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Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is composed of leadership from each Core. The EC play a key role in the strategic leadership of the MCHD to ensure compliance with NIGMS fiscal, regulatory and programmatic policies and procedures.
| Michael Garrett, PhD, MBA, FAHA
Principal Investigator
Director, Molecular Center of Health and Disease
Director, Molecular and Genomics Core (www.umc.edu/genomicscore)
Professor and Chair
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
mrgarrett@umc.edu |
 | Jan Williams, PhD
Director of Education and Mentorship
Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Jmwilliams5@umc.edu |
 | Mauricio J. De Castro, MD
Associate Director of Translational Research (Pediatrics)
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Division of Genetics and Metabolism
mdecastro@umc.edu |
 | Ashley Robinson, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
Associate Director for Microbial Genomics, Molecular and Genomics Core
Core Leader - Core B - Omics and Gene-Editing Core
darobinson@umc.edu |
 | Eric Vallender, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Core Leader, Core B - Omics and Gene-Editing Core
evallender@umc.edu |
 | Lavanya Challagundla, PhD
AssistantProfessor, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Director, Core C - Research, Computing, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
lchallagundla@umc.edu |
