review with CNDD and provide strategic input to maximize the CNDD’s long-term impact and sustainability. The EAB members and their university affiliations are listed below.

Kimberly Huber, PhD (Chair, CNDD EAB)
Professor
Department of Neuroscience
University of Texas Southwestern

Ben Philpott, PhD
Kenan Distinguished Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
UNC-Chapel Hill

Zachary Warren, PhD
Professor
Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Special Education
Vanderbilt University

Genevieve Konopka, PhD
Professor
Department of Neuroscience
University of Texas Southwestern

Qian-Quan Sun, PhD
Professor
Department of Zoology and Physiology
University of Wyoming