Olivier Boutaud, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Director of DMPK

Darren W. Engers, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Director of Medicinal Chemistry

Julie Le Engers, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Medicinal Chemistry

Nathan Kett
Drug Discovery Scientist II
WCNDD CS Site Head

Valerie Kramlinger
Research Assistant Professor Director of DMPK

Bruce J. Melancon, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Director of Medicinal Chemistry
Editor-in-Chief, ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies

Hyekyung K. Plumley
Drug Discovery Scientist II
Director of Molecular Pharmacology

Chris Presley, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I          Director of Analytical Chemistry

Nathalie Schnetz-Boutaud, Ph.D.
Research Instructor
Director of Compound Management

Aaron Bender, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist II        Assistant Director of Medicinal Chemistry

Elizabeth Childress, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Kristen Gilliland, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I           Director of Outreach and Advocacy Programs

Changho Han
Drug Discovery Scientist II        Assistant Director of Medicinal Chemistry

Paul Spearing
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Kayla Temple, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist II         Assistant Director of Medicinal Chemistry

Masahito Abe, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Lisa Barbaro, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Joseph Bungard, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Andrew Burns
Research Assistant I

Rory Capstick
Research Specialist

Jeremy Coleman, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Katherine Crocker, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Cayden Dodd
Research Assistant I

Renn Duncan
Research Assistant I

Alison Gregro
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Dan Haymer
Research Assistant I

Joseph Inger
Research Assistant I

Caleb Jones, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Jinming Li, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Madeline Long
Research Specialist

Kiara Nichols
Research Assistant I

Lake Rabenold
 Research Assistant I

Upendra Rathnayake
 Drug Discovery Scientist I

Carson Reed
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Christopher Regan
Senior Research Assistant

Alexa Richardson
Research Assistant I

Joza Schmitt
Research Specialist

Esra Simsek
Research Assistant I

Jeremy Turkett
Research Specialist

David Whomble
Research Assistant II

Natasha Billard
Research Assistant II

Lucy Houghton
Research Assistant I

Mallory Maurer
Research Assistant II

Sichen Chang
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Irene Zagol-Ikapitte
Drug Discovery Scientist

Chandra Coleman
Research Assistant III

Nathaniel Napier
Research Assistant III

Lauren Parr
Research Assistant II

Katherine Watson
Research Specialist

Timothy Dugger
Computer Systems Analyst III Joint with Basic Science Research POD3

Sheila Elder
Administrative Officer Joint with Basic Science Research POD3

Cindy Martinez
Administrative Manager

Jodi Rodefeld
Financial Analyst Joint with Basic Science Research POD3

Edward Zhuang
Sr. Technical Support Specialist Joint with Basic Science Research POD3

P. Jeffrey Conn, Ph.D.
Lee E. Limbird Professor of Pharmacology
Founding Director of WCNDD, Director Emeritus

Jerod Denton, Ph.D.
Professor of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology Research
VUMC Department of Anesthesiology
Director of Ion Channel Pharmacology

Carrie Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Colleen Niswender, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
WARREN Director of Molecular Pharmacology

Jerri Rook, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Director of Behavioral Pharmacology