Research Advisory Committee
Research is a key mission of the University of Florida College of Medicine (COM) and the Office of Research (OR) is charged broadly with improving the research landscape in COM.

The Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is a structured, collaborative body which provides expert guidance and recommendations to the Senior Associate Dean for Research. RAC operates at a high strategic level and acts a sounding board for Office of Research initiatives by providing frontline knowledge and critical feedback. RAC members stimulate robust and strategic conversations at meetings where various viewpoints are welcome and assist with leading or co-leading research initiative.



Research Advisory committee members
Department: MD-MED QUANTITATIVE HEALTH
Azra Bihorac M.D., MS FCCM, FASN
Senior Associate Dean For Research Affairs At The University Of Florida College Of Medicine; Professor Of Medicine, Surgery And Anesthesiology; Director, Intelligent Clinical Care Center
Department: MD-SURGERY-VASCULAR
Scott A Berceli MD, PhD
Robert H. And Kathleen M. Axline Basic Science Professor And Vice Chair Of Research
Department: Department of Neuroscience
Jennifer L Bizon Ph.D.
Professor & Chair, Neuroscience; Director, Evelyn F. And William L. McKnight Brain Institute
Department: Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
David C Bloom
Hazel Kitzman Professor of Genetics and Chair, College of Medicine, Department Of Molecular Genetics And Microbiology
Department: MD-NEURO-NEUROCRITICAL CARE
Katharina Busl MD, MS
James E. Rooks, Jr., Professor Of Neurology & Neurosurgery; Chief Division Of Neurocritical Care; Assistant Editor, Neurocritical Care
Department: SR-CHEM-DISNEY LAB
Matthew Disney Ph.D.
Institute Professor & Chair, Department Of Chemistry
Department: MD-NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
Brian L Hoh MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS
Chair; Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery James and Brigitte Marino Family Professor
Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY
Carol Mathews M.D.
Donald R Dizney Chair And Professor, Department Of Psychiatry
Department: MD-PEDS-ADMINISTRATION
Rashmin C Savani MB, ChB
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Department: MD-NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
Elias Sayour MD, PhD
Stop Children's Cancer/Bonnie R. Freeman Professor for Pediatric Oncology Research; Assistant Dean
Department: MD-NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
Duane A Mitchell M.D., Ph.D.
Director – UF Clinical And Translational Science Institute; Assistant Vice President For Research – University Of Florida; Associate Dean – UF College Of Medicine
Department: MD-PHARMACOLOGY / THERAPEUTICS
May Khanna Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship & Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
office of research members
Department: MD-OFFICE OF RESEARCH
Katie Blackburn MSPH
Assistant Director, Strategic Research Initiatives

Department: MD-OR CLINICAL RESEARCH HUB
Mary Ellen F Toombs
Assistant Director, Clinical Research Hub