RCMI Core Leaders and Staff

 

 

 

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RCMI PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR 

KARAM F.A. SOLIMAN, PH.D.

FAMU COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH 

Karam F. A. Soliman, Ph.D., is the RCMI Principal Investigator and the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health. As Principal Investigator, Dr. Soliman directs and reports the progress of the RCMI program directly to the University President and the funding agency. He serves as the liaison between the National Institute of Health and the RCMI program. Dr. Soliman is responsible for daily operations, organization, and planning of the administrative and research, research-related efforts, and continual development and implementation of the strategic goals and objectives of the RCMI program. He is also responsible for the effective management and implementation of the RCMI program by coordinating and managing the program consistent with the overall institutional plans for strengthening biomedical sciences research capabilities. Dr. Soliman works closely with the external advisory committee and internal advisory committee members, external evaluators, core leaders, faculty researchers, pilot project investigators, research participants, and staff to develop the RCMI program.

 

RCMI C0-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR 

Gerardo Colon-Otero, MD, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL

 

Executive Leadership Team

Name Title

Karam F. A. Soliman, Ph.D.

Administrative Core
Recruitment and Hiring Core
Molecular Genetics Core
Pilot Projects Program Core

Eun-Sook Lee, Ph.D.

Investigator Development Core

Kinfe K. Redda, Ph.D.

Infrastructure Core
Drug Discovery Facilities 

Sandra Suther, Ph.D.

Community Outreach Core

Gerardo Colon-Otero, MD

Career Enhancement Program 

Renee Reams, Ph.D.

Career Enhancement Program

Selina Darling - Reed, Ph.D.

Infrastructure Core
Molecular Genetics
and Biotechnology Facilities 

 

 

RCMI Administrative Support Staff

NAME TITLE PHONE EMAIL
Leola Hubert-Randolph RCMI Administrative Assistant 850-561-2182 leola.randolph@famu.edu
Sharon Arradondo RCMI Coordinator of Research Programs and Services 850-412-7491 sharon.arradondo@famu.edu

 

FAMU RCMI PROGRAM ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE 

Florida A&M University has the appropriate organizational structure and oversight regarding fiscal, human, and physical resources to increase and strengthen its biomedical and research environment. The University has a practical and clear organizational and administrative structure to continue to meet the objectives of the RCMI Program in terms of the lines of authority.

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