MDRTC Key Administrative Personnel
The Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center supports research, health professional training, patient education and community outreach in diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic disorders.
Martin G. Myers, Jr., M.D., Ph.D
Director
As Center Director, Dr. Martin Myers, Jr. is responsible for the overall direction of the Center and for providing leadership, administrative guidance and scientific direction to foster collaboration and ensure that the Center meets its specific aims. The center director chairs the Center's Executive Committee and Scientific Advisory Committee, and serves on the Division Operating Committees and the Grants Program Advisory Council.
Christin Carter-Su, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Associate Director and Chief, Biomedical Research Division and Director of the Pilot and Feasibility Study Grants Program
Dr. Christin Carter-Su serves as the associate director of the MDRTC and chief of the Biomedical Research Division and the Director of the Pilot and Feasibility Study Grants Program (PF/S). As associate director she serves in the director's absence. She facilitates interdisciplinary research collaborations and assists the director in the review and development of Center Core services related to biomedical research. She is a member of the Center's Executive Committee, serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee, and Chairs the Grants Program Advisory Council. She acts as a liaison to the associate dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan Medical School to represent interdisciplinary programmatic issues of interest to the Center. As chief of the Biomedical Research Division, she chairs the Biomedical Research Division Operating Committee and meets regularly with Core Directors and staff to plan activities and evaluate progress.
As Director of the PF/S Program, Dr. Carter-Su coordinates the solicitation of Pilot/Feasibility grant proposals annually, interacts with individual members of the MDRTC to assure that the proposal solicitation process reaches investigators, coordinates the review of submitted applications and assignment of grant applications to extramural reviewers, coordinates the expansion of this program to regional universities, and serves as Chair of the Grants Program Advisory Council.
William H. Herman, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief, Prevention and Control Division
As chief of the Prevention and Control Division, Dr. Herman facilitates interdisciplinary research collaborations and assists the director in the review and development of services related to translational research. He serves as a member of the Executive Committee, the Scientific Advisory Committee, and the Grants Program Advisory Council. He chairs the Prevention and Control Division Operating Committee and meets regularly with Core directors and staff to plan activities and evaluate progress. Dr. Herman also coordinates activities between the MDRTC and the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research (MCDTR), which he directs.
Linda D. Potter, B.S. M.S.
Director for Administration
Linda D. Potter, B.S., M.S., provides administrative leadership and continuity for the MDRTC. Ms. Potter represents programmatic issues to Health System faculty and administrative personnel and to external organizations. She provides for strategic planning and development of resources to diversify the Center's funding base and insure continuation of programs. Specific responsibilities include fiscal planning and analysis, oversight of grant management in compliance with National Institutes of Health requirements, personnel management, space planning and utilization, public relations and marketing, and Web site and resource development. Ms. Potter is a member of the Executive Committee, several Division Operating Committees and a number of Core Operating Committees.
