The Research Advisory Task Force (RATF) is contained as its own focus area and supported by RATF members and Dennis Paffrath, MBA, assistant vice president of research administration. The table below identifies the RTF focus area status of each recommendation or decision followed by a membership roster including the primary and deputy focus area leader. The following initiatives have been approved by senior leadership to move forward as part of the COVID-19 Recovery process.
Research Advisory Task Force
Research Advisory Task Force Video Update
UMB Approved Initiatives
| Issue | Status |
|---|---|
| Restart Lab Research | Completed |
| Clinical & Community Research | Completed |
Restart Lab Research
| Description | Date Approved | Expected Completion |
|---|---|---|
| • 100 percent capacity | 6/3/2021 | 6/21/2021 |
|
3/24/2021 | 4/5/2021 |
|
7/11/2020 | 7/27/2020 |
|
6/3/2020 | 6/8/2020 |
|
5/28/2020 | June 2020 |
Clinical and Community Research
| Description | Date Approved | Expected Completion |
|---|---|---|
| • Start Stage 3 Excluding Category D | 6/3/2021 | 6/21/2021 |
|
8/25/2020 | 8/25/2020 |
|
7/14/2020 | 7/20/2020 |
|
6/18/2020 | June 2020 |
Focus Area Roster
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Primary Focus Area Leader
Margaret "Peg" McCarthy, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Director, Program in Neuroscience
University of Maryland School of Medicine -
Deputy Focus Area Leader
Susan Dorsey, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Chair, Pain and Translational System Science
Co-Director Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Focus Area Members
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Douglas Allen, BS, LATG
Deputy Director, Comparative Medicine
University of Maryland School of MedicineAaron Betsinger, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, The Institute for Innovation & Implementation
University of Maryland School of Social WorkSusan Buskirk, DM, MS
Vice President and Institutional Official
Office of Accountability and Compliance
University of Maryland, BaltimoreLaura Cathcart, PhD
Training and Exercise Program Manager
Office of Emergency ManagementWilbur Chen, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Maryland School of MedicineKevin Cullen, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Maryland School of MedicineTess Cummings, RN, MS
Director, Clinical Research Operations and Compliance
University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Maryland School of MedicineStephen Davis, MD, MBBS, FRCP, FACE, MACP
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Director, General Clinical Research Center
University of Maryalnd School of MedicineJulie Doherty, DM, MSN
Human Protections Administrator
University of Maryland, BaltimoreRobert Ernst, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis
University of Maryland School of DentistryGary Fiskum, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
University of Maryland School of MedicineJim Gold, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Maryland School of MedicineErin Golembewski, PhD
Senior Associate Dean
University of Maryland Graduate SchoolIsabel Jackson, PhD
Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Division of Translational Radiation Science
University of Maryland School of MedicineMaureen Kane, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Executive Director, Mass Spectrometry Center
University of Maryland School of PharmacyAsaf Keller, PhD
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
University of Maryland School of MedicineShyama Kottilil, MBBS, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Co-director, Institute of Human Virology Clinical Research Unit
Institute of Human Virology
University of Maryland School of Medicine -
David Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, FACEP
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Chief Medical Officer for Acute Care
University of Maryland School of MedicineKathy Neuzil, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
University of Maryland School of MedicineMichael Pappas, JD, MA
Professor, Law
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawGloria Reeves, MD
Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Research Services
Department of Psychiatry
University of Maryland School of MedicineTerry Rogers, PhD
Professor, Associate Dean for Research Development and Administration
University of Maryland School of MedicineRobert Rosenthal, MD
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Chair, Institutional Review Board
University of Maryland School of MedicinePaul Sacco, PhD
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Research
University of Maryland School of Social WorkFadia Shaya, PhD, MPH
Professor of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
Program Chair Drugs Devices Collaborative
University of Maryland School of PharmacyDudley Strickland, PhD
Professor, Department of Surgery
Director, Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases
University of Maryland School of MedicinePeter Swaan, PhD
Professor and Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Associate Dean for Research
University of Maryland School of PharmacyTerry Watnick, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Baltimore Polycystic Kidney Disease Research and Clinical Core Center
University of Maryland School of MedicineLegal Advisors
Deepa Bhattacharyya, JD
Associate University Counsel
Office of University Counsel
University of Maryland, BaltimoreAllison Levin, JD
Staff Attorney
Office of University Counsel
University of Maryland, BaltimoreIrma Robins, MBA, JD
Deputy General Counsel
Office of University Counsel
University of Maryland, Baltimore