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
Bioinformatics
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
Biological Chemistry
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
Biophysics
Sarah Veatch, PhD
Graduate Program Chair, Biophysics
Assistant Professor of Biophysics, Assistant Professor of Physics
Email: sveatch@umich.edu
Cancer Biology
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
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Bob Fuller, PhD
Director, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program
Professor of Biological Chemistry
Email: bfuller@umich.edu
Patricia Ocelnik
Graduate Program Coordinator, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Email: cmbgrad@umich.edu
Cell & Developmental Biology
Roman Giger, PhD
Director, Cell & Developmental Biology Program
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, Professor of Neurology
Email: rgiger@umich.edu
Genetics and Genomics
Anthony Antonellis, PhD
Director, Genetics and Genomics Program
Professor of Human Genetics, Professor of Neurology
Email: antonell@umich.edu
Health Infrastructures & Learning Systems
Anne Sales, PhD, RN
Director of the 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 of the Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) Program
Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Associate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education
Email: piattg@umich.edu
Immunology
Beth Moore, PhD
Director, Immunology Graduate Program
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Professor of Internal Medicine
Email: bmoore@umich.edu
Microbiology & Immunology
Eric Martens, PhD
Director, Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program
Associate Professor in Microbiology & Immunology
Email: emartens@umich.edu
Heidi Thompson
Graduate Program Coordinator, Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program
Email: heiditho@umich.edu
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Lyle Simmons, PhD
Associate 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
Molecular & Cellular Pathology
Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, PhD
Director of Molecular and Cellular Pathology Graduate Program
Associate Director of PIBS, Associate Professor in Microbiology & Immunology
Email: zanetan@umich.edu
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Daniel Michele, PhD
Graduate Program 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: dmichele@umich.edu
Michele Boggs
Graduate Program Coordinator, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Email: mboggs@umich.edu
Neuroscience
Les Satin, PhD
Interim Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Professor of Pharmacology, Professor of Internal Medicine
Email: lsatin@umich.edu
Geoff Murphy, PhD
Associate Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Associate Professor of Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience, Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Email: murphyg@umich.edu
Sara Aton, PhD
Associate Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Email: saton@med.umich.edu
Rachel Harbach
Graduate Program Coordinator, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Pharmacology
Lori Isom, PhD
Graduate Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Professor of Pharmacology, Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Professor of Neurology
Email: lisom@umich.edu