Catalyst Fund Review Committee

Current Members

Arts & Humanities

  • Image of Jad Abumrad

    Jad Abumrad

    Distinguished Research Professor, Cinema & Media Arts,
    Distinguished Research Professor, Communication of Science & Technology


  • Image of Michael Bess

    Michael Bess

    Chancellor's Professor, History,
    Professor, European Studies,
    Professor, Communication of Science & Technology,
    Associate Chair, History


  • Image of Leah Lowe

    Leah Lowe

    Associate Professor, Theatre, Directing & Dramaturgy,
    Director, Curb Center for Art, Enterprise & Public Policy


  • Image of Ole Molvig

    Ole Molvig

    Assistant Professor, History,
    Assistant Professor, Communication of Science & Technology, Physics


  • Image of Paul Stob

    Paul Stob

    Professor of Communication Studies,
    Director of Culture, Advocacy, and Leadership,
    Director of A&S College Core


Bioscience & Healthcare

  • Image of Justin Balko

    Justin Balko, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology,
    Associate Professor of Medicine,
    Associate Professor of Cancer Biology


  • Image of Dr. Colin M. Barker

    Colin M. Barker, M.D.

    Director, Interventional & Structural Cardiology,
    Cardiovascular Medicine


  • Image of Rob Carnahan

    Robert Carnahan, Ph.D.

    Professor, Pediatrics,
    Professor, Radiology & Radiologic Sciences,
    Associate Director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center,
    Pediatrics


  • Image of Shabnam Eghbali

    Shabnam Eghbali, M.D.

    Resident Physician, Internal Medicine,
    Internal medicine


  • Image of Daniel Fabbri

    Daniel Fabbri, Ph.D., FAMIA

    Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Informatics,
    Associate Professor Department of Computer Science,
    Director of Informatics Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
    Biomedical Informatics


  • Image of Jo Ellen Holt

    Jo Ellen Holt

    Director, Skills & Simulation Lab,
    School of Nursing


  • Image of Tae Hyun Hwang

    Tae Hyun Hwang, Ph.D.

    Professor,
    Director of Molecular AI, Section of Surgical Sciences


  • Image of Douglas Kojetin

    Douglas Kojetin, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Biochemistry,
    Associate Professor, Center for Structural Biology,
    Associate Professor, Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology,
    Director of Graduate Studies for Biochemistry,
    Biochemistry


  • Image of Alexander Langerman

    Alexander J. Langerman, M.D., S.M.

    Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,
    Director of The Surgical Analytics Lab Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering,
    Director of The Program on Surgical Ethics Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society


  • Image of Ken Lau

    Ken Lau, Ph.D.

    Professor,
    Director of the Center for Computational Systems Biology


  • Image of Taekyu Lee

    Taekyu Lee, Ph.D.

    Research Associate Professor of Biochemistry


  • Image of John McLean

    John McLean, Ph.D.

    Professor of Chemistry,
    Stevenson Professor of Chemistry,
    Co-Director, Automated Biosystems Core,
    Chair of Chemistry


  • Image of George Nicholson

    George T. Nicholson, M.D.

    Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
    Pediatric Cardiology


  • Image of Kevin Sexton

    Kevin W. Sexton, MD

    Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Informatics,
    Vice Chair of Innovation, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University,
    Surgery


  • Image of Ravi Shaw, MD

    Ravi Shah, MD

    Director, Clinical and Translational Research in Cardiology,
    Associate Director, Bioinformatics and Study Design, HTBC


  • Image of Gitanjali Srivastava

    Gitanjali Srivastava, MD

    Professor of Medicine,
    Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism,
    Program Director, Obesity Medicine Fellowship Program,
    Medical Director, Vanderbilt Obesity Medicine,
    Co-Director, Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center


  • Image of Sahar Takkouche

    Sahar Takkouche, M.D., M.B.A.

    Associate Chief Medical Officer, Wilson and Sumner Counties,
    Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism


  • Image of Alex G. Waterson

    Alex G. Waterson, Ph.D.

    Research Professor, Pharmacology,
    Research Professor, Chemistry,
    Pharmacology


  • Image of Matthew Weinger

    Matthew Weinger, M.D.

    Professor of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Informatics, and Medical Education,
    Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
    Norman Ty Smith Chair Patient Safety & Medical Simulation


  • Image of Lauren Williamson

    Lauren Williamson, Ph.D.

    Research Assistant Professor,
    Vanderbilt Vaccine Center


  • Image of Adam D. Yock

    Adam D. Yock, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
    Director of Technology and Innovation, Department of Radiation Oncology,
    Radiation Oncology


Engineering & Physical Sciences

  • Image of Abhishek Dubey

    Abhishek Dubey

    Associate Professor of Computer Science,
    Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering


  • Image of Lindsey Fox

    Lindsey Fox, M.S.

    Director of Research Services, Facilitation and Outreach


  • Image of Gabor Karsai

    Gabor Karsai

    Distinguished Professor of Computer Science,
    Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering,
    Co-Associate Chair for Computer Engineering,
    Executive Council, Institute for Software Integrated Systems


  • Image of Yiorgos Kostoulas

    Yiorgos Kostoulas, Ph.D., M.B.A.

    Director of the Division of Engineering Science and Management,
    Professor of the Practice of Engineering Management,
    General Engineering


  • Image of Laurie Novak

    Laurie Novak, Ph.D., MHSA, FAMIA, FACMI

    Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Informatics,
    Deputy Director ADVANCE Center


  • Image of J.B. Ruhl

    J.B. Ruhl

    David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair in Law,
    Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor (2024-25),
    Director, Program on Law and Innovation,
    Co-Director, Energy, Environment and Land Use Program


  • Image of Jesse Spencer-Smith

    Jesse Spencer-Smith, Ph.D.

    Interim Director, Data Science Institute,
    Chief Data Scientist, Data Science Institute,
    Professor In Practice, Computer Science


  • Image of Sonya K. Sterba

    Sonya K. Sterba, Ph.D.

    Professor of Psychology and Human Development,
    Director of the Quantitative Methods Program,
    Faculty Advisor for the Data Science Institute


  • Image of Yuankai (Kenny) Tao

    Yuankai (Kenny) Tao

    Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
    SPIE Faculty Fellow in Engineering,
    Director of Graduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering


  • Image of James Weimer

    James Weimer, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Computer Science,
    Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
    Computer Sceince


Social Sciences

  • Image of T. S. Harvey

    T. S. Harvey, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Medical and Linguistic Anthropology,
    Arts & Sciences, Anthropology


  • Image of Chris Vanags

    Chris Vanags , Ph.D.

    Director, Research Initiatives, Peabody College of Education,
    Research Assistant Professor, Earth & Environmental Sciences,
    Peabody College of Education


  • Image of Steven Wernke

    Steven Wernke, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Anthropology,
    Chair, Anthropology


  • Image of Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

    Elizabeth J. Zechmeister, Ph.D.

    Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor, Political Science,
    Director, LAPOP Lab,
    Associate Provost, Office of Research & Innovation