Operating Committee of the Medical Scientist Training Program

The Operating Committee is the governing body of the MSTP, and also serves as the Admissions Committee. The Operating Committee consists of at least one faculty member from each participating graduate department/program within the medical school, plus three MSTP fellows. The current Operating Committee members are:

Name Email
Gregory R. Dressler, Ph.D.,
Professor of Pathology
dressler@umich.edu
John K. Fink, M.D.,
Professor of Neurology (Neurosciences Program)
jkfink@umich.edu
Stephen K. Fisher, Ph.D.,
Professor of Pharmacology
skfisher@umich.edu
Robin Johnson, MSTP Fellow johnsoro@umich.edu
Catherine Keegan , M.D., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Pediatric Medical Genetics) and Associate Professor of Human Genetics
keeganc@umich.edu
Ronald J. Koenig, M.D., Ph.D.,
Director of the MSTP and Professor of Internal Medicine
rkoenig@umich.edu
Chaoyuan (Charlie) Kuang, MSTP Fellow ckuang@umich.edu
Linda McAllister-Lucas, M.D., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology and Oncology), Associate Director of the MSTP
lindaluc@umich.edu
Juanita L. Merchant, M.D., Ph.D.,
Professor of Internal Medicine; Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Associate Director of the MSTP
merchanj@umich.edu
Bryan Petersen, MSTP Fellow bryancp@umich.edu
Bruce C. Richardson, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine (Immunology Program) brichard@umich.edu
Linda C. Samuelson, Ph.D.,
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
lcsam@umich.edu
Santiago D. Schnell, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Research Associate Professor of Computaional Medicine & Biology
schnells@umich.edu
Jessica Schwartz, Ph.D.,
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Director, Cellular and Molecular Biology
jeschwar@umich.edu
Michele S. Swanson, Ph.D.,
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
mswanson@umich.edu
Debra A. Thompson, Ph.D.,
Professor of Biological Chemistry and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
dathom@umich.edu
Michael D. Uhler, Ph.D.,
Professor of Biological Chemistry,
muhler@umich.edu
Deneen M. Wellik, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
dwellik@umich.edu