Keynote Presentation

The 2022 Research Day Keynote Speaker

Lori L. McMahon, Ph.D., Vice President for Research

“The adrenergic system, hippocampal plasticity, and Alzheimer’s disease”

In her role as Vice President for Research, Dr. McMahon serves as MUSC's chief scientific officer, overseeing all its associated divisions, which include responsibility for accreditation and regulatory affairs, university-wide promotion of research across all colleges and centers, representing the president and provost on internal and external research matters, and identifying institutional research strategies and benchmarks in relation to the MUSC strategic plan.