Taubman Institute Leadership
Meet the Management Team
Leaders
Charles Francis Burant, MD, PhD
Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins Professor of Metabolism
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Director of the A Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at Michigan Medicine
Medical School and Professor of Nutritional Sciences
School of Public Health
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Director of the A Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at Michigan Medicine
Medical School and Professor of Nutritional Sciences
School of Public Health
Grace Wu, MS
Managing Director
Executive Committee
The executive committee is comprised of Taubman Scholars and Emerging Scholars who assist the director with recommendations about the institute’s programs and policies.
The group meets monthly; its duties include the evaluation of new grant candidates, weighing in on new areas of support, and advising on matters such as tech transfer.
Sami J Barmada, MD, PhD
Angela Dobson Welch and Lyndon Welch Research Professor
Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Sung W Choi, MD, MS
Edith S Briskin and Shirley K Schlafer Foundation Research Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
Donna M Martin, MD, PhD
Ravitz Foundation Endowed Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
David Pinsky
Cyrus and Jane Farrehi Professor of Cardiovascular Research
J Griswold Ruth M.D. and Margery Hopkins Ruth Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Service Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
co-Director, Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Center Director, UMOR Office of Vice Presidents for Research
J Griswold Ruth M.D. and Margery Hopkins Ruth Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Service Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
co-Director, Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Center Director, UMOR Office of Vice Presidents for Research
Rajesh C Rao, MD
Leonard G Miller Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Associate Professor of Pathology
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Associate Professor of Pathology
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
