The following Scholars have reached Emeritus status and no longer have active McNair funding but continue to make a great impact on behalf of the McNair Medical Institute and carry the McNair Scholar name.
Xiang "Shawn" Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Active Scholar: June 2011 - 2024
Thomas (Trey) Westbrook, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular & Human Genetics and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Active Scholar: May 2017 - 2024
Nuo Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Active Scholar: April 2016 - 2024
Erez Lieberman Aiden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular & Human Genetics
Active Scholar: March 2014 - June 2018
Malgorzata Borowiak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Active Scholar: January 2012 - June 2018
Jake A. Kushner, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Active Scholar: June 2011 - August 2017
Melissa L. Bondy, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology and Oncology)
Active Scholar: September 2011 - June 2019
Koen Venken, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Active Scholar: July 2014 - August 202021
Russell Scott Ray, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Active Scholar: January 2013 - June 2021
Matthew Ellis, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Active Scholar: July 2014 - March 2021