Excerpt from the WSU Newsroom
When research deans from medical schools across the country need to compare notes on federal funding or workforce shortages, Madhavi Kadakia, Ph.D., has had a seat at that table.
Kadakia, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and College of Science and Mathematics, was recently recognized by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for her leadership on the Steering Committee for the Group on Research Advancement and Development, known as GRAND, a national forum for research leaders at medical schools and teaching hospitals.
As a steering committee member, Kadakia helped plan GRAND’s annual meeting, shaped its programming priorities and represented Wright State’s perspective among peer institutions. She also worked with colleagues nationwide to weigh in on federal policy changes affecting academic medicine.
Kadakia said she wanted to ensure Wright State and the Boonshoft School of Medicine had a voice in shaping national conversations about academic medicine.
“I think it matters a lot for Wright State faculty to be in rooms like that,” she said. “Serving in a role like this means we’re not just hearing about best practices after the fact, but we are helping shape them and building relationships with peer institutions that pay off long after the meeting ends.”
