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
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
Costas Lyssiotis, Ph.D.
Director, Cancer Biology Doctoral Program
Associate Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Email: clyssiot@med.umich.edu
Sam Wilhelmi
Student Services Representative, Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Email: sweisner@umich.edu
Diane Fingar, PhD
Director, Graduate Studies, Cell & Developmental Biology Program
Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
Email: dfingar@umich.edu
Jacqueline Popma
Graduate and Postdoc Program Coordinator, Cell & Developmental Biology
Email: popmaj@umich.edu
Manoj Puthenveedu, PhD
Program Director, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Email: puthenve@umich.edu
Ben Allen, PhD
Associate Program Director, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
Email: benallen@umich.edu
Ariella Shikanov, PhD
Associate Director, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Email:shikanov@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
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
Malini Raghavan, PhD
Interim Graduate Chair, Immunology Graduate Program
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Email: malinir@umich.edu
Shannon Carty, M.D.
Associate Director for Academic Affairs, Immunology Graduate Program
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Email: scarty@umich.edu
Venkat Keshamouni, PhD
Associate Director for Admissions and Outreach, Immunology Graduate Program
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Email: vkeshamo@umich.edu
Mary O’Riordan, PhD
Graduate Chair, Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program
Professor in Microbiology & Immunology, PIBS Associate Director
Email: oriordan@umich.edu
Natalie Deeb
Graduate Program Coordinator, Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program
Email: deebn@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
Susan Brooks Herzog, PhD
Program Chair, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Email: svbrooks@umich.edu
Daniel Beard, PhD
Associate Graduate Chair, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Professor in Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Professor in Internal Medicine
Email: beardda@umich.edu
Michele Boggs
Graduate Program Coordinator, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Email: mboggs@umich.edu
Carol Elias, PhD
Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology | Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Email: cfelias@med.umich.edu
Audrey Seasholtz, PhD
Program Advisor, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Professor, Biological Chemistry | Research Professor, Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute
Email: aseashol@umich.edu
Rachel Harbach
Graduate Program Coordinator, Neuroscience Graduate Program
