Robert Schumacher

Scientific Director for the Center for Translational Medicine


Robert J. Schumacher, PhD, is the Scientific Director for the Center for Translational Medicine, directing the Center’s laboratory and programs that facilitate the clinical application and commercialization of the University’s discovery-based technologies. Dr. Schumacher has a broad range of development expertise and more than 15 years of experience in academia and industry. He has designed and directed preclinical and clinical development programs in diverse therapeutic areas and his experience ranges from candidate evaluation and selection through the filing of marketing applications. He’s also created regulatory strategies to support development programs and worked directly with the FDA and other regulatory agencies.

Robert Schumacher