Endocrine T32 Administration

Robert O’Doherty, PhD, director of the T32 training program, chairs a Training Committee composed of five faculty members representing multiple disciplines across the University of Pittsburgh. Training Committee members include Donald DeFranco, PhD; Bruce Freeman, PhD; Erin E. Kershaw, MD; Esa Davis, PhD; and Pouneh Fazeli, MD, MPH. The Internal Advisory Board (IAB) is comprised of two current T32 Directors, Christopher O’Donnell, PhD and Thomas Kleyman, MD. The External Advisory Board (EAB) is comprised of internationally renowned Endocrinologists and a leader in the field of research program integration and translational research: Andrew Stewart, MD; Stephen Davis, MBBS; Stephen Hammes, MD, PhD; and Jennifer Grandis, MD. These core program leaders, in combination with our outstanding research mentors, provide both the experience and commitment to managing this training program and promoting the scientific and career development of the next generation of academic leaders in the field of Endocrinology.

Sharon Ferderbar

Director of Financial & Operations Management
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

T32 Training Committee

Bruce A. Freeman, PhD

Irwin Fridovich Distinguished Professor & Chair
Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology

Pouneh K. Fazeli, MD, MPH

Director, Neuroendocrinology Unit
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

Internal Advisory Board

Thomas R. Kleyman, MD

Chief, Division of Renal-Electrolyte
Director, Pittsburgh Center for Kidney Research
T32 Director, Nephrology
Sheldon Adler Professor of Medicine

External Advisory Board

Stephen N. Davis, MBBS

Theodore E. Woodward Chair in Medicine
Director, General Clinical Research Center
Director, Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Jennifer Grandis, MD

American Cancer Society Professor, Otalarynology
University of California, San Francisco