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Research Affairs Leadership

David Wilkes, M.D.
Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs
(317) 278-7020
(317) 274-8439 FAX
Email: dwilkes@iupui.edu

  • Oversees all research funding at the IU School of Medicine
  • Oversees INGEN  
  • Oversees research cores
  • Oversees external lobbying for research
  • Oversees relationships with IURTC , pharmaceutical companies, development office, public relations (specifically issues relating to research) 

Richard J. Kovacs, M.D.
Associate Dean for Clinical Research
(317) 962-0592
Email: rikovacs@iupui.edu

Scott Denne, M.D.
Director, Indiana Clinical Research Center
317-274-4920
Email: sdenne@iupui.edu

Patricia J. Gallagher, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
(317) 274-3441
Email: pgallag@iupui.edu

Patrick J. Loehrer, M.D.
Director of the IU Simon Cancer Center
(317) 278-7418 
Email: ploehrer@iupui.edu

Eric Meslin, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Bioethics
317-278-4034
Email: emeslin@iupui.edu

Irina Petrache, M.D.
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
(317) 988-3919
Email:  ipetrach@iupui.edu

Anantha Shekhar, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Translational Research
(317) 274-1246
(317) 248-4821 fax
Email: ashekhar@iupui.edu

William Tierney, M.D.
Associate Dean for Clinical Effectiveness Research
(317) 630-7604
Email: atierney@iupui.edu

Mervin C. Yoder Jr., M.D.
Assistant Dean for Entrepreneurial Research
(317) 274-8900
Email:  myoder@iupui.edu

  • Leads technology transfer and entrepreneural development initiatives

Robert Aull
Director, Research Administration
(317) 274-2325
Email: raull@iupui.edu

Debra Hickman, D.V.M., M.S., DACLAM
Director, Laboratory Animal Research Center
(317) 274-1957
Email: hickmand@iupui.edu