Indiana University School of Medicine, a national leader in research, education and clinical care, is announcing the search for the inaugural chair of the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, a strategic merger of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. This is an extraordinary opportunity for a visionary leader to advance a newly reorganized department to new heights of excellence.
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Search Process Timeline
January to March 2025
- Search launch
- Applicant pool development
March to May 2025
- Application reviews
- Committee interviews
May to June 2025
- Finalist interviews
- Negotiations and offer
Search Committee
CO-CHAIR
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Mary E. Dankoski, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
- Lester D. Bibler Professor of Family Medicine
Co-Chair
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Alexander G. Robling, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Chair, Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology
- Interim Chair, Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Vincent H. Gattone II Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Thomas D. Hurley, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Associate Dean for Graduate Education
- Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Indiana University Indianapolis
- Chancellor's Professor
Reuben Kapur, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Freida and Albrecht Kipp Professor of Pediatrics
- Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., MD Research Scholar
- Director, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research
- Vice Chair for Basic Science Research in Pediatrics
- Director, Program in Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Biology, Wells Center for Pediatric Research
IU Simon Cancer Center
- Co-Program Leader, Hematopoiesis & Heme Malignancies
National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Director, NIDDK Cooperative Center of Excellence in Hematology
Meena Madhur, MD, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- John B. Hickam Scholar in Medicine
- Division Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and Cardiology
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology
Alan Palkowitz, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Senior Research Professor of Medicine
Indiana Biosciences Research Institute
- President and CEO
Jennelle D. Richardson, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
Patrick L. Sheets, PhD
IU School of Medicine
Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
- Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Stephanie Ware, MD, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Chair, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics
- Joe C. Christian Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics
- Professor of Pediatrics
- Director, Cardiovascular Genetics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research
Ronald C. Wek, PhD
IU School of Medicine
- Showalter Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology