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
DMPK
Sichen Chang
Drug Discovery Scientist II
Chandra Coleman
Research Assistant III
Nathaniel Napier
Research Assistant III
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Graduate Students
Visiting Scientists
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
Hyekyung K. Plumley
Director of Primary Screening
Jerri Rook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Director of Behavioral Pharmacology