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.
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
Richard DiPaolo, Ph.D.
Co-chair
Professor and chair
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Enrico Di Cera, M.D.
Professor and chair
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Adriana Montano, Ph.D.
Co-chair, professor
Department of Pediatrics
Vice dean for research
School of Medicine
Sarah George, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases
Term: July 2023 to June 2025
Brent Neuschwander-Tetri, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology
Term: July 2024 to June 2027
Ravi Nayak, M.D.
Professor and chair
Department of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Jaya Gnana-Prakasam, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Term: July 2024 to June 2027
Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.
Professor and chair
Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science
John Tavis, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Term: July 2021 to June 2026
Andrew White, M.D.
Professor and chair
Department of Pediatrics
Ajay Jain, M.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
Term: July 2023 to June 2026
Susana Gonzalo-Hervas, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Term: July 2024 to June 2027
Ex-Officio Members
- Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., interim vice president for research
- 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
- Medhat Osman, M.D., interim chair, radiology department
- Willis Samson, Ph.D., director of biomedical science graduate programs
- Sameer Siddiqui, M.D., chair, surgery department