PhD
OGPS has a team of support staff, program directors, and academic advisors ready to help you pursue a career path of your choosing as you continue your academic growth. From initial course selection, to exploring certificates and dual degrees, and finding a postdoc, we are here for you!
PIBS Contacts
Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, PhD
Associate Director of PIBS
Head of PIBS “C House”
Email: zanetan@umich.edu
PhD Program Contacts
Margit Burmeister, PhD
Co-Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Research Professor in Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience, Professor of Computation Medicine and Bioinformatics, Professor of Human Genetics, Professor of Psychiatry
Email: margit@umich.edu
Maureen Sartor, PhD
Co-Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Associate Professor of Computations Medicine and Bioinformatics, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Faculty Bioinformatics Director
Email: sartorma@umich.edu
Julia Eussen
Graduate Program Coordinator, Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Email: gradbioinfo@med.umich.edu
Anne Vojtek, PhD
Director, Biological Chemistry Graduate Program
Associate Director of PIBS, Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry
Email: avojtek@med.umich.edu
Beth Goodwin
Graduate Program Coordinator, Biological Chemistry Graduate Program
Email: egoodwin@umich.edu
Sarah Veatch
Associate Director, Biophysics
Associate Professor of Biophysics, Associate Professor of Physics
Email: sveatch@umich.edu
David Lombard, MD, PhD
Director, Cancer Biology Doctoral Program
Associate Professor of Pathology
Email: davidlom@umich.edu
Dawn Storball, LLMSW
Graduate Program Coordinator, Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Email: dawneche@umich.edu
Roman Giger, PhD
Co-Graduate Chair, Cell & Developmental Biology Program
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, Professor of Neurology
Email: rgiger@umich.edu
Ryoma Ohi, PhD
Co-Graduate Chair, Cell & Developmental Biology
Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
Email: oryoma@umich.edu
Bob Fuller, PhD
Graduate Chair, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program
Professor of Biological Chemistry
Email: bfuller@umich.edu
Manoj Puthenveedu, PhD
Associate Graduate Chair, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Email: puthenve@umich.edu
Ben Allen, PhD
Associate Graduate Chair, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
Email: benallen@umich.edu
Patricia Ocelnik
Graduate Program Coordinator, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Email: cmbgrad@umich.edu
Jeff Kidd, PhD
Associate Chair for Education, Department of Human Genetics
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Email: jmkidd@umich.edu
Anne Sales, PhD, RN
Director, Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) Program
Professor in Division of Learning and Knowledge Systems, Professor of Nursing, Department of Systems, Populations & Leadership
Email: salesann@umich.edu
Gretchen Piatt, MPH, PhD
Associate Director, Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) Program
Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Associate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education
Email: piattg@umich.edu
Gary Huffnagle, PhD
Interim Co-Graduate Chair, Immunology Graduate Program
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
Email: ghuff@umich.edu
Malini Raghavan, PhD
Interim Co-Graduate Chair, Immunology Graduate Program
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Email: malinir@umich.edu
Durga Singer, M.D., M.A.
Interim Co-Graduate Chair, Immunology Graduate Program
Assistant Professor in Pediatric Endocrinology
Email: ksinger@umich.edu
Nicole Koropatkin, PhD
Co-Graduate Chair, Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program
Assistant Professor in Microbiology & Immunology, PIBS Associate Director
Email: nkoropat@umich.edu
Heidi Thompson
Graduate Program Coordinator, Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program
Email: heiditho@umich.edu
Lyle Simmons, PhD
Associate Graduate Chair, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Graduate Program
Associate Professor in Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
Email: lasimm@umich.edu
Mary Carr
Graduate Program Coordinator, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
Email: carrmm@umich.edu
Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, PhD
Director, Molecular and Cellular Pathology Graduate Program
Associate Director of PIBS, Associate Professor in Molecular and Cellular Pathology
Email: zanetan@umich.edu
Daniel Michele, PhD
Graduate Chair, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Professor in Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Professor in Internal Medicine
Email: dmichele@umich.edu
Susan Brooks Herzog, PhD
Faculty Advisor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Email: svbrooks@umich.edu
Michele Boggs
Graduate Program Coordinator, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Email: mboggs@umich.edu
Les Satin, PhD
Interim Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Professor of Pharmacology, Professor of Internal Medicine
Email: lsatin@umich.edu
Audrey Seasholtz, PhD
Associate Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Professor, Biological Chemistry, Research Professor, Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute
Email: aseashol@umich.edu
Sara Aton, PhD
Associate Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Email: saton@med.umich.edu
Arun Anantharam, PhD
Associate Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Associate Professor of Biophysics
Email: arunanan@umich.edu
Rachel Harbach
Graduate Program Coordinator, Neuroscience Graduate Program
