WV-INBRE Committee
The WV-INBRE program is governed by multiple committees working together to ensure successful implementation and oversight.
Core Steering Committee
Program leadership and coordinators
Trupti Joshi, MBBS, ADB, MS, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Marshall University
Stanley Hileman, PhD
Program Coordinator WVU
West Virginia University
Gautam Pillay, PhD
VP of Research / Executive Director at MU
Marshall University
Ming Lei, PhD
VP of Research and Grad Studies WVU
West Virginia University
Senior Administrators
Institutional leadership from partner universities
Tesfaye Belay, PhD
Bluefield State Representative
Bluefield State University
Mari Clements, PhD
Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
Glenville State University (GSU)
Mary Hendrix, PhD
President
Shepherd University (SU)
Dawn Turner, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology
University of Charleston (UC)
Joseph Horzempa, PhD
CNPR Director; WV-PR Student Exchange
West Liberty University
James Nemitz, PhD
President
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM)
Paige Carney, PhD
Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
West Virginia State University (WVSU)
Lynn Linder, PhD
Provost
West Virginia Wesleyan College (WVWC)