Councils and Committees

Reporting to President Riley - meets quarterly.

Research Advisory Council Organization (PDF)

• David Christini (Chair; Senior Vice President for Research)
• David Kaufman (co-Vice Chair; representing HRAC; School of Health Related Professions; 10/1/2020-06/30/2024)
• Sabina Hrabetova - (co-Vice Chair; representing LRAC; Cell Biology; 10/1/2020-06/30/2024)
• Jack DeHovitz - (Medicine; 10/1/2020-06/30/24)
• Aimee Afable - (SPH; 07/01/2022-06/30/2025)
• Sherene Sharath - (Surgery; 07/01/2022-06/30/2025)
• Salvador Dura-Bernal - (Physiology and Pharmacology; 07/01/2022-06/30/2025)
• Itsaso Garcia-Arcos - (Medicine; 07/01/2022-06/30/2025)
• Robert Foronjy - (Medicine; 07/01/2023-06/30/2027)
• Thomas Mackie - (School of Public Health; 07/01/2023-06/30/2027)
• Past Members
  James Knowles - (Cell Biology; 10/1/2020-2/14/2022)
  Carla Boutin-Foster - (Medicine; 10/1/2020-06/30/2022)
  Tim Bigdeli - (Psychiatry; 10/1/2020-06/30/2022)
  Juan Marcos Alarcon - (Pathology; 10/1/2020-6/30/2022)
  Jacquelyn Meyers - (Psychiatry; 10/1/20-06/30/2023)
  Todd Sacktor (Physiology & Pharmacology; 10/1/2020 – 6/30/2023)
  Deborah Gustafson (Neurology; 10/1/2020 – 06/30/2023)
  Tracey Wilson (SPH; 10/1/2020-06/30/2023)

Reporting to Senior Vice President for Research - meets monthly.

• David Kaufman (Chair; School of Health Related Professions; 10/1/2020-06/30/2024)
• Deborah Gustafson (Neurology; 10/1/2020 – 06/30/2024)
• Jack DeHovitz (Medicine; 10/1/2020-06/30/2024)
• Camille Clare (Medicine; 07/01/2023-06/30/2027)
• Thomas Mackie (School of Public Health; 07/01/2023-06/30/2027)
• Jason Lazar (Medicine; 07/01/2022-06/30/2024)
• Sherene Sharath (Surgery; 07/01/2022-06/30/2025)
• Marie-Claire Rosenberg Roberts (College of Nursing; 07/01/2022-06/30/2025)
• Aimee Afable (School of Public health; 07/01/2022-06/30/2025)
• Past Members
  Carla Boutin-Foster (Medicine): 10/1/2020-06/30/2022
  Tim Bigdeli (Psychiatry): 10/1/2020-06/30/2022
  Barbara Kitchener (College of Nursing): 10/1/2020-06/30/2022
  Tracey Wilson (School of Public Health; 10/1/2020-06/30/2023)
  Jenny Libien (Pathology; 10/1/2020-06/30/2023)
  Richard Coico (Cell Biology): 10/1/2020-06/30/2022
  Deborah Gustafson (Neurology; 10/1/2020-06/30/2023)

Reporting to Senior Vice President for Research - meets monthly.

• Sabina Hrabetova (Chair; Cell Biology;  10/1/2020 – 06/30/2024)
• Todd Sacktor (Physiology and Pharmacology; 10/1/2020-06/30/2024)
• Robert Foronjy - (Medicine; 07/01/2023-06/30/2027)
• Laura Martello-Rooney (Medicine; 07/01/2023-06/30/2027)
• Itsaso Garcia-Arcos (Medicine; 07/01/2022-06/30/2025)
• Xian-Cheng Jiang (Cell Biology; 07/01/2022-06/30/2025)
• Peter Bergold (Physiology and Pharmacology; 07/01/2022-06/30/2024)
• Salvador Dura-Bernal (Physiology and Pharmacology; 07/01/2022-06/30/2025)
• Past Members
  James Knowles (Cell Biology): 10/1/2020-02/14/2022
  Ellen Hsu (Physiology and Pharmacology): 10/1/2020 - 06/30/2022
  Henri Tiedge (Physiology and Pharmacology): 10/1/2020-06/30/2022
  Juan Marcos Alarcon (Pathology): 10/1/2020-06/30/2022
  Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis (School of Public Health): 10/1/2020 – 06/30/2023
  Jacquelyn Meyers (Psychiatry): 10/01/2020-06/30/2023)

• Savador Dura-Bernal (Chair; Physiology & Pharmacology)
• Jacquelyn Meyers (Psychiatry)
• Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
• Tim Bigdeli (Psychiatry)
• Scott Bunnell (ad hoc participant; HPC Specialist)
• David Chorlian (ad hoc participant; Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory)
• Ayesha Joshi (ad hoc participant; Director of Research Program Development)
• Marcus Lambert (ad hoc participant; Assoc. VP of Research Strategy and Operations)

Past Members

• James Knowles (Cell Biology)

Link to HPC Webpage

• Steven Levine (Chair; Neurology)
• David Berger (CEO, University Hospital at Downstate)
• Ellen Ginzler (Medicine)
• Jeanette Jakus (Medicine)
• Rauno Joks (Medicine)
• Panagiotis Kougias (Surgery)
• Subodh Saggi (Medicine)
• Jack DeHovitz (Medicine)
• Marcus Lambert (ad hoc participant; Assoc. VP of Research Strategy and Operations)
• Sharon Sealy (ad hoc participant; Deputy Operations Manager, RF)
• Yihenew Abetu (ad hoc participant; Director, Clinical Trials)
• Kevin Nellis (ad hoc participant; Executive Director, IRB)