GREAT Leadership

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee manages the affairs of the group and approves all committee appointments. 

Co-Chairs

Bruce H. Mandt, PhD
Director, Postdoctoral Office, Career Development Office
University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus
Chair, Postdoctoral Training Section 

Nicquet Blake, PhD
Vice Provost, Student Academic Affairs
Dean, Graduate Division
University of California, San Francisco
Chair, Graduate Training Section

Andrew Zinn, MD, PhD
Dean, University of Texas Southwestern
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chair, MD-PhD Training Section

Graduate Training Section Representatives 

Patrick Brandt, PhD
Director of Career Development and Training
Director of Science Outreach
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Allison D. Fryer, MSc, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies
Oregon Health & Science University

Michael Grotewiel, PhD
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Professor of Human and Molecular Genetics
Virginia Commonwealth University

Louis B. Justement, PhD
Professor of Microbiology 
Director, Graduate Biomedical Immunology Theme
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Mary Ellen Lane, PhD
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Neurobiology
University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

Charles H. Lang, PhD
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Distinguished Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Distinguished Professor, Department of Surgery
Penn State College Medicine

John C. Panepinto, PhD
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Education
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

MD-PhD Training Section Representatives

Justin T. Baca, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director, MD-PhD Program
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Jennifer S. Davila, PhD
Administrative Director, South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program
UT Health San Antonio

Randy Seay, MA, MPA, MPH
Associate Director of Physician Scientist Development
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

Marshall S. Horwitz, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Physician-Scientist Education
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor, Department of Pathology (Adjunct, Medical Genetics and Genome Studies)
University of Washington School of Medicine

Mary-Claire Roghmann, MD, MS
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health
Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Training
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Talia Swartz, MD, PhD
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Senior Associate Dean for MD-PhD Education
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Christopher Williams, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Physician-Scientist Education
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Associate Director of the Harrison Society
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Postdoctoral Training Section Representatives

Paola Cepeda, PhD
Director of Postdoctoral Affairs
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Natalie Chernets, PhD
Director of Postdoctoral Affairs and Professional Development
Drexel University

Sara Dann Grice, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch

Blessing Enekwe, PhD
Program Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Maryland
Graduate Career Consortium Special Issue Representative

Johnna Frierson, PhD
Assistant Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Diversity and Inclusion
Duke University School of Medicine

Paulette McRae, PhD
Assistant Director, Specialty Programs and Diversity
Office of Academic Training and Outreach Programs
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute 

Babatunde (Kay) O. Oyajobi, MBBS, PhD, MBA
Professor, Cell Systems and Anatomy
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Angela Wandinger-Ness, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Associate Chair of Pathology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine