Indiana University School of Medicine, a national leader in research, education and clinical care, is announcing the search for the inaugural chair of the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, a strategic merger of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. This is an extraordinary opportunity for a visionary leader to advance a newly reorganized department to new heights of excellence.
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Biochemistry, pharmacology merger synergizes strengths to accelerate discovery
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will merge with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology to form the new Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology this July. The merger will enhance collaboration, accelerate discoveries and strengthen drug-development efforts.
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Learn about the investigators and research centers that are organized under the newly created Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology; the academic strengths of the department; what competitive candidates will bring to the table and more.
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Search Process Timeline
January to March 2025
- Search launch
- Applicant pool development
March to May 2025
- Application reviews
- Committee interviews
May to June 2025
- Finalist interviews
- Negotiations and offer
Search Committee
CO-CHAIR
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Mary E. Dankoski, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
- Lester D. Bibler Professor of Family Medicine
Co-Chair
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Alexander G. Robling, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Chair, Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology
- Interim Chair, Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Vincent H. Gattone II Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Thomas D. Hurley, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Associate Dean for Graduate Education
- Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Indiana University Indianapolis
- Chancellor's Professor
Reuben Kapur, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Freida and Albrecht Kipp Professor of Pediatrics
- Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., MD Research Scholar
- Director, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research
- Vice Chair for Basic Science Research in Pediatrics
- Director, Program in Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Biology, Wells Center for Pediatric Research
IU Simon Cancer Center
- Co-Program Leader, Hematopoiesis & Heme Malignancies
National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Director, NIDDK Cooperative Center of Excellence in Hematology
Meena Madhur, MD, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- John B. Hickam Scholar in Medicine
- Division Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and Cardiology
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology
Alan Palkowitz, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Senior Research Professor of Medicine
Indiana Biosciences Research Institute
- President and CEO
Jennelle D. Richardson, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
Patrick L. Sheets, PhD
IU School of Medicine
Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
- Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Stephanie Ware, MD, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Chair, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics
- Joe C. Christian Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics
- Professor of Pediatrics
- Director, Cardiovascular Genetics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research
Ronald C. Wek, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Showalter Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology