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Dual Degrees

Faculty

By carefully selecting training faculty, the Medical Scientist Training Program is able to provide the best possible research experience that propels students toward success as physician scientists and physician engineers. Training faculty are chosen amongst the graduate faculty at IU School of Medicine and the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue. Faculty are members of both basic science and clinical departments and represent areas of strengths amid both institutions.

Criteria for these faculty include a track record in training pre-doctoral PhD or MD-PhD students, evidence of high-quality research as judged by peer-reviewed publications, and extramural peer reviewed funding. Learn more about faculty research.

Program Co-Directors

43800-Gaston, Benjamin

Benjamin Gaston, MD

Billie Lou Wood Professor of Pediatrics

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3060-Herbert, Brittney-Shea

Brittney-Shea Herbert, PhD

Assistant Dean for Physician Scientist Development

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Program Associate Directors

5100-Evans-Molina, Carmella

Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD

Director, Indiana Diabetes Research Center

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18596-Sims, Emily

Emily K. Sims, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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Associate Program Director Sherry Harbin, PhD, of the MD PhD Program

Sherry Harbin, PhD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Basic Medical Sciences - Purdue University

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Program Advisor

9949-Clapp, D.

D. W. Clapp, MD

Chair, Department of Pediatrics

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Cancer and Hematologic Disease

44739-Aoki, Scott

Scott T. Aoki, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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9949-Clapp, D.D. W. Clapp, MD

Chair, Department of Pediatrics

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26940-Dave, UtpalUtpal Dave, MD

4934-Desta, ZeruesenayZeruesenay Desta, PhD

11378-Fehrenbacher, JillJill C. Fehrenbacher, PhD

12126-Fishel, MelissaMelissa L. Fishel, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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41288-Hao, ChunhaiChunhai (Charlie) Hao, MD, PhD

Bicentennial Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

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11076-Hawkins, ShannonShannon M. Hawkins, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

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38697-Huang, KunKun Huang, PhD, MS

Chair, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Science

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13517-Kapur, ReubenReuben Kapur, PhD

Director, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research

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13975-Kelley, Mark

Mark R. Kelley, PhD

Betty and Earl Herr Professor of Pediatric Oncology Research

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196-Liu, Yunlong

Yunlong Liu, PhD

Director, Center for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

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21607-Lu, Tao

Tao Lu, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology

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20748-Mosley, AmberAmber L. Mosley, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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13544-Pollok, KarenKaren E. Pollok, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics

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Steven RhodesSteven Rhodes, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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60708-Richardson, AngelaAngela Richardson, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

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4858-Schneider, BryanBryan P. Schneider, MD

Vera Bradley Professor of Oncology

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5060-Turchi, John

John J. Turchi, PhD

Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation Professor of Lung Cancer Research

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43871-Yeh, ElizabethElizabeth S. Yeh, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology

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Cardiovascular and Kidney Disease

38081-Aldred, Micheala

Micheala A. Aldred, PhD

Catherine and Lowe Berger and Pauline L. Ford Professor of Pulmonary Medicine

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5040-Ashkar (El-Achkar), TarekTarek M. Ashkar (El-Achkar), MD

Terence P. Kahn Professor of Nephrology

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5054-Basile, DavidDavid P. Basile, PhD

Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

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4912-Dagher, PierrePierre C. Dagher, MD

Bruce A. Molitoris Professor of Nephrology

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5161-Eadon, MichaelMichael T. Eadon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

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47578-Gonzalez, AndrewAndrew A. Gonzalez, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

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63579-Han, RenzhiRenzhi Han, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics

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5452-Hato, TakashiTakashi Hato, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

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38879-Machado, RobertoRoberto F. Machado, MD

Dr. Calvin H. English Professor

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64030-Madhur, MeenaMeena Madhur, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

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4976-Moe, SharonSharon M. Moe, MD

Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research

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61576-Soranno, DanielleDanielle E. Soranno, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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44360-Starr, MichelleMichelle C. Starr, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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22816-Ware, StephanieStephanie Ware, MD, PhD

Chair, Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics

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Diabetes and Metabolism

19563-Dong, XX C. Dong, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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13333-Elmendorf, JeffreyJeffrey S. Elmendorf, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

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5100-Evans-Molina, CarmellaCarmella Evans-Molina, PhD, MS, MD

Director, Indiana Diabetes Research Center

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9738-Hurley, ThomasThomas D. Hurley, PhD

Associate Dean for Graduate Education

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26337-Linnemann, AmeliaAmelia K. Linnemann, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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26336-Ren, HongxiaHongxia Ren, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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18596-Sims, EmilyEmily K. Sims, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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43265-Spaeth, JasonJason M. Spaeth, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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41466-Weiss, MichaelMichael A. Weiss, PhD, MBA, MD

Chair, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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15110-Wek, RonaldRonald C. Wek, PhD

Showalter Professor of Biochemistry

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Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases

21736-Arrizabalaga, Gustavo

Gustavo A. Arrizabalaga, PhD

Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development

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42952-Cook-Mills, JoanJoan M. Cook-Mills, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics

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41867-Herzog, RolandRoland W. Herzog, PhD

Riley Children's Foundation Professor of Immunology

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7418-John, ChandyChandy C. John, MD, MS

Ryan White Professor of Pediatrics

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906-Kaplan, MarkMark H. Kaplan, PhD

Chair, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

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43097-Katzenellenbogen, RachelRachel A. Katzenellenbogen, MD

