History | CPOD

CPOD Past Directors

Historical Impact

History of CPOD
Ben Allen named CPOD Director
NIH T32 Training Program in Organogenesis renewed, Jason Spence Director
Laura Butttitta Associate Director
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14th International Symposium: Maintenance, Repair & Regeneration of Sensory Systems
New Year – New Faculty
Making Connections Seminar Series Launched
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Emerging Scholars Program launched
Donnele Daley, MD in 2021; Adam Abraham, PhD in 2022; and Lauren Krumeich, MD in 2024
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Linda Samuelson named CPOD Director
Benjamin Allen Associate Director
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CFO rebranding to CPOD
Led by Drs. Gumucio, Samuelson, Wellik, Allen, Pasca di Magliano, and Spence
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Deneen Wellik named CFO Director
Linda Samuelson Associate Director
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Gary Hammer named CFO Director with new goal to enhance translational research
Linda Samuelson Associate Director and Deneen Wellik Assistant Director
Organogenesis Research Teams Program launched
Organogenesis Scholars Program launched
Richard Auchus, MD (PhD Internal Medicine, Endocrinology), Jason Spence, PhD (Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology), and Sunny Wong, PhD (Dermatology) in 2011; William Rainey, PhD (Molecular & Integrative Physiology) in 2012; Jun Wu, PhD (Molecular & Integrative Physiology, LSI) and Daniel Lucas-Alcaraz, PhD (Cell & Developmental Biology) in 2013; Saher Sue Hammoud, PhD (Human Genetics) in 2014
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BioArtography Program launched
by Deborah Gumucio, Kim Lim, and Sue O’Shea
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Deborah Gumucio named CFO Director
Graduate Course, Organogenesis of Complex Tissues launched
Deborah Gumucio, Director
NIH T32 Training Program in Organogenesis Awarded (renewed 2002, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2025)
Pamela Raymond Director 1997-1998; Deborah Gumucio Director 1998-2013; and Deneen Wellik Director 2013-2018
CFO designated as one of the top 5 priorities of the Medical School
by EVPMA Gilbert Omenn
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1st International Symposium: Molecular Control of Organogenesis
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Center for Organogenesis (CFO) officially launched under Dean Giles Bole
Seigo Izumo Director and Deborah Gumucio Associate Director
Organogenesis Scholars Training Program launched
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CFO selected for a Presidential Initiatives Award
by Office of the President under James Duderstadt
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Dean’s task force on research priorities proposes a Center for Organogenesis (CFO)
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Past & Present Directors
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Linda Samuelson, PhD Director, CPOD

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Deneen Wellik, PhD Director, Center for Organogenesis

Wellik Lab
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Gary Hammer, MD, PhD Director, Center for Organogenesis

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Deborah Gumucio, PhD Director, Center for Organogenesis

Gumucio Lab