Members

Principal Investigator

Craig W. Lindsley, Ph.D.
William K. Warren, Jr. Chair in Medicine
University Professor of Pharmacology, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Director, Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Group Leadership

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

Andrew Felts, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Medicinal Chemistry

Nathan Kett
Director of Analytical Chemistry

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

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

Support Staff

Gordon Borck
Sr. Lan Manager Joint with Basic Science Research POD3

Donna Johnson
Human Resources-Administrative Manager Joint with Basic Science Research POD3

Cindy Martinez
Administrative Manager

Sheila Elder
Administrative Officer Joint with Basic Science Research POD3

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

Project Leaders

Aaron Bender, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Elizabeth Childress, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Kristen Gilliland-
Meisenheimer, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Changho Han
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Paul Spearing
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Kayla Temple, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Research Staff

Masahito Abe, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Sara Biscotto
Research Assistant I

Rory Capstick
Research Assistant II

Cayden Dodd
Research Assistant I

Alison Gregro
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Gabe Gwirtsman
Research Assistant I

Dan Haymer
Research Assistant I

Madeline Long
Research Assistant II

Matthew Mulder
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Chris Presley, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Specialist

Carson Reed, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Christopher Regan
Lab Technician

Joza Schmitt
Research Assistant I

Matthew Spock
Research Assistant I

Trevor Trombley
Research Assistant I

Jeremy Turkett
Research Assistant I

David Whomble
Research Assistant I

DMPK

Sichen Chang
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Chandra Coleman
Research Assistant III

Nathaniel Napier
Research Assistant III

Megan Jackson
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Katherine Watson
Research Assistant III

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Lisa Barbaro, Ph.D.

Joseph Bungard, Ph.D.

Kwaku Kyei-Baffour, Ph.D.

Katherine Crocker, Ph.D.

Melissa A. Korkmaz-Vaisys, Ph.D.

Jinming Li, Ph.D.

Cori Malinky, Ph.D.

Anthony Scruse, Ph.D.

Graduate Students

Jacob Kalbfleisch

Visiting Scientists

Shoji Nojima

Collaborating WCNDD Leadership

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.
Research Professor
WARREN Director of Molecular Pharmacology

Jerri Rook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Director of Behavioral Pharmacology

Photo Galleries

Ono Trip 2020

Christmas 2019

Halloween 2019

Summer Kick Off 2019

VCNDD 5K Fun Run 2019

Halloween 2018

Summer Kick Off 2018

Lindsley Lab Reunion 2018

NMCS 2018

Halloween 2017

Christmas 2016

Loveless Cafe 2016

Halloween 2016

Skydiving 2011