Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has been named executive vice president for Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She will take on this new role while continuing to lead VICC.
Pietenpol, who is an active researcher, will assume a portion of the responsibilities held by Larry Marnett, PhD, as he transitions to the newly created position of dean of Basic Sciences in the School of Medicine for Vanderbilt University.
In her new role, Pietenpol will report to Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. A professor in several disciplines, Pietenpol will support the basic science programs in clinical departments, centers and institutes that will be housed in the new VUMC after the reorganization. She will be responsible for leading the infrastructure that will advance much of the Medical Center’s basic research enterprise and broadly promoting research discoveries and strategic planning.