Research Advisory Committee
College of Medicine research leaders work together to enhance the college's research endeavors, a key mission of the University of Florida.
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. Welcoming varying viewpoints, RAC members discuss strategy and assist with leading or co-leading research initiatives.
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; Associate 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