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The McLaughlin Committee
September 1, 2023 – 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
Lucas Blanton, MD Associate Professor, Internal Medicine- Infectious Disease 2022-2024 lsblanto@utmb.edu

Katalin Modis, PhD

Associate Professor; Division Co-Chief of Surgical Sciences, Department of Surgery 2022-2024kamodis@utmb.edu
Brendan Prideaux, PhDAssistant Professor, Neurobiology 2023-2025 brpridea@utmb.edu
Shannan Rossi, PhDAssociate Professor, Pathology2023-2025slrossi@utmb.edu
Thomas Smith, PhDProfessor, Biochemistry & Molecular Bio2023-2025thosmith@utmb.edu

Ashok Chopra, PhD, CSc

Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

ex officio

achopra@utmb.edu

Jason Comer, PhDAssociate Professor, Microbiology & Immunologyex officiojscomer@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