Research and Development Committee
The Research and Development (R&D) Committee handles a variety of funding opportunities for faculty and administers the current Bridge Funding program. They are also involved in student research opportunities, including the Medical Student Summer Research Program. Dr. Howard Fox, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Development, is the Chairperson for this committee.
Committee Members
Senior Associate Dean of Research & Development
Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences
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Administrative Support
Education Programs Coordinator, MD-PhD Scholars Program
402-559-8242
402-559-8266
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Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
402-559-6111
402-836-9459
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Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience
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Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
402-559-1234
402-559-7716
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Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
![](https://www.unmc.edu/com/_images/headshots/cox-jesse.jpg)
![John Dickinson, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/_images/pulm/faculty/dickinson2014_web.jpg)
William D. Angle Professor of Cardiology
Section Chief of Heart Failure, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program
![Brian Lowes, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/_images/cardiology/faculty/lowes.jpg)
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Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
402-559-9549
402-559-8985
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Vice Chair of Research, Department of Internal Medicine
Professor, Division of Nephrology
Nephrology Associate Chief of Research
402-559-9227
402-559-9504
![Dr. Roslyn Bernstein Mannon](https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/_images/neph/roz.jpg)
Professor, Division of Rheumatology
Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Research Program
![Dr. Kaleb Michaud](https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/_images/rheum/faculty/michaud_09222022_final.jpeg)
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
402-559-9364
402-559-6650
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Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
402-559-4945
402-559-5900
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Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Chief Bioinformatics and Research Computing Officer
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Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine
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