Ian Murray, PhD

Career Highlights:

• Interim Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Texas A&M University School of Medicine

• Associate Professor, Department of Medical Physiology, Engineering Medicine (EnMed) track, Texas A&M University School of Medicine

• Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, St. George’s University in Grenada

• Associate Professor and Director of the Medical Student Research Institute, St. George’s University in Grenada

• Senior Research Investigator of Pharmacology, Dr. Ian Blair Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

• Research Associate Professor of Anatomical Sciences, Dr. Paul Axelsen Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine

• Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Neurodegenerative Research Center, Dept Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Drs J.Q. Trojanowski, and Virginia Y.-M. Lee

Education:

• MS in Healthcare Education: Texas A&M University

• Postdoctoral Research: University of Pennsylvania

• PhD in Physiology: McGill University

• BS in Biology: University of Waterloo

Honors & Awards:

• Faculty Development Award, Texas A&M University School of Medicine (2022)

• Outstanding Achievement - Class of 2015 Student Teacher Award, Texas A&M University School of Medicine (2012)

• 1st Place for Poster Presentation, CNDR Annual Retreat, University of Pennsylvania (2000)

• 1st Place for Oral Presentation, Quebec Black Medical Association Conference (1998)

• Research Institute Fund Award, Royal Victoria Hospital (1997-1998)

• 2nd Place for Poster Presentations, Physiology Research Day, McGill University (1994-1997)

• Colonel Renouf Award, Royal Victoria Hospital (1995-1996)

• Research Institute Fund, Royal Victoria Hospital (1995-1996)

• Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Award (Pioneer Hi-Bred, National Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (1992-1993)

Boards, Advisory Committees, and Professional Memberships:

• Board Member, International Association of Medical Educators (IAMSE) (2024-2027)

• Member, International Association of Medical Educators (IAMSE) Virtual Forum (2024)

• Chair, International Association of Medical Educators (IAMSE) Virtual Forum (2023)

• Member, Oversight Committee, International Association of Medical Educators (IAMSE) (2022-2023)

• Member, Chair Committee, International Association of Medical Educators (IAMSE) (2022-2023)

• Member, Alzheimer's Association, Houston Branch (2022-present)

• Chair, International Association of Medical Educators Virtual Forum (2022-2023)

• Reviewer, Advances in Physiology Education (2021-present)

• Reviewer, European Journal of Inflammation (2021-present)

• Member, EnGAGE: Encouraging Growth and Advocacy in Gaining Equity, IAMSE (2021-2023)

• Member, International Association of Medical Educators (IAMSE) (2021-present)

• Member, Racial Equity Subcommittee International Association of Medical Educators (2021-2023)

• Member, Onboarding Task Force, International Association of Medical Educators (2021-2023)

• Chief Editor, StatPearls Publishing LCC (2020-2021)

• Reviewer, PLOS One (2019)

• Reviewer, American Physiology Journal (2018-present)

• Reviewer, International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology (2018)

• Editor, Clinical Anatomy (2018-2019)

• Reviewer, Trends in Biotechnology (2017-present)

• Editor, Future Visions Journal (2017-2019)

• Member, Site-Selection Committee, International Association of Medical Educators (IAMSE) (2017-2018)

• Reviewer, Biomaterials Science (2016)

• Reviewer, Trends in Molecular Medicine (2015)

• Member, Graduate Affairs Committee, St George’s University, Grenada (2015)

• Reviewer, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (2014-present)

• Reviewer, Trends in Neural Transmission (2014)

• Editorial Board Member, Austin Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease (2014-2015)

• Reviewer, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity (2011-present)

• Reviewer, ACS Neuroscience (2012-present)

• Reviewer, Omics Publishing Group (2012-present)

• Reviewer, Current Alzheimer’s Research (2012-present)

• Reviewer, Alzheimer’s and Dementia (2012-present)

• Associate Editor, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (2011-2015)

• Reviewer, Experimental Biology and Medicine (2011)

• Reviewer, Drugs & Aging, Adis Journal (2011-present)

• Reviewer, Journal of Proteomics (2010-present)

• Reviewer, Biochemistry (2010-present)

• Committee Member, Texas Brain and Spine Annual Symposium (2009-2010)

Research Focus and Interests:

• AI in Medical Education: Development and evaluation of adaptive AI tutoring systems, AI-generated script concordance tests, illness script flash cards, and branched case scenarios, with emphasis on addressing persistent misconceptions in physiology and improving clinical reasoning skills

• Educational Simulation and Device Development: Design and implementation of interactive learning tools grounded in experiential learning theory, cognitive apprenticeship, and Vygotsky's zone of proximal development. Projects include mechanical ventilator trainers, Arduino-based devices (pulmonary function testing, pulse oximetry, lung simulators), and online interactive simulations (blood flow, and pressure-volume loops). Particularly interested in how students develop mental models and clinical thinking

• Translational Neuroscience: Meta-analytic approaches to evaluating hypotheses in Alzheimer's disease research

Research:

• ResearchGate

• Google Scholar

• PubMed

• Publons