Program Directors
Michael Schaller
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Phone
- 304-293-9514
David Smith
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-9521
Cerasela Zoica Dinu
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Adjunct Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Associate Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Executive Committee
Mariette Barbier
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Associate Professor and Chair, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Phone
- 304-293-3265
Margaret Bennewitz
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Adjunct AssociateProfessor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-293-0567
Aaron Robart
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Phone
- 304-293-5878
Preceptors
Charles Anderson
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-6290
Sharan Kumar Reddy Bobbala
West Virginia University
- Position
- Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Phone
- 304-293-0279
Brian Boone
,
MD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Surgical Oncology, Surgery
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Laboratories
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-293-2428
Jonathan Busada
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-293-4621

Stephen Cain
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor - Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor - Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
- Statler College Visiting Committee Faculty Fellow
Paul Chantler
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor, Human Performance - Exercise Physiology
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-0646
F. Damron
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor and Director of the Vaccine Development center WVU-Health Sciences Center, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Director, MD-PhD Program, Research & Graduate Education
- Phone
- 304-581-1754
Benoit Driesschaert
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-581-2015
Jianhai Du
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Phone
- 304-598-6903
Timothy Eubank
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Senior Advisor, Research & Graduate Education
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Phone
- 304-293-0525
Werner Geldenhuys
,
PhD, MS
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Chair and Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Douglas Glover Endowed Chair, Office of the Dean
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-581-1683
John Hollander
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Professor, Human Performance - Exercise Physiology
- Phone
- 304-293-3683
Eric Horstick
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Phone
- 304-293-6670
Martin Hruska
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-2457
Michael Hu
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-581-1692
Salik Hussain
,
DVM, PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Phone
- 304-293-8047
Moriah Katt
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Eric Kelley
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Professor, Associate Chair of Research, Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Phone
- 304-293-3064
Roberta Leonardi
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Phone
- 304-293-7591
Tracy Liu
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-293-3104
Paul Lockman
,
PhD, BSN
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor, Benedum Fellow and the Mylan Endowed Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Senior Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives, School of Pharmacy, Office of the Dean
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-0944
Ivan Martinez
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, WVU Cancer Institute Research Laboratories
- Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-581-1934
Timothy Nurkiewicz
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Professor, Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Phone
- 304-293-7328

Srinivas Palanki
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Chairperson, Professor - Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Visvanathan Ramamurthy
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Professor & Chairman, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Phone
- 304-293-8411
Michael Robichaux
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Phone
- 304-293-1162
Cory Robinson
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Phone
- 304-293-2433
Soumya Srivastava
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
- Phone
- 304-293-4691
Peter Stoilov
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Phone
- 304-293-6334
Edwin Wan
,
PhD
West Virginia University
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
- Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
- Phone
- 304-293-6293
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) T32 program (T32 GM133369)
