Council of Research Deans

The Council of Research Deans, comprised of research leadership from all eight Rutgers Health schools and several major institutes, meets regularly with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Research Training to address evolving research administration topics and develop processes and strategies for ensuring continued biomedical research distinction and growth. This cohesive and synergistic organizational matrix, with both centralized and local research oversight, enables sharing of information and a supportive research infrastructure across Rutgers Health units.

Chair

Kathleen W. Scotto

Rutgers Health

Vice Chancellor for Research and Research Training & Vice Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Rutgers Health

Emailkathleen.scotto@rutgers.edu

School of Graduate Studies

Council Members

Brian Buckley

Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute

Executive Director of Laboratories, Associate Director of Administration

Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute

Emailbbuckley@eohsi.rutgers.edu

Research at the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute

Paul R. Copeland

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Associate Dean for Research

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Emailpaul.copeland@rutgers.edu

Office of Research, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

William Gause

New Jersey Medical School

Senior Associate Dean for Research and Director, Institute for Infectious & Inflammatory Diseases (i3D)

New Jersey Medical School

Emailgausewc@njms.rutgers.edu

Research Office, New Jersey Medical School

Céline Gélinas

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Senior Associate Dean for Research

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Emailgelinace@rwjms.rutgers.edu

Office of Research, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Georgios Kotsakis

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Assistant Dean for Clinical Research and Director of Research

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Emailgeo.kotsakis@rutgers.edu

Office of Research, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Eldo Kuzhikandathil

Brain Health Institute

Executive Director of Administration

Brain Health Institute

Emailkuzhikev@bhi.rutgers.edu

Research at Brain Health Institute

Deborah A. Lazzarino

New Jersey Medical School

Associate Dean for Research, Administrative Director of Research Core Facilities

New Jersey Medical School

Emaillazzarda@njms.rutgers.edu

Research Office, New Jersey Medical School

Antonina Mitrofanova (She/Her/Hers)

School of Health Professions

Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Biomedical and Health Informatics

School of Health Professions

Emailamitrofa@shp.rutgers.edu

Office of Research, School of Health Professions

Cristina Montagna

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Associate Director for Research and Education Affairs

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Emailcm1469@cinj.rutgers.edu

Research at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Narayanan Ramasubbu

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Associate Dean for Research

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Emailramasun1@sdm.rutgers.edu

Office of Research, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins

School of Nursing

Associate Dean of Nursing Science

School of Nursing

Emailcharlot@sn.rutgers.edu

Research at the School of Nursing

Andrea C. Villanti

Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies

Deputy Director

Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies

Emailandrea.villanti@rutgers.edu

Research at the Center for Tobacco Studies

Katherine T. Zapert

School of Public Health

Assistant Dean for Research

School of Public Health

Emailktz8@sph.rutgers.edu

Office of Research, School of Public Health

Renping Zhou

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Associate Dean for Research

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Emailrzhou@pharmacy.rutgers.edu

Research at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy