Academy of Investigators
Academy of Investigators members are associate members who participate in a career development workshop series that is part of the Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Center enrichment program, directed by Dr. Lori Coburn. The goal of the series is to expand the member's knowledge base and comfort level in dealing with the "non-science" aspects of a career in academic medicine.
The group generally meets on the third Tuesday of every month during the academic year in a lunch-meeting format with invited speakers. Topics include: networking, managing lab finances, using the interview process to select the right people for your lab, dealing with different personalities in the lab, getting manuscripts written in a timely manner, CV preparation, etc.
This program is required for all N type Investigators and is also recommended for basic and clinical scientists. If you have any questions regarding the program please email Lori Coburn.
Academy of Investigators
Investigator | Primary Appointment |
| Meredith Achey, MD | Postdoctoral Fellow, Southard-Smith Lab |
| Katherine Ankenbauer, PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher, VUSM Department of Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Derek Armstrong, MD | Fellow, Department of Pediatrics |
| Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, PhD | Department of Pediatrics |
| Samuel Bailin, MD, MSCI | Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Craig Brooks, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hyptension |
| Mariana Xavier Byndloss, DVM, PhD | Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Yash Choksi, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Danielle Dean, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Kathy DelGiorno, PhD | VUSM Department of Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Curtis Gabriel, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Jeremy Goettel, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Dawn Israel, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Izumi Kaji, PhD | Department of Surgery |
| Ken Lau, PhD | VUSM Departmen of Cell and Developmenal Biology |
| Ting-Fang Lee, PhD | Department of Surgery |
| Youngmin Lee, MD, PhD | Department of Surgery |
| Nick Markham, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Janet Markle, PhD | Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Mona Mashayekhi, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Denis Mogilenko, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology |
| Maribeth Nicholson, MD, MPH | Department of Pediatrics |
| Jennifer Noto, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Krutika Patel, MBBS, MD | Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Mary Philip, MD, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology |
| Sarah Price, PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Carlan Romney, MS | Graduate Student, Cancer Biology Program |
| Jason Samuels, MD | VUSM Department of Surgery |
| Jeffrey Singer, MD, PhD | Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Nadia Sneed, PhD, RN | VUSM School of Nursing |
| Ashley Spann, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Marcus Tan, MBBS | Department of Surgery |
| John Wilson, PhD | VU Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Nathan Winn, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Lydia Wroblewski, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Samuel Younan | Research Resident, Department of Surgery |
| Elma Zaganjor, PhD | VUSM Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| Wenhan Zhu, PhD | Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology |