TOXI Officers

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Michael Stone, Ph.D.

Past Chair

Professor of Chemistry
Vanderbilt University
Email: michael.p.stone@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2589

Thomas Spratt, Ph.D.
Chair

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Phone: (717) 531-4623
Spratt Lab Website
E-mail: tes13@psu.edu

Michael Trakselis, Ph.D.
Chair-Elect

Baylor University
Phone: (254) 710-2581
Email: Michael_Trakselis@baylor.edu

Clementina Mesaros, Ph.D.

BMSC Director
Perlman School od Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Email: mesaros@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Office: 215-459-2116

Secretary
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2025

Deyu Li, Ph.D.

Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Avedisian Hall, Pharmacy Building, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI 02881
Email: deyuli@uri.edu

Treasurer-elect

Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2025

 

Grover P Miller, Ph.D.

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Email: MillerGroverP@uams.edu
Office501-526-6486 – Biomedical Research Center B421A

Treasurer

2024-2025

James Galligan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
University of Arizona
Email: jjgalligan@arizona.edu
Phone:
520-621-6015

Member-at-large
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2025

 

Kun Yang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
Email: kun.yang@austin.utexas.edu
Phone: (512) 471-4843
Website: Yang Lab

Member-at-large

Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2025

 

Christie M. Sayes, Ph.D.

Professor
Environmental Science
Baylor University
Email: christie_sayes@baylor.edu
Phone: (254) 710-3469

Member-at-large
Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2027

Penny Beuning, Ph.D.

Northeastern University
Councilor

Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2026

Sarah ShuckSarah Shuck, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
City of Hope
Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Institute
Councilor
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2025


Ujjal Sarkar, Ph.D.

Cerevel Therapeutics
Alternate Councilor
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2025

Aaron Fleming, Ph.D.

The University of Utah
Alternate Councilor
Jan. 1, 2024  – Dec 31, 2026

 

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE


Natalia Tretyakova, Ph.D.

McKnight Distinguished University Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy

Jan. 1, 2024  – Dec 31, 2026

Michael Stone, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
Vanderbilt University
Email: michael.p.stone@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2589

Jan. 1, 2025  – Dec 31, 2027

Yinsheng Wang, Ph.D.

Chair

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
UC Riverside
Email: yinsheng.wang@ucr.edu
Phone: (951) 827-2700

Jan. 1, 2024  – Dec 31, 2026

PROGRAM COMMITTEE


Sarah Shuck
Sara Shuck, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
City of Hope
Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Institute
Program Chair
Jan. 1, 2024  – Dec 31, 2025

Grover P Miller, Ph.D.Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Program Chair-Elect
Jan. 1, 2024  – Dec 31, 2026

Thomas Spratt, Ph.D.

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Phone: (717) 531-4623
E-mail: tes13@psu.eduJan 1st Jan. 1, 2025  – Dec 31, 2027

 


F. Peter Guengerich Ph.D.

Professor of Biochemistry
Tadashi Inagami Chair in Biochemistry
Vanderbilt University

Email: f.guengerich@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: 615-322-2261
Jan. 1, 2024  – Dec 31, 2025

Abdur Rahim, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Scholar
Tretyakova Lab
University Minnesota

Jan. 1, 2025  – Dec 31, 2027


Anal Jana, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral scholar
Zhao Lab
UC, RiversideJan. 1, 2025  – Dec 31, 2027

 

NEWSLETTER EDITOR


Gunnar Boysen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
Email: gboysen@uams.edu
Phone: 501-526-4956
Website: TRI Faculty Profile
Jan. 1, 2025  – Dec 31, 2027

 

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE


Linlin Zhao, Ph.D.          University of California, Riverside         Chair          January 2025 – January 2027

Gunnar Boysen, Ph.D.         UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health         January 2025 – January 2027

 

TOXI AWARDS COMMITTEE


Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, Ph.D.         Wayne State University          Chair          January 2025 – January 2027

Linlin Zhao, Ph.D.          University of California, Riverside          January 2025 – January 2026

Penny Beuning, Ph.D.          Northeastern University          January 2025 – January 2026

James Galligan, Ph.D.          University of Arizona          January 2025 – January 2026

 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE


Michael Trakselis, Ph.D.          Baylor University         Chair          January 2025 – January 2027

Sara Shuck, Ph.D.          City of Hope          January 2025 – January 2027

Clementina Mesaros, Ph.D.          University of Pennsylvania          January 2025 – January 2027

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE


Yinsheng Wang, PhD         University of California, Riverside         Chair          January 2025 – January 2027

Clementina Mesaros, Ph.D.          University of Pennsylvania          January 2025 – January 2027

Peter Villalta, Ph.D.        University of Minnesota          January 2025 – January 2027

Nate Snyder, Ph.D.        Temple University          January 2025 – January 2027