About the BRCF

The BRCF Advisory Committee is responsible for assessing the scientific direction and research impact of current and possible BRCF Cores, and evaluating the prioritization of Cores within the strategic research mission. Recommendations are to be made to the Senior Associate Dean for Research.

Committee Members

• Olivia Koues, Ph.D., Chair, BRCF
• Andrew Lieberman, M.D., Ph.D., Pathology – Neuropathology
• Martin Myers, M.D., Ph.D., Internal Medicine – Molecular and Integrative Physiology
• Teresa O’Meara, Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology
• Sethu Pitchiaya, Ph.D., Cancer Biology, Pathology, and Urology
• John Prensner, M.D., Ph.D., Pediatric Oncology
• Jifeng Zhang, Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Membership – Administrative and Ex-Officio (Non-Voting)

Each BRCF core is represented on the Advisory Committee, typically by its Faculty Director or another designated core leader. These representatives serve as liaisons, providing critical operational insight, sharing perspectives from the core user community, and contributing to discussions about infrastructure needs, service development, and process improvement.

Ex-officio members include representatives from the U-M Medical School Office of Research and members of the BRCF administrative team. These individuals offer strategic context, policy alignment, and administrative expertise to support Committee deliberations and ensure coordination across institutional units.

While administrative and ex-officio members participate fully in discussions, they do not take part in formal votes or final recommendations. Their role is advisory in nature, supporting transparency, accountability, and informed decision-making.

Office of Research Administration

• Karl Jepsen, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research - Basic and Translational, U-M Medical School Office of Research

• Cassandra Wong, Senior Director for Research, U-M Medical School Office of Research

Research Cores

• Evan Keller, D.V.M., Ph.D., Director, OVPR Research Cores

BRCF Administrative Staff

• Anitha Chennat, Associate Director, BRCF

• Carrie Schray, Business Manager, BRCF

Core Faculty Directors

• Tom Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., Advanced Genomics Core

• TBD, Bioinformatics Core

• Dana Dolinoy, M.Sc., Ph.D., Epigenomics Core

• Tom Moore, Ph.D., Flow Cytometry Core

• Charles Evans, Ph.D., Metabolomics Core

• Gary Luker, M.D., Microscopy Core

• Alexey Nesvizhskii, Ph.D., Proteomics Resource Facility

• Zach Freeman, D.V.M., Ph.D., Transgenic Animal Model Core

• Tom Lanigan, Ph.D., Vector Core