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Committee Members and Meeting Dates

All meetings of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine Research Planning Committee are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, with the exception of the November and December meetings.

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Meeting Schedule

Meetings take place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the ninth floor conference room of the Doisy Research Center.

  • Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024
  • Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024
  • Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024
  • Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024
  • Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025
  • Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
  • Wednesday, March 26, 2025
  • Wednesday, April 23, 2025
  • Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  • Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (if needed)

Research Planning Committee Members

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Richard DiPaolo, Ph.D.

Co-chair
Professor and interim chair
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Term: July 2021 to June 2024


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Enrico Di Cera, M.D. 

Professor and chair
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Term: July 2021 to June 2024


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Kimberly Schiel, M.D.

Associate professor and interim chair
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Term: July 2021 to June 2024


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Sarah George, M.D.

Professor
Department of Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases
Term: July 2023 to June 2025


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David Ford, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Term: July 2018 to June 2024


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Ravi Nayak, M.D. 

Professor and interim chair
Department of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Term: July 2021 to June 2024


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Ratna Ray, Ph.D. 

Professor
Department of Pathology
Term: July 2018 to June 2024


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Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D. 

Professor and chair
Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science 
Term: July 2021 to June 2024


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Wing-Kin Syn, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of internal medicine
Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Term: July 2022 to June 2025


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John Tavis, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Term: July 2021 to June 2026


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Andrew White, M.D.

Professor and chair
Department of Pediatrics
Term: July 2021 to June 2024


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Ajay Jain, M.D.

Professor
Department of Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
Term: July 2023 to June 2026


Ex-Officio Members

  • Tammy Burton, senior associate dean for finance and strategy for the School of Medicine
  • Noah Hillman, M.D., associate dean for clinical research
  • John Long, D.V.M., chair of comparative medicine
  • Jane McHowat, Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. program director
  • Adriana Montano, Ph.D. (committee co-chair), vice dean for research
  • Ken Olliff, D.Min, vice president for research
  • Willis Samson, Ph.D., director of biomedical science graduate programs