Leadership

Clay Marsh, MD

Clay Marsh, MD, is vice dean for research in Ohio State's College of Medicine and associate vice president for health sciences research. He also serves as director of the Center for Personalized Health Care Dr. Marsh's research focuses on the identification of blood-borne genomic networks active in health and the role of the innate immune system in health and disease, with a goal of developing novel therapies for tissue damage in lung diseases.

Email: clay.marsh@osumc.edu
Phone: (614) 293-9309

Peter Mohler

Peter Mohler, PhD, is the associate dean for basic research. His responsibilities include building teams to promote high impact and translational science and strengthening mentoring. Dr. Mohler is also the director of the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, where his lab focuses on the role played by the ankyrin polypeptides in ion channels and transporters in cardiac cells. 

Email: peter.mohler@osumc.edu
Phone: (614) 247-8610

Rebecca Jackson

Rebecca Jackson, MD, is the associate dean for clinical research and the director of The Ohio State University Medical Center’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science. In addition to her responsibilities in oversight of clinical research, Dr. Jackson is a leader in the research of women’s health, specializing in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism disorders.

Email: rebecca.jackson@osumc.edu
Phone: (614) 293-4041

James King

James King, PhD, is the assistant dean for research and the interim associate dean for graduate studies. Dr. King’s area of research expertise is the role of corticotrophin releasing factor in the mediation of the stress response and development of the cerebellum.

Email: king.11@osu.edu
Phone: (614) 688-8792

Deborah Larsen

Deborah Larsen, PT, PhD, is the associate dean, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and associate vice president. Dr. Larsen’s research centers on the recovery of function following neurologic injury, measurement of recovery of function, and nervous system changes during recovery.

Email: deborah.larsen@osumc.edu
Phone: (614) 292-5645

Michael Para

Michael Para, MD, is the associate dean for outcomes research. He is in charge of regulatory affairs. Dr. Para’s research interests are HIV therapeutics, management, and drug resistance.

Email: michael.para@osumc.edu
Phone: (614) 293-8732

Chandan Sen

Chandan Sen, PhD, is the associate dean for translational and applied research. He also leads the College of Medicine’s technology transfer efforts. Dr. Sen’s research focuses on wound healing and redox control of biological events, as well as the role of oxygen- and nitrogen-derived species in signal transduction and gene expression.

Email: chandan.sen@osumc.edu
Phone: (614) 247-7786