Two new directors of NC State’s Integrative Sciences Initiative (ISI) and the first occupants of Woodson Hall, the heart of the ISI, have been announced. Melanie Simpson was named director of research, effective October 1. Simpson is a professor and head of the Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry. As director of research, she will lead the implementation of ISI’s research vision, chair the ISI’s research advisory committee, provide operation plans for research ‘cores’, building research operations and funding models, and lead the development of grants and other proposals for funding of research efforts, with a particular focus on core labs and molecular metabolism/imaging topics. She will also work to create opportunities for seed funding and pilot projects.
Read more here. Congratulations to Melanie!