{"id":303,"date":"2018-08-20T20:35:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T20:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/?page_id=303"},"modified":"2025-08-01T21:58:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:58:59","slug":"leadership-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/program-overview\/leadership-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Director<\/h2><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/435\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/09\/blind-108x144.png\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/435\/\">Ray  Blind, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research\u00a0<br \/>Associate Professor, Medicine<br \/>Associate Professor, Pharmacology<br \/>Associate Professor, Biochemistry<br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:ray.blind@vanderbilt.edu\"> ray.blind@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"tel: (615) 936-1037\"> (615) 936-1037<\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindlab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/www.blindlab.org\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div>\n<h2>Assistant Director Academic &amp; Educational Support<\/h2><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/carolyn-berry\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-03-at-10.44.32-AM-108x144.png\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/carolyn-berry\/\">Carolyn  Berry<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Assistant Director, Academic & Educational Support, Biomedical Research, Education & Training (BRET)<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:carolyn.m.berry@vanderbilt.edu\"> carolyn.m.berry@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"tel: 615-343-1908\"> 615-343-1908<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div>\n<h2>Program Manager<\/h2><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/__trashed\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-at-8.54.53%E2%80%AFAM-e1746108844323-108x144.png\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/__trashed\/\">Davie  Morales-Miranda, Ed.D. <\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Program Manager, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP)<br \/>Program Manager, Quantitative and Chemical Biology Program (QCB)<br \/>Program Manager, Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy (VSSA)<br \/>Program Manager, International Trainee Support<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:d.miranda@vanderbilt.edu\"> d.miranda@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div>\n<h2>Director of Recruiting<\/h2><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/758\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/08\/Stephanie-Richards_008-108x144.jpeg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/758\/\">Stephanie  Richards, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Director of Biomedical Umbrella Graduate Program Recruitiment<br \/>Director of the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy (VSSA)<br \/>Assistant Director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP)<br \/>Assistant Professor of Biochemistry<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:stephanie.richards@Vanderbilt.Edu\"> stephanie.richards@Vanderbilt.Edu<\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"tel:   615-343-6111\">   615-343-6111<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div>\n<h2>Admissions and Curriculum Committee<\/h2><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/851\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/12\/CRESCENZIrachelle1-108x144.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/851\/\">Rachelle  Crescenzi, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Assistant Professor, Radiology and Radiological Sciences<br \/>Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:rachelle.crescenzi@vumc.org\"> rachelle.crescenzi@vumc.org<\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"https:\/\/vuiis.vumc.org\/bio\/rachelle.crescenzi\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/vuiis.vumc.org\/bio\/rachelle.crescenzi<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/timothy-hohman-ph-d\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/08\/Hohman_Timothy_2023_VUMC_Vertical-108x144.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/timothy-hohman-ph-d\/\">Timothy  Hohman, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Professor, Neurology<br \/>Professor, Pharmacology<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:timothy.j.hohman@vumc.org\"> timothy.j.hohman@vumc.org<\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vumc.org\/vmac\/person\/timothy-j-hohman-phd\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/www.vumc.org\/vmac\/person\/timothy-j-hohman-phd<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/849\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/12\/Erkan-Karakas-108x144.png\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/849\/\">Erkan  Karakas, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:erkan.karakas@vanderbilt.edu \"> erkan.karakas@vanderbilt.edu <\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/mpb\/person\/erkan-karakas-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/mpb\/person\/erkan-karakas-phd\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/lars-plate\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/12\/Plate-Lars-108x144.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/lars-plate\/\">Lars  Plate, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Assistant Professor, Chemistry<br \/>Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences<br \/>Assistant Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto: lars.plate@vanderbilt.edu \">  lars.plate@vanderbilt.edu <\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plate-research.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/www.plate-research.org\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/marjan-rafat-phd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/08\/IMG_99212_crop-108x144.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/marjan-rafat-phd\/\">Marjan  Rafat, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering<br \/>Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:marjan.rafat@vanderbilt.edu\"> marjan.rafat@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/rafatlab\/\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/rafatlab\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/john-yang\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/12\/John-yang-108x144.png\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/john-yang\/\">Zhongyue (John)  Yang, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Assistant Professor, Chemistry<br \/>Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:zhongyue.yang@vanderbilt.edu\"> zhongyue.yang@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/faculty\/yang.php\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/faculty\/yang.php<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/845\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/12\/York_John_700pix_headshot-108x144.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/845\/\">John  York, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Professor of Biochemistry<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:john.york@vanderbilt.edu\"> john.york@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr \/><\/div><div class=\"media\"> <div class=\"media-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/marija-zanic-ph-d-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/09\/Marija_scope_portrait1.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><strong class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/qcb\/person\/marija-zanic-ph-d-2\/\">Marija  Zanic, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><p class=\"person-title\">Associate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology<br \/>Associate Professor, Biochemistry<br \/>Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering<br \/><\/p><ul><li> <i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"mailto:marija.zanic@vanderbilt.edu\"> marija.zanic@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/li><li> <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lab.vanderbilt.edu\/marija-zanic-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/lab.vanderbilt.edu\/marija-zanic-lab\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr 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