Dr. Bradley Foerster Career Development Committee Memorandum: “Rising Star,” Tenure Trajectory, and Recommendation to Remove Co-Principal Investigator from NIH ALS Grant (August 26, 2015)

Career Development Committee Memorandum: “Rising Star,” Tenure Trajectory, and Recommendation to Remove Co-Principal Investigator from NIH ALS Grant (August 26, 2015)

On August 26, 2015, a University of Michigan faculty committee convened to review the career development of Dr. Bradley Foerster.

The committee—comprised of senior faculty including Dr. Dan Clauw (Chair), Dr. Eva Feldman, and Dr. Ted Lawrence, Chair of Radiation Oncology—described Dr. Foerster as “a very accomplished junior faculty member” with “a very strong publication record” and noted that he was “clearly a rising star translational researcher” within the Department of Radiology. The committee further concluded that he was “on an excellent trajectory to receive a promotion with tenure” and “a faculty member that is important for both the Department and institution to retain.”

The committee also addressed ongoing issues related to an NIH-funded R01 ALS grant on which Dr. Foerster served as co–principal investigator. The record reflects that the grant had stalled due to conflict involving the co–principal investigator, and that clinical staff involved in the project were unwilling to continue to work with the co–principal investigator.

The committee documented that efforts to resolve the issue had not been successful to date. It concluded that “the only tenable solution” was removal of the co–principal investigator from the grant and noted that the Department had the authority to implement that resolution.

At the same time, the committee recorded that Dr. Foerster was considering outside opportunities due to the lack of resolution with respect to the NIH-funded grant and broader concerns regarding departmental support.

Taken together, the memorandum reflects that Dr. Foerster’s academic and clinical trajectory was strongly supported at the faculty level, while a significant grant-related conflict remained unresolved despite a clearly identified solution.

Exhibit 1 — Career Development Committee Memorandum (August 26, 2015), Page 1

Exhibit 1: Career Development Committee memorandum page describing Dr. Foerster as a “rising star,” on a trajectory for promotion with tenure, and important for the institution to retain , recommending removal of the co–principal investigator from the NIH ALS grant as the “only tenable solution.”

Exhibit 2 — Career Development Committee Memorandum (August 26, 2015), Page 2

Exhibit 2: Career Development Committee memorandum page recommending removal of the co–principal investigator from the NIH ALS grant.

Follow-Up

Following issuance of this memorandum, the Chair of Radiology, Dr. Reed Dunnick, advised Dr. Foerster that the co–principal investigator would be removed from the NIH ALS grant. The record reflects that this action was not implemented.

The grant-related conflict remained unresolved during the period of the University’s Office for Institutional Equity (OIE)—the University’s Title IX office—investigation in 2015–2016.

Selected Reporting

• From Mentor to Federal Investigation: The Dr. Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology
• July 26 Documentary Notice and Documentary Chronology Transmitted to City Attorney Kaur, Mayor Taylor, City Administrator Dohoney, and Police Chief Anderson Concerning Ann Arbor Police Department Investigations, Related City Proceedings, and Federal Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026).
• July 7 Documentary Notice to University of Michigan Vice President and General Counsel Timothy G. Lynch Concerning University and Law Enforcement Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026). July 8 UM Announces Lynch Leaving.
• From One FBI File to a Legislative Proposal: Peter and Maria Foerster Ask Senator Van Hollen's Office and Congressman Jamie Raskin to Consider a Uniform Administrative Framework for Federal Investigations
• The Institutional Fingerprint of the FBI Russia-Gate File: Referrals, Consults, Intelligence Reports, and the June 16, 2026 FBI Production
• Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou Document More Than Two Years of Unsuccessful Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid (June 2026)

Brad Foerster, MD PhD

Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is active in the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.