Research Council

The Research Council at the University of Missouri School of Medicine offers faculty a forum to discuss institutional research issues and communicate them to the administration. In addition, the Research Council sponsors the School of Medicine Student Research Fellowship Program.

Research Council Membership & Guidelines

The Research Council consists of at least 15 voting members. Three members hold the following positions:

An associate dean responsible for research in the School of Medicine
Chair of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) in the Health Sciences Section
Associate Chief of Staff for Research at the VA Hospital

At least 15 members appointed from the Faculty Assembly of the School of Medicine must meet these requirements:

Appointed annually by the Dean
May not serve more than three consecutive years
Major involvement in research activity

To stagger terms, approximately one-third of Council membership is replaced each year.

Research Council Roster

Member	Department	Term Expires
Katherene Anguah, PhD	Nutrition & Exercise Physiology	6/30/23
Diego Avella, MD	Surgery	6/30/23
Michael Baldwin, PhD	Molecular Microbiology & Immunology	6/30/22
Erika Boerman, PhD	Medical Pharmacology & Physiology	6/30/21
Dana Duren, PhD	Orthopaedic Surgery	6/30/22
Brett Froeliger, PhD	Psychiatry	6/30/23
Ayman Gaballah, MD	Radiology	6/30/23
Kuanysh Kabytaev, PhD	Pathology & Anatomical Sciences	6/30/22
Xunlei Kang, MD, PhD	Medicine	6/30/21
Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, MD	Child Health	6/30/21
Mihail Popescu, PhD	Health Management & Informatics	6/30/22
Deepthi Rao, MD	Pathology & Anatomical Sciences	6/30/22
Kyle Schweser, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	6/30/22
Iris Zachary, PhD	Health Management & Informatics	6/30/21

Ex-officio Members

William Fay, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Research
Niels Beck, PhD, Chair, Institutional Review Board
Adam Whaley-Connell, DO, Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, HSTMVH