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

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

Aaron Bender, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Elizabeth Childress, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Kristen Gilliland, 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

Masahito Abe, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Lisa Barbaro, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Sara Biscotto
Research Assistant I

Rory Capstick
Research Specialist

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

Jinming Li, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Madeline Long
Research Specialist

Chris Presley, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Carson Reed, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery Scientist I

Christopher Regan
Research Assistant II

Joza Schmitt
Research Specialist

Jeremy Turkett
Research Specialist

Jackson Waters
Research Assistant I

David Whomble
Research Assistant II

Joseph Bungard, Ph.D.

Jeremy Coleman, Ph.D.

Caleb Jones, Ph.D.

Cori Malinky, Ph.D.

Jacob Murray, Ph.D.

Upendra Rathnayake, Ph.D.

Hyekyung K. Plumley
Director of Primary Screening
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Natasha Billard
Research Assistant II

Mallory Maurer
Research Assistant II

Sichen Chang
Drug Discovery Scientist II

Chandra Coleman
Research Assistant III

Nathaniel Napier
Research Assistant III

Lauren Parr
Research Assistant II

Katherine Watson
Research Specialist

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