Steering Committee

The INBRE Steering Committee is chaired by Dr. David Weir, the PI of the Program and is constituted of Provost-level members from each of the partner institutions. The Committee coordinates and guides INBRE activities within and among the partner institutions and establishes policies and operational procedures as appropriate. In addition, the Steering Committee, based on input by the Research Committee, will monitor progress of the research programs and, in collaboration with the External Advisory Board and Research Committee, selects the research proposals that will be funded in Years 3. 

The Steering Committee meets quarterly during the first year of the INBRE and meets at least twice annually in the following years. 

Members of the Steering Committee include:

• David S. Weir – Chair, Director, OEIP & INBRE–Principal Investigator, UD
• Mark Barteau, Senior Vice Provost for Research and Strategic Initiatives, UD
• Mark Brainard; Assistant Campus Director, Delaware Technical & Community College
• Patricia Dwyer, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Wesley College
• Vicky Funanage, Director, Biomedical Research, Nemours Biomedical Research
• Kelvin Lee, Director, Delaware Biotechnology Institute
• Brian Little, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, Christiana Care
• Noureddine Melikechi, Interim Dean, College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology, DSU
• Ulhas Naik, – Research Committee Chair, Director, Delaware Cardiovascular Research Center, UD
• Steven Stanhope, Professor, Department of Health, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences, UD
• Karl Steiner, Associate Provost for Interdisciplinary Research & INBRE Program Coordinator, UD