Our People

Mark Drew, PhD
Program Director
Dr. Mark Drew is an Assistant Professor in The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the Director of Graduate Education for the Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity. He earned his PhD in Biological Chemistry from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and carried out his post-doctoral research in a Howard Hughes Medical Institute funded laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis.

Amy Kennedy
Program Coordinator
Amy Kennedy has been with The Ohio State University College of Medicine since 2015. She joined the Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity in 2019 performing as an administrative associate in support of the department chair and the editor-in-chief for the Journal of Immunology. In addition to those duties, she is responsible for scheduling and maintaining all MII courses, and she supports the department’s Education and Curriculum Committee. Amy serves as co-chair for the department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and is a Buckeye Wellness Innovator, as well as a certified Mental Health First Aid Responder.