Vice Chancellor for Research
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Brett P. Giroir |
As vice chancellor for research, Dr. Giroir provides leadership for strategic development and research efforts throughout the Texas A&M System. In addition, he guides administration at the system level, enhances communication and implementation of research efforts, and oversees the system’s interaction with the Texas A&M Research Foundation. He also leads initiatives to develop partnerships with external entitities to increase system research, teaching service and outreach functions, and coordinates plans to expand sources of externally funded research.
Career
| 2008-present | Vice Chancellor for Research, The Texas A&M University System |
| 2006-2008 | Director, Defense Sciences Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) |
| 2004-2006 | Deputy Director, Defense Sciences Office, DARPA |
| 2000-2004 | Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Chief Medical Officer, Children's Medical Center, Dallas |
| 1993-2008 | Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor with Tenure – Research Track, Associates First Capital Corporation Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics; UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas) |
Education
| 1991-1993 | Research Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Dallas) |
| 1990-1991 | Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care, UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| 1986-1990 | Resident, Chief Resident, Pediatrics: Children’s Medical Center Dallas and Parkland Memorial Hospital |
| 1986 | M.D., Alpha Omega Alpha, UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas) |
| 1982 | Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) |
