GDBBS Leadership
Division Director
GDBBS Administrative Staff
Shannon Marsh
Student Affairs Program Coordinator
Email: shannon.myers.marsh@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-4845
Emily Neutens
Associate Director of Student Affairs
Email: emily.kara.neutens@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-1594
Maureen Thomas
Administrative & Communications Specialist
Email: maureen.thomas@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-2752
Program Directors
Michael Koval, PhD
Program Director, Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology (BCDB)
Email: mhkoval@emory.edu
Phone: 404-712-2976
Term ends August 31, 2027
Anna Kenney, PhD
Program Director, Cancer Biology (CB)
Email: anna.kenney@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-1836
Term ends August 31, 2027
David Katz, PhD
Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB)
Email: david.katz@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-3403
Term ends August 31, 2027
Jacob Kohlmeier, PhD
Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis (IMP)
Email: jkohlmeier@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-7023
Term ends July 31, 2026
Christopher LaRock, PhD
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG)
Email: christopher.larock@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-1574
Term ends July 31, 2027
Nael McCarty, PhD
Molecular and Systems Pharmacology (MSP)
Email: namccar@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-3654
Term ends July 15, 2026
Robert Liu, PhD
Neuroscience (NS)
Email: robert.liu@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-5274
Term ends August 31, 2026
David Civitello, PhD
Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution (PBEE)
Email: dcivite@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-3336
Term ends August 31, 2027
Program Administrative Staff
Kathy Smith
Interim Program Administrator for BCDB & MSP
Email: kathy.smith@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-2547
