UMass LSTF Membership
UMass LSTF Chair
Michael F. Collins, M.D.
Senior Vice President for the Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts
Chancellor, UMass Chan Medical School
UMass LSTF Staff
Brendan H. Chisholm
Chief of Staff – Chancellor’s Office, UMass Chan Medical School
Nate Hafer, PhD
Director of Operations, UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
Peter J. Laub
Graduate Intern – Chancellor’s Office, UMass Chan Medical School
UMass Amherst
Marjorie Aelion, PhD
Dean, School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Timothy J Anderson
Dean, College of Engineering
Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
James Capistran, PhD
Executive Director, UMass Innovation Institute
Steven D. Goodwin, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor, College of Natural Sciences
Michael F. Malone, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
Ronnie and Eugene M. Isenberg Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Loren Walker
Director, Research Development
Annette B. Wysocki, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean and Professor, College of Nursing
UMass Boston
John Ciccarelli
Associate Vice Chancellor for Government Relations, Public Affairs, and
Economic Development
Adán Colón-Carmona, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology – Cell Biology, Genetics and Molecular
Biology of Plants
Andrew J. Grosovsky, ScD
Dean, College of Science and Mathematics
Professor of Mechanisms of Mutagenesis and Genomic Instability in Human Cells
Laura L. Hayman, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA
Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing
Associate Vice Provost for Research
Anahid Kulwicki, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean & Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Jill A. Macoska, PhD
Director, Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy (CPCT)
Alton J. Brann Distinguished Professor in Biological Sciences
Zong-Guo Xia
Vice Provost for Research & Strategic Initiatives
Professor of Environmental Earth and Ocean Sciences
UMass Dartmouth
Erin Bromage, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology
Catherine C. Neto, PhD
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN
Former Dean and Professor of Nursing
Louis Goodman, PhD
Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Tesfay Meressi, PhD
Associate Provost for Graduate Studies
Paul Vigeant, MPA
Former Assistant Chancellor for Economic Development
UMass Lowell
Susan Braunhut, PhD
Professor of Biological Sciences
Julie Chen, PhD
Vice Provost for Research, Professor and Co-Director for Mechanical Engineering
Mark Hines, PhD
Acting Dean, College of Sciences
Professor of Biological Sciences
Steve McCarthy, PhD
Director and Professor of M2D2 and Plastics Engineering
Mingdi Yan, PhD
Professor of Organic/Materials Chemistry
UMass Chan Medical School
Terence R. Flotte, M.D.
Executive Deputy Chancellor, Provost, Chief Research Officer, & Dean, T.H. Chan School of Medicine
Catarina Kiefe, MD, PhD
Chair and Professor of Quantitative Health Sciences
Mark Klempner, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor, MassBiologics of UMass Chan
Katherine Luzuriaga, MD
Professor of Molecular Medicine, Pediatrics, and Medicine
Director, UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Vice Provost, Clinical and Translational Research
Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD
Associate Vice Provost for Translational Education
Director, MD/PhD Program
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
UMass System Office
Tom Chmura
Vice President for Economic Development
John Cunningham, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, UMass Online
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Student Affairs & International Relations