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

Darren W. Engers, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Senior 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                Senior Director of DMPK

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

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

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

Nathalie Schnetz-Boutaud, Ph.D.
Research Instructor
Senior 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        Assistant Director of Medicinal Chemistry

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        Assistant Director of Medicinal Chemistry

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

Carson Reed
Drug Discovery Scientist I        Assistant Director of Medicinal Chemistry

Lisa Barbaro, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I        Assistant Director of Medicinal Chemistry

Katherine Crocker, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I        Assistant Director of Medicinal Chemistry

Alison Gregro
Drug Discovery Scientist II         Director of Laboratory Safety

Masahito Abe, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Yu Nishio
Research Assistant

Andrew Burns
Research Assistant I

Rory Capstick
Research Specialist

Jeremy Coleman, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Cayden Dodd
Research Assistant II

Renn Duncan
Research Assistant I

Dan Haymer
Research Assistant II

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

Brandee Mills
Research Assistant I

Lake Rabenold
 Research Assistant I

Upendra Rathnayake
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Christopher Regan
Senior Research Assistant

Alexa Richardson
Research Assistant I

Joza Schmitt
Research Specialist

Esra Simsek
Research Assistant I

David Whomble
Research Assistant II

Morgan Crowley, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Daniel Schultz, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Pedro De Andrade Horn, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Navoda Jayakodiarachchi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Natasha Billard
Research Specialist

Lucy Houghton
Research Assistant I

Mallory Maurer
Research Assistant II

Sichen Chang
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Irene Zagol-Ikapitte
Drug Discovery Scientist

Nathaniel Napier
Research Assistant III

Lauren Parr
Research Assistant II

Snehal Sant
Research Assistant

Katherine Watson
Research Specialist

Jeremy Turkett
Research Specialist

Hallie McKinnie
Research Assistant

Sheila Elder
Administrative Officer Joint with Basic Science Research POD3

Jodi Rodefeld
Financial Analyst Joint with Basic Science Research POD3

Kimberly M. Viviano
Administrative Manager

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 Senior Director of In Vivo Pharmacology and Drug Development

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

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