Senior Associate Dean/Executive Director, Office of Research University at Buffalo | Buffalo, New York We are pleased to announce that Marc Halterman, MD, PhD, has been named the Senior Associate Dean and Executive Director for the Office of Research at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Most recently, Dr. Halterman served as the chair of the Department of Neurology and co-director of the Neurosciences Institute at the University of Stony Brook School of Medicine. Prior to joining Stony Brook he was a faculty member in the Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester. His research career has focused on the cellular and immune signaling pathways that lead to neural damage after stroke and cardiac arrest. He has served as principal investigator on grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and the American Heart Association (AHA). In addition, he has served as a mentor on training awards from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Cancer Institute, and AHA.He has authored 50 peer-reviewed scholarly publications, including papers in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Gene Therapy, Blood, Neurology, Brain Research, the Journal of the American Heart Association, and the Journal of Immunology. He is also a member of several professional societies, including the AHA and the American Academy of Neurology.As the office’s senior associate dean and executive director, Dr. Halterman will play a critical role in supporting the Jacobs School’s mission to actively grow UB’s research enterprise. Working in collaboration with the university and community stakeholders, he will support the school’s efforts to increase and enhance research activity; grow external and internal grant funding opportunities; strengthen and streamline research administration; and attract and retain talented new faculty members.After receiving his bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Georgetown University, Dr. Halterman joined the medical scientist training program at the University of Rochester, where completed residency and post-doctoral training.Natalie Leonhard led this search with Caitlin Barrett and Kendra Moleé.