Richard E. and Pauline P. Klingler Professor of Pediatrics

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5018-Nelson, DavidDavid E. Nelson, PhD

Professor of Microbiology & Immunology

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23096-Nelson, RickRick F. Nelson, MD, PhD

Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Neurological Surgery

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62383-Norlander, AllisonAllison Norlander, PhD

Assistant Professor, Anatomy Cell Biology & Physiology

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Martin J. Richer, PhD

Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology

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38121-Robinson, ChristopherChristopher M. Robinson, PhD

Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology

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12491-Schmidt, NathanNathan W. Schmidt, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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61423-Silveyra, PatriciaPatricia Silveyra, MSC, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine

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13502-Sullivan, WilliamWilliam J. Sullivan, PhD

Interim Chair, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

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13357-Tepper, Robert

Robert S. Tepper, MD, PhD

Mary Agnes Kennedy and Katheryn Kennedy Weinberger Professor of Pediatrics

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20852-Turner, MatthewMatthew J. Turner, PhD, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology

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4931-Twigg III, HomerHomer L. Twigg III, MD

Floyd and Reba Smith Professor of Pulmonary Disease

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18402-Zhou, BaohuaBaohua Zhou, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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Musculoskeletal Disease

5035-Allen, MatthewMatthew R. Allen, PhD

Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

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44545-Greenfield, EdEd Greenfield, PhD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

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13418-Hashino, EriEri Hashino, PhD

Ruth C. Holton Professor of Otology

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18628-Kacena, MelissaMelissa A. Kacena, PhD, MS, BS

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

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19291-Plotkin, LilianLilian I. Plotkin, PhD

Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

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10972-Robling, AlexanderAlexander G. Robling, PhD

Chair, Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

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23070-Sankar, UmaUma Sankar, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

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1931-White, KennethKenneth E. White, PhD

Chancellor's Professor

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Neuroscience and Addiction

6815-Apostolova, LianaLiana G. Apostolova, MS, MD, FAAN

Associate Dean of Alzheimer's Disease Research

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276-Foroud, TatianaTatiana Foroud, PhD

Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs

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51914-Gutmann, LaurieLaurie Gutmann, MD

Chair, Department of Neurology

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44836-Hopf, WoodyWoody Hopf, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

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11271-Hulvershorn, LeslieLeslie A. Hulvershorn, MD

Chair, Department of Psychiatry

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1901-Kareken, DavidDavid A. Kareken, PhD

Professor of Neurology

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41977-Kim, Jungsu

Jungsu Kim, PhD

P. Michael Conneally Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics

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27243-Landreth, GaryGary E. Landreth, PhD

Martin Professor of Alzheimer's Research

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13390-Lahiri, DebomoyDebomoy K. Lahiri, PhD, MS

Distinguished Professor

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23627-Lamb, Bruce

Bruce T. Lamb, PhD

Executive Director, Paul and Carole Stark Neurosciences Research Institute

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25526-Meyer, JasonJason Meyer, PhD

Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics

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6962-Saykin, AndrewAndrew J. Saykin, MS, PsyD

Director, Center for Neuroimaging and Indiana Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

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15720-Truitt, WilliamWilliam A. Truitt, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

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20353-White, FletcherFletcher A. White, PhD

Vergil K. Stoelting Professor of Anesthesia

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6553-Yoder, KarmenKarmen K. Yoder, PhD

Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

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Sociomedical and Behavioral Sciences (IADRD)

6815-Apostolova, LianaLiana G. Apostolova, MS, MD, FAAN

Associate Dean of Alzheimer's Disease Research

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4975-Boustani, MalazMalaz A. Boustani, MD, MPH

Richard M. Fairbanks Professor of Aging Research

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5012-Callahan, ChristopherChristopher Callahan, MD

Professor of Medicine

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4685-Carnahan, JenniferJennifer L.  Carnahan, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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4886-Clark, DanielDaniel O. Clark, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

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5180-Fowler, NicoleNicole R. Fowler, PhD, MHSA

Associate Professor of Medicine

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4160-Hickman, SusanSusan Hickman, PhD

Director of Center for Aging Research

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42824-Holden, RichardRichard John Holden, PhD

Chair, Health and Wellness Design, School of Public Health

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NiCole R. Keith , PhDNiCole R. Keith , PhD

Professor and Associate Dean, School of Public Health

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5062-Khan, BabarBabar Khan, MD

Professor of Medicine

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4502-Khan, SikandarSikandar Khan, DO

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Anne Krendl, PhD Anne Krendl, PhD

Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

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Brea Perry, PhDBrea Perry, PhD

Allen D. and Polly S. Grimshaw Professor

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7050-Risacher, ShannonShannon Leigh Risacher, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

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5089-Sachs, GregGreg Sachs, MD

Department of Medicine Professor of Health Services Research

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6962-Saykin, AndrewAndrew J. Saykin, MS, PsyD

Director, Center for Neuroimaging and Indiana Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

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Jesse C. Stewart, PhDJesse C. Stewart, PhD

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Psychology

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4856-Torke, AlexiaAlexia M. Torke, MD

Professor of Medicine

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2705-Tu, WanzhuWanzhu Tu, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics & Health Data Science

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5136-Unroe, KathleenKathleen Unroe, MD

Professor of Medicine

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14601-Unverzagt, FrederickFrederick Unverzagt, PhD 

Professor of Psychiatry

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63805-Wilcock, DonnaDonna M. Wilcock, PhD, MS

Barbara and Larry Sharpf Professor of Alzheimer's Disease Research

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Biomedical Engineering