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 2025-26 MDTP Steering Committee is:
- Trina McMahon, Bacteriology, MDTP Director
- Andrew Mehle, MMI, MDTP Vice-Director
- Federico Rey, Bacteriology
- Karthik Anantharaman, Bacteriology
- TBD, MMI
- Elebeoba May, MMI
- Tu Anh Huynh, Food Science
- Robert Landick, Biochemistry
- Heather Emery, MDTP student
- Esther Wisdom, MDTP student
- Terra Theim, MDTP coordinator
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ADDITIONAL MDTP COMMITTEES 2025-2026
Admissions Committee
- Joe Dillard, MMI, Chair
- Daniel Amador-Noguez, Bacteriology, Vice-Chair
- Michael Thomas, Bacteriology
- Garret Suen, Bacteriology
- Charlie Mo, Bacteriology
- Maggie Alexander, MMI
- Christina Hull, MMI
- Gustavo Caballero-Flores, MMI
- TBD
- Johanna Elfenbein, Pathobiological Sciences
- Grace Enzien, MDTP Student Representative
- Joie Ling, MDTP Student Representative
Student-Hosted Speaker Committee
- Sely Pena-Rivera, MDTP Student
- Tony Yao, MDTP Student
- Cynthia Feng, MDTP Student
Recruiting Committee
- Terra Theim, MDTP Coordinator
- Caroline Haynie, MDTP Student
- Nischala Nadig, MDTP Student
- Nicolas Pereira, MDTP Student
- Alex Dobrila, MDTP Student
- Autumn Sanders, MDTP Student
- Ananya Venbakkam, MDTP Student
- Ania Bialic, MDTP Student
Social Committee
- Mariah Riel, MDTP Student
- Tony Yao, MDTP Student
- Aditya Kumar Pal, MDTP Student
- Ania Bialic, MDTP Student
Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Katie Barnes, MDTP student
- Sely Peña-Rivera, MDTP student
- Cynthia Feng, MDTP student
- Corrine Thomas, MDTP student
- Elebeoba May, MMI
- David Hershey, Bacteriology
- Matt Anderson, Genetics
- Jason Kwan, Pharmacy
Incoming Student Mentoring Committee
- Trina McMahon, Bacteriology
- Andy Mehle, MMI
- Federico Rey, Bacteriology
- Betul Kacar, Bacteriology
- Jeniel Nett, MMI
- Elebeoba May, MMI
- Donna Neumann, Ophthalmology
- Tu Anh Huynh, Food Science
Social Media Committee
- Aditya Kumar Pal, MDTP Student
- Tony Yao, MDTP Student