Anuja Ghorpade, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Memphis, Tn, Us

Albany, New York

• Reporting to the President as the Chief Academic Officer - A change agent utilizing the 5 C’s: Clarity, Communication, Coordination, Commitment to move the community forward with Courage• Led and executed institution-wide reorganization from a schools structure to ‘One College’ by reframing the thinking, and facilitated a satellite campus closure with a teach-out plan in the midst of the pandemic• Branded the ACPHS Student-Centered Triangles of Success—the △ signifying change, along with three key messages to move the College forward: 1) Look ahead with a solutions-focused approach; 2) Listen and communicate with transparency; 3) Deliver results with coordinated action• Over just three years, improved student retention by reducing enrollment loss: From 4% in Fall 2018 to 1% in Fall 2021 and improved Yr1 to Yr2 retention from <75% to >90 %• Successfully completed three accreditation visits receiving the maximum accreditation cycles for all—Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE); Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH); and Accrediting Commission on Pharmacy Education (ACPE)• Launched two new Master’s programs and three pathways: MS Biomedical Sciences and MS Biomanufacturing and Bioprocessing. Pre-Med; Pre-PA; and Pre-Health• Established the Dean’s Executive Leadership Teams aligned with the mantra “Everything is going to be DELT with”ACPHS ranks #1 in New York and #2 in the U.S. for best return on investment according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. ACPHS was also named the #1 value-added college in the country by The Wall Street Journal and the Brookings Institution. For more information, visit www.acphs.edu.Member, President's CabinetChair, Dean's Leadership Executive TeamsSponsor, Coalition for Change , the ACPHS-DEI journey

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Lead institutional >$50M research enterprise and catalyze strategic growth• Oversee scientific research administration, development and commercialization• Spearheaded complex community partnerships to form the first Regional Institutional Review Board in North Texas for bench-to-bedside translation• Rebuilt and reenergized research teams using Design Thinking technique and accountability-based decisions• Revamped research compliance culture through relationship building• Established a strong foundation for continued strategic growth for HSC researchMember, President's CabinetChair, President's Research CouncilChair, Research Advisory Council

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Led the largest institutional Basic Science Dept that expanded from 15 to 28 faculty, 45+ graduate students and support staff• Developed and implemented novel graduate education tools, academic and faculty development programs• Oversaw institutional core infrastructure including the Anatomy Lab• Provided stability, leadership and a unified vision to a large group of diverse faculty• Recruited several talented faculty (including women) and grew the department successfully• Established cutting-edge research program for drug delivery to the brain in pursuit of the quest for an HIV CureJoint MD School Dean Search Committee TCOM Curriculum Modernization Committee Chair, Molecular Biology and Immunology Chair Search Committee GSBS Executive Committee

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Successfully established an independently funded first ever HIV/AIDS research program at UNTHSC• Secured >$5M multi-year funding in less than 14 months after relocating to a new academic institution • Launched clinical research by recruiting HIV patients in collaboration with multiple sites across North Texas• Developed novel instructional strategies for active learning to educate large classes of 230+ medical students• Cultivated innovative graduate education approaches to propel students from book-smart to life-smart• Established infrastructure for a Brain Bank to support Alzheimer’s Disease research at a new institutionPresident's Strategic Thinking CouncilPresident's Research Thinking CouncilFaculty Retention CommitteeResearch Integrity CommitteeChair, Search Committee for CBAN Faculty

Greater Omaha Area

• Developed and established an independent research program to discover HIV effects on human brain cells• Conceptualized all research projects, wrote competitive grant proposals, led and managed large teams • Actively administered research grants including staffing, regulatory affairs, budget, hands-on training and mentoring of research personnel and students• Built productive collaborations with other researchers, ultimately leading to ~30 peer-reviewed, high-impact publications and additional funding • Successfully launched a rapid autopsy program to procure adult human brain cells for dementia research & cure, directed Brain Bank• As Vice Chair, fostered stabilizing two diverse groups of faculty merged into a unified departmentDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience

Greater Omaha Area

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental NeuroscienceCourtesy Faculty Appointment, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Greater Omaha Area

Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders

Department of Pathology and MicrobiologyCollege of Medicine

Greater Omaha Area

Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders

Greater Omaha Area

Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders

Greater Omaha Area

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience

Greater Omaha Area

Department of Pathology and Microbiology

Greater Omaha Area

Department of Pathology and Microbiology

Greater Omaha Area

Department of Pathology and Microbiology

• Established novel tools and technology to built and direct the Tissue and Cells Core for the Center for Neurovirology• Secured highly competitive independent fellowships (Pediatrics AIDS Foundation Fellowship, 1998-2001)• Managed a core research group including students, lab technologists and trained and mentored other post-doctoral fellows• As an early adopter, began experimenting with novel techniques for active graduate learningDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology

New Delhi Area, India

Certificate, Iem, Institute For Education Management

Certificate, Leading For Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Fellow, Agb Institute For Leadership & Governance In Higher Education

The Definitive Program for Aspiring College and University Presidents The AGB Institute for Leadership & Governance in Higher Education.

Hsc Fellow, Executive Leadership

Competency 1: Leading with Trust Competency 2: Communication Skills Competency 3: Understanding our organization/ Issues in Higher.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Life Sciences

Ph.D. Thesis: Molecular evaluation of expression of human growth hormone, a eukaryotic gene and heat-labile enterotoxin chain B.

Master Of Science - Ms, Biotechnology

Dissertation thesis: Studies on the effect of vanadium and molybdenum on the nitrogenase activity of cowpea Rhizobium

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Microbiology, General