Leadership
![Robert Eoff, Ph.D. Dr. Eoff](https://medicine.uams.edu/cmic/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/04/Eoff-1-239x327.jpg)
Robert Eoff, Ph.D.
Director
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Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Program Manager (To be named)
Advisory Committee (AC)
In accordance with NIH PAR-22-250: The CMIC AC is “comprised of institutional leadership and external experts in the scientific area” and “should provide advice and oversight on critical scientific activities and administrative decisions.” The CMIC is fortunate to have an outstanding AC that includes the individuals listed below:
External AC Members
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Brandt Eichman, Ph.D.
William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair, Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences, Professor of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University
![Maria Spies, Ph.D. Maria Spies](https://medicine.uams.edu/cmic/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/04/Spies.jpeg)
Maria Spies, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa
![Ann West, Ph.D. Ann West, Ph.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/cmic/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/04/West-Ann.jpeg)
Ann West, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Associate VP, Research & Partnerships, Grayce B. Kerr Centennial Chair, E.K. Gaylord Presidential Professor, and COBRE Director, University of Oklahoma
![Dan Voth, Ph.D. Daniel Voth, Ph.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/cmic/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2024/04/Voth_Daniel_PHD_-09032020-800_8950-245x327.jpg)
Dan Voth, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Microbiology and Immunology, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, UAMS, College of Medicine
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Alan J. Tackett, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Deputy Director of Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Scharlau Family Endowed Chair for Cancer Research