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The McLaughlin Committee
September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025

The McLaughlin Committee has responsibility for managing the predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship programs supported by the endowment, and serves in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Institute for Human Infections & Immunity and the President of the University of Texas Medical Branch.


Member Name

Title/Department

Term

Email

Committee Chair

Shannan Rossi, PhD, MBA, FASTMH


Associate Professor, Pathology

 


2026-2028
slrossi@utmb.edu

 

Alison Coady, PhD

Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

 

2026-2028alcoady@utmb.edu 
Gregory Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA

Professor, Internal Medicine- Infectious Disease

 

2026-2028gcgray@utmb.edu
June-Ho La, PhD, DVM

Associate Professor, Neurobiology

 

2026-2028jula@utmb.edu
Susan McLellan, MD

Professor, Internal Medicine- Infectious Disease

 

2025-2027sumclell@utmb.edu
Nikos Vasilakis, PhD, FASTMH

Professor, Pathology

 

2026-2028nivasila@utmb.edu
Kathleen Vincent, MD

Professor, Ob-Gyn Gynecology

 

2025-2027klvincen@utmb.edu

Ashok Chopra, PhD, CSc

Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

 

ex officio

achopra@utmb.edu

Jere McBride, PhD

Director, Experimental Pathology Graduate Program; Professor, Pathology

ex officio

jemcbrid@utmb.edu

Lynn Soong, MD, PhD

Director, Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program; Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

ex officio

lysoong@utmb.edu

Rebekah Viner, MS, MBA

Associate VP, Academic & Research Affairs, ASG Iex officiorlviner@utmb.edu

Scott Weaver, PhD

John Sealy Distinguished University Chair in Infections & Immunity; Director, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity; Professor and Chair, Microbiology & Immunology

ex officio

sweaver@utmb.edu