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APT Committee - 2006-2007. The Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee evaluates faculty performance annually and makes recommendations to the Chair regarding performance as well as promotion or tenure matters. Members also review secondary faculty credentials for consideration of promotion and/or tenure.

• Miles Cloyd, Ph.D.
• Robert A. Davey, Ph.D.
• Nisha Garg, Ph.D.
• Clifford W. Houston, Ph.D. - Chair
• Gary R. Klimpel, Ph.D.
• Rolf König, Ph.D.
• Shinji Makino, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• David W. Niesel, Ph.D. (ex officio)
• Susan Perez, M.B.A. (ex officio)

Chairman's Advisory Committee - 2006-2007. This committee meets monthly to discuss and advise the Chair concerning important departmental policies and practices. Members have been instrumental in developing guidelines for space planning and teaching assignments, changing the APT process, developing the faculty compensation plan, managing the departmental self-study, and operational issues.

• Rolf König, Ph.D.
• Robert Davey, Ph.D.
• Johnny Peterson, Ph.D.
• David Beasley, Ph.D.
• T. K. Hughes, Jr., Ph.D.
• Ashok K. Chopra, C.Sc., Ph.D.
• Lynn Soong, M.D., Ph.D.
• Kui Li, Ph.D.
• Nisha Garg, Ph.D.
• Ilya Frolov, Ph.D.
• David Niesel, Ph.D.
• Susan Perez, M.B.A. (ex officio)

Core Facilities Committee - 2006-2007. This committee develops business plans, sets annual goals, and works to improve the performance of the cores.

• Jiaren Sun, M.D., Ph.D. - Chair
• Thomas Albrecht, Ph.D.
• Teh-sheng Chan, M.D., Ph.D.
• Gary Klimpel, Ph.D.
• Rolf König, Ph.D.
• David W. Niesel, Ph.D. (ex officio)
• Susan Perez, M.B.A. (ex officio)

Equipment Committee -  2006-2007. This committee makes recommendations concerning the purchase and maintenance of departmental equipment.

• Teh-sheng Chan, M.D., Ph.D. – Chair
• Ilya Frolov, Ph.D.
• Premkumar Christadoss, M.D.
• Robert Davey, Ph.D.
• Janice Endsley, Ph.D.
• Tonyia Eaves-Pyles, Ph.D.
• David Niesel, Ph.D. (ex officio)
• Susan Perez, M.B.A. (ex officio)
• Mardelle Susman, M.A. (ex officio)

Safety & Hurricane Preparedness Committee - 2006-2007. This committee is responsible for preparing for and assessing damages after a hurricane or disaster. The Chair also provides training for new employees in safety and equipment use and maintenance.

• Teh-sheng Chan, M.D., Ph.D. - Chair
• Istvan Boldogh, Ph.D.
• Jiaren Sun, M.D., Ph.D. (Chemical Training)
• Thomas Albrecht, Ph.D. (OIC)
• Johnny Peterson, Ph.D.
• Alfredo G. Torres, Ph.D.
• Stanley Lemon, M.D.
• Kui Li, M.D., Ph.D.
• Miles Cloyd, Ph.D.
• Guatam Sahu

Seminar Committee - 2006-2007. This committee selects and hosts seminar speakers in program areas of bacteriology/parasitology, immunology and virology. Members work closely with the Department of Pathology to host an interdepartmental seminar series on infection and immunity.

• Robert Davey, Ph.D. - Chair
• Ashok Chopra, Ph.D.
• Kui Li, Ph.D.
• Rolf König, Ph.D.
• Tonya Colpitts, Student Representative

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• Curriculum Committee
• Admissions Committee
• Recruitment Committee

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