Policies and administration in the MDTP are largely guided by the Steering Committee. This committee is composed of the MDTP Director, the MDTP Vice-Director, two additional Bacteriology faculty, two additional MMI faculty, two trainers from other departments, two MDTP student representatives and the MDTP Coordinator. The 2024-25 MDTP Steering Committee is:
- Trina McMahon, Bacteriology, MDTP Director
- Andrew Mehle, MMI, MDTP Vice-Director
- Federico Rey, Bacteriology
- Betül Kaçar, Bacteriology
- Jeniel Nett, MMI
- Elebeoba May, MMI
- Tu Anh Huynh, Food Science
- Donna Neumann, Ophthalmology
- Azka Ahmed, MDTP student
- Esther Wisdom, MDTP student
- Terra Theim, MDTP coordinator
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ADDITIONAL MDTP COMMITTEES 2024-2025
Admissions Committee
- Katrina Forest, Bacteriology, Chair
- Joe Dillard, MMI, Vice-Chair
- Daniel Amador-Noguez, Bacteriology
- Kerri Coon, Bacteriology
- Charlie Mo, Bacteriology
- Maggie Alexander, MMI
- Marta Gaglia, MMI
- Gustavo Caballero-Flores, MMI
- Rob Kalejta, Oncology
- Johanna Elfenbein, Pathobiological Sciences
- Eddy Cruz, MDTP Student Representative
- Heather Emery, MDTP Student Representative
Student-Hosted Speaker Committee
- Tony Yao, MDTP Student
- Bobby Liu, MDTP Student
- Holly Nichols, MDTP Student
- Jessie Petrey, MDTP Student
- James Kosmopoulos, MDTP Student
- Cynthia Feng, MDTP Student
Recruiting Committee
- Terra Theim, MDTP Coordinator
- Mariah Riel, MDTP Student
- Joie Ling, MDTP Student
- Caroline Haynie, MDTP Student
- Nischala Nadig, MDTP Student
- Nicolas Pereira, MDTP Student
- Alex Dobrila, MDTP Student
Social Committee
- Mariah Riel, MDTP Student
- Tony Yao, MDTP Student
- Dinesh Kumar Kuppa Baskaran, MDTP Student
Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Azka Ahmed, MDTP student
- Sely Pena-Rivera, MDTP student
- Katie Barnes, MDTP student
- Cynthia Feng, MDTP student
- Elebeoba May, MMI
- David Hershey, Bacteriology
- Tu Anh Huynh, Food Science
- Matt Anderson, Genetics
Incoming Student Mentoring Committee
- JD Sauer, MMI
- Trina McMahon, Bacteriolgy
- Michael Thomas, Bacteriology
- Jeniel Nett, MMI
- Elebeoba May, MMI
- Donna Neumann, Ophthalmology
- Tu Anh Huynh, Food Science
Student Retreat Committee
- Holly Nichols, MDTP Student
- Dinesh Kumar Kuppa Baskaran, MDTP Student
- Katie Barnes, MDTP Student
Social Media Committee
- Aditya Kumar Pal, MDTP Student
- Evrim Fer, MDTP Student
- Joie Ling, MDTP Student
- Nischala Nadig, MDTP Student