R25 Mentors
Our mentors will provide USC junior faculty members with training support in the program. The following is a list of our current R25 mentors, click to learn more.
Current Mentors

Majdi N. Al-Hasan, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine Chief of Infectious Diseases Division; Vice Chair of Medical Specialties and Research

Chen Liang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in the Health Services Policy & Management Arnold School of Public Health

Alain Litwin, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Internal Medicine at USC School of Medicine-Greenville

Melissa Nolan, Ph.D
Assistant Professor in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Arnold School of Public Health

Bankole Olatosi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and MHA Program Director, Health Service, Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health

Christopher A. Sutton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Qi Wang, Ph.D
Professor in the Department of Mathematics

Sharon Weissman, MD
Professor in Clinical MediDepartment Chair of Medicine Clinical Professor of Medicine

Jiajia Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor and Biostatistics Division Director in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Arnold School of Public Health
Past Mentors

Jianjun Hu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Neset Hikmet, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Director, Applied Sciences Center for Applied Innovation and Advanced Analytics

Xiaoming Li, Ph.D.
Professor and SmartState Endowed Chair for Clinical Translational Research

Zhenlong Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor at the Department of Geography

Alain Litwin, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Internal Medicine at USC School of Medicine-Greenville

Bankole Olatosi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and MHA Program Director, Health Service, Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health

Shan Qiao, Ph.D
Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior

Sharon Weissman, MD
Professor in Clinical MediDepartment Chair of Medicine Clinical Professor of Medicine

Jiajia Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor and Biostatistics Division Director in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Arnold School of Public Health