LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has named Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D., as the new dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and Kendra P. Rumbaugh, Ph.D., as the vice dean.

Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D.(Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D.)In this leadership role, McMahon will oversee the school's advanced degree programs, expand specialized research infrastructure and educate the next generation of scientists to drive life-saving medical breakthroughs.

Serving as TTUHSC's executive vice president for Research and Innovation since 2021, McMahon became the interim dean for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in June 2025.