Research Council (RC)
The Research Council advises the dean on matters of research in the Medical School including, but not limited to, decisions regarding the creation, renewal, or elimination of research units.
Council Chair: Kristin Hogquist, PhD, Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Council Co-Chair: Brian Fife, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine
Administrative Contact: Steph Hulting, shulting@umn.edu
Council Members
- Kristin Hogquist, PhD, Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- Peter Kang, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology
- Sara Zimmer, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Surgery
- Nichole Klatt, PhD, Professor, Department of Surgery
Faculty Administrative Liaisons:
- Anja Bielinsky, PhD, Associate Dean for Foundational Science and Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
- Timothy Schacker, MD, Vice Dean for Research and Professor, Department of Medicine
- Elizabeth Seaquist, MD, Associate Dean for Medical Specialties and Primary Care and Professor, Department of Medicine
Committee Meeting Frequency and Details
The Research Council meets quarterly.