Standing Committees

Committee Membership

Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, FRS

Chair, PSOM Awards Committee

Professor of Medicine

Charles S. Abrams, MD

Francis C. Wood Professor of Medicine

David A. Asch, MD, MBA

John Morgan Professor of Medicine

Shelley L. Berger, PhD 

Daniel S. Och University Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology

Ronald P. DeMatteo, MD

John Rhea Barton Professor of Surgery

Deborah A. Driscoll, MD

Luigi Mastroianni, Jr. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jonathan A. Epstein, MD 

William Wikoff Smith Professor of Medicine

Beatrice Hahn, MD

Professor of Medicine

Mitchell A. Lazar, MD, PhD

Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases

Raina M. Merchant, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine

Michael Ostap, PhD

Professor of Physiology

Daniel J. Rader, MD

Seymour Gray Professor of Molecular Medicine

Rebecca A. Simmons, MD

Hallam Hurt Professor in Neonatology

Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD

Mark V. Pauly President’s Distinguished Professor

Douglas C. Wallace, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics

Arberetta W. Bowles

Executive Director of Academic Affairs

The Perelman School of Medicine Limited Application Selection (PSOM LAS) Committee serves the important role of soliciting and reviewing grant applications and nominating faculty members in response to invitations from foundations and the NIH, in instances where a limited number of applications are accepted from the University and PSOM. The members of the PSOM LAS Committee provide a crucial service for our research community by participating in the PSOM review and selection process, including the identification of the candidates best suited for each award. 

Please direct all questions regarding the PSOM LAS Committee to Kaitlyn Hagarty and visit our funding opportunities page for a list of limited application opportunities.

Committee Membership

Katherine L. Nathanson, MD

Co-Chair, PSOM LAS Committee

Pearl Basser Professor for BRCA-Related Research at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Matthew D. Weitzman, PhD

Co-Chair, PSOM LAS Committee

Professor of Microbiology, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (CHOP)

Douglas Epstein, PhD

Professor of Genetics 

Jeffrey Field, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology

Jonathan Katz, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology

Max Kelz, MD PhD

Lee A. Fleisher, MD Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Daniel Kessler, PhD

Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology

Ling Qin, PhD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery 

Rebecca Simmons, MD

Hallam Hurt Professor in Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics

Kathryn Wellen, PhD

Professor of Cancer Biology

The School of Medicine Animal Research Committee (SOMARC) was established in 2004 to ensure faculty representation in School and institution-wide decisions regarding the management and operation of animal facilities. The SOMARC is comprised of faculty who have extensive experience in animal research. The committee is charged with developing policy and procedural recommendations for implementation by the PSOM and ULAR. Members represent both users of large and small animals, as well as each PSOM animal facility. Ex officio members include senior University and ULAR leadership.

Please direct all questions regarding the School of Medicine Animal Research Committee to the Associate Dean for Animal Research.

Committee Membership

Stuart Isaacs, MD

Chair Associate Dean for Animal Research

Associate Professor, Medicine 

Marisa Bartolomei, PhD

Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology

Lewis Chodosh, MD, PhD

Professor, Cancer Biology

Cynthia Clendenin, VMD

Scientific Director, Mouse Hospital

Yale Cohen, PhD

Chair, Intitutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Associate Professor, Otorhinolaryngology

Mariella De Biasi, PhD

Robert Gorman, MD

Professor, Surgery

Ali Naji, MD, PhD

Professor, Surgery

W. Timothy O'Brien, PhD

Director, Neurobehavior Testing Core

R. Christopher Pierce, PhD

Professor, Psychiatry

M. Celeste Simon, PhD

Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology

Louis Soslowsky, PhD

Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
 

Ex-Officio

Derrick A. Dow

Associate Director, Husbandry and Facilities, ULAR

Diane J. Gaertner, DVM, ACLAM 

Director, University Laboratory Animal Resources

Gregory Reinhard, MBA, DVM, DACLAM

Director, Office of Animal Welfare

Phillip Scott, PhD

Associate Dean for Research School of Veterinary Medicine

Abigail L. Smith, AB, MPH, PhD 

Associate Director, University Laboratory Animal Resources

Staff Liaison 

Kayvon J. Nikoo

Associate Director, Office of the Executive Vice Dean and Chief Scientific Officer

Please click here to view Biomedical Research Core Facilities Committee members.