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Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is composed of leadership from each Core. The EC plays a key role in the strategic leadership of the MCHD to ensure compliance with NIGMS fiscal, regulatory and programmatic policies and procedures.
| Michael R. 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 M. Williams, PhD
Director of Education and Mentorship
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Recruitment
School of Graduate Studies in Health Sciences
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and 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 |
 | D. Ashley Robinson, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Associate Director for Microbial Genomics, Molecular and Genomics Core
Core Leader - Core B - Omics and Gene-Editing Core
darobinson@umc.edu |
 | Lavanya Challagundla, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Director, Core C - Research, Computing, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
lchallagundla@umc.edu |
