CardioPulmonary Vascular Biology COBRE Committees
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets quarterly and is responsible for oversight of progress of targeted investigators and providing appropriate feedback. The Executive Committee reviews applications for junior investigators and pilot projects. The committee arranges for career developments events and the annual COBRE research retreat.
Gaurav Choudhary, MD
Co-mentor, Project 2
https://vivo.brown.edu/display/gchoudha
Elizabeth Harington, PhD
Co-mentor – Project 5
Associate Dean, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Professor of Medicine (Research)
Brown University
Providence VAMC
https://vivo.brown.edu/display/eoharrin
Alfred Ayala, PhD
Co-mentor – Project 5
https://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Alfred_Ayala
James Klinger, MD
Co-mentor – Project 3
https://vivo.brown.edu/display/jklinger
Sharon Rounds, MD
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Brown University
https://vivo.brown.edu/display/srounds
Frank Sellke, MD
Co-mentor – Project 2 and Project 4
https://vivo.brown.edu/display/fsellke#Research
Corey E. Ventetuolo MD, MS
Co-mentor – Project 1
https://vivo.brown.edu/display/cventetu
Internal Advisory Committee
The IAC meets at least annually to review the progress of the Center and advise the Director and Executive Committee regarding internal management and academic issues.
Bongsup Cho, Ph.D.
Director INBRE and Professor
https://web.uri.edu/pharmacy/meet/bongsup-cho/
Mukesh K. Jain, MD
Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences
https://biomedical.brown.edu/people/mukesh-k-jain-md
AnnMarie Dunican MD
Chief of Staff, VA Providence health care
https://www.va.gov/providence-health-care/staff-profiles/annmarie-dunican/
Satish Sharma MD
Physician Investigator, Research, VA Providence health care
https://www.va.gov/providence-health-care/staff-profiles/satish-sharma/
Louis B Rice
Joukowsky Family Professor of Medicine, Chair of Medicine, Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
https://vivo.brown.edu/display/lbrice
Bharat Ramratnam, MD
Chief Science Officer, Lifespan, and Medical Director, Lifespan Clinical Research Center
https://www.lifespan.org/providers/bharat-ramratnam-md
Sharon Rounds, MD
Associate Dean for Translational Science, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
https://www.brown.edu/academics/biomed/departments/pathology/content/sharon-rounds-md
External Advisory Committee
“The External Advisory Committee meets in Rhode Island twice a year to review the progress of junior and pilot investigators and advise the Directors and Executive Committee regarding investigator progress. EAC members assess junior investigators research progress based on formal oral presentations and benchmark data provided by the Administrative Core. They review and approve all new investigators to join the program.
Serpil Erzurum, MD
Chair, Lerner Research Institute
Chief Research & Academic Officer, Cleveland Clinic
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/755-serpil-erzurum
Courtney Griffin, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research and Professor
Cardiovascular Biology Research Program
Scott Zarrow Chair in Biomedical Research
Adjunct Professor of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
https://omrf.org/research-faculty/scientists/griffin-courtney/
John E. Hall, PhD
Director, Mississippi Center for Obesity Research
UMC Faculty and Staff
Charles G. Irvin, PhD
Director, Vermont Lung Center; Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
https://www.lung.org/research/airways-clinical-research-centers/investigators/charles-irvin
Troy Stevens, PhD
Department of Physiology & Cell Biology
https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/com/departments/phys-cellbio/
Director of the University of South Alabama Center for Lung Biology.
Providence VA Medical Center
