John Forrest, Jr., MD
T32 Program Director

John Forrest, Jr., MD, who has been directing the office of student research for the past 25 years, is professor of medicine and program director for T32, which funds clinical research training for medical, nursing, and biomedical engineering students.

Dr. Forrest is a highly respected investigator with NIH R01 funding in the area of hormonal regulation of ion transport. He has published  approximately 150 articles on his work in peer-reviewed journals. He is chairman of the thesis committee of the medical school and has served as thesis advisor to many students during the past two decades, meeting with them individually to counsel them on their training pathway. He has a special talent for infusing enthusiasm for investigation into his students, many of whom have been awarded prizes for their research.