Research Council

The Internal Medicine Research Council is a group that was created as a result of a departmental strategic planning session. The research council consists of individual representation from each of the divisions within the Department of Internal Medicine. The Internal Medicine vice chair for research leads the research council.

The research council administers the following Internal Medicine activities:

• Oversight of the Internal Medicine Annual Research Awards nomination and selection process: Career Excellence in Research, Clinical Research Award, Basic Science Research Award, Fellowship Research Award, Postdoctoral Research Award, Resident Research Award, Medical Student Research Award, Daughton Research Award, and Laureate Award for a Visiting Scientist.
• Investigate mechanisms to increase grant funding aimed at clinical research and basic science research within the department.
• Integrate the PhD faculty, residents, and fellows to address issues that are research oriented.
• Serve as a group to review grants/manuscripts on an ad-hoc basis.
• Set up a mechanism to find grants, awards, and foundations to apply for grants.

Current members:

• Ted Mikuls, MD, Internal Medicine vice chair for research
• Kristina Bailey, MD, associate vice chair for research, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy
• Matthew Lunning, MD, associate vice hair for research, Oncology/Hematology
• Roslyn Mannon, MD, Internal Medicine vice chair of research mentoring and academic development
• Angie Peppers, Internal Medicine vice chair for finance and administration
• Renee Hill, Internal Medicine vice chair of research administration and development
• Joel Van De Graaff, MD, Allergy & Immunology
• Vijay Shivaswamy, MBBS, Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolism
• Doug Stoller, MD, PhD Cardiovascular Medicine
• Paul Thomes, PhD, Gastroenterology/Hepatology
• Chad Vokoun, MD, Hospital Medicine
• Jason Shiffermiller, MD, Hospital Medicine
• Stephen Bonasera, MD, PhD, Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Medicine
• Nicolas Cortes-Penfield, MD, Infectious Diseases
• Benita McVicker, PhD, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• Dustin Krutsinger, MD, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine
• Frederick Hamel, PhD, Diabetes, Endocrine, and Metabolism
• Bryant England, MD, Rheumatology & Immunology