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October 2026 Appointments & Promotions

Please congratulate these faculty members on their recently approved appointments and promotions.

Approved by school-specific APT committees, the Provost’s Office, and the President’s Office.

Professors

Bin Pan, MD, PhD
Promoted to Professor, Tenure-Track, Department of Translational Neuroscience, JSSOM

Brandie DePaoli Taylor, PhD, MPH
Appointed to Professor with Award of Tenure*, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, JSSOM

Associate Professors

Laura Dickson, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Tenure-Track, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, JSSOM

Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão, MD, PhD, MBA
Appointed to Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, Department of Anesthesiology, JSSOM

Guangchen Ji, PhD
Appointed to Associate Professor of Research, Department of Translational Neuroscience, JSSOM

Samuel Mathis, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, CPE
Promoted to Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Family Medicine, JSSOM

*Tenure effective 4/1/2026 pending approval by the Board of Regents