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The McLaughlin Committee
September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025

The McLaughlin Committee has responsibility for managing the predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship programs supported by the endowment, and serves in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Institute for Human Infections & Immunity and the President of the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Member Name

Title/Department

Term

Email

William Lawrence, PhD
Committee Chair

Aerobiology Division Manager; Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

2023-2025

 

wslawren@utmb.edu

Robert Abbott, PhDAssistant Professor, Pathology 2023-2025 rkabbott@utmb.edu
Susan McLellan, PhDProfessor, Internal Medicine- Infectious Disease2025-2027sumclell@utmb.edu

Brendan Prideaux, PhD

Assistant Professor, Neurobiology2023-2025brpridea@utmb.edu
Shannan Rossi, PhDAssociate Professor, Pathology 2023-2025 slrossi@utmb.edu
Thomas Smith, PhDProfessor, Biochemistry & Molecular Bio2023-2025thosmith@utmb.edu
Kathleen Vincent, PhDProfessor, Ob-Gyn Gynecology2025-2027klvincen@utmb.edu

Ashok Chopra, PhD, CSc

Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

ex officio

achopra@utmb.edu

Jere McBride, PhD

Director, Experimental Pathology Graduate Program; Professor, Pathology

ex officio

jemcbrid@utmb.edu

Lynn Soong, MD, PhD

Director, Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program; Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

ex officio

lysoong@utmb.edu

Rebekah Viner, MS, MBA

Administrator, ASG Iex officiorlviner@utmb.edu

Scott Weaver, PhD

John Sealy Distinguished University Chair in Infections & Immunity; Director, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity; Professor and Chair, Microbiology & Immunology

ex officio

sweaver@utmb.edu