Steering Committee
The Steering Committee manages the affairs of the Section and approves all committee appointments.
Chair
Nicquet Blake, PhD
Vice Provost, Student Academic Affairs
Dean, Graduate Division
University of California, San Francisco
Members-at-Large
Patrick Brandt, PhD
Director of Career Development and Training
Director of Science Outreach
University of North Carolina, 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
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
Cherilynn R. Shadding, PhD
Associate Dean
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
PhD Outreach Committee
The PhD Outreach Committee was developed to provide educational and career resources to students interested in biomedical science careers.
Call for members is now open! Complete an interest form by Monday, October 30, 2023.
Co-Chairs
Patricia Cameron, PhD
Vice Dean for Graduate Studies
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Cherilynn R. Shadding, PhD
Associate Dean
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Members-at-Large
Sherilynn J. Black, PhD
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Director, Office of Biomedical Graduate Diversity
Assistant Professor, Practice of Medical Education
Duke University School of Medicine
Nicquet Blake, PhD
Vice Provost, Student Academic Affairs
Dean, Graduate Division
University of California, San Francisco
Victoria Freedman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Joshua Hall, PhD
Senior Program Officer
Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Science Education
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ronald J. Heustis, PhD
Director of Student Development and Training Evaluation, Program in Graduate Education
Lecturer on Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School
Louis B. Justement, PhD
Professor of Microbiology
Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Steve P. Lee, PhD
Assistant Dean of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
School of Humanities and Sciences
Stanford University
Natasha Lugo-Escobar, PhD
Director, Office of Intramural Training and Education Postbaccalaureate Enrichment Program
Co-Director, NIH Academy
Office of Intramural Training and Education
National Institutes of Health
Nancy B. Schwartz, PhD
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs
Co-Director, Office of Graduate Affairs
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Director of the Kennedy Center
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Nancy Street, PhD
Consultant for Diversity and Graduate Programs
DGP Consulting
David Van Vactor, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology
Program Director/PI of Molecular Cellular and Development Dynamics T32
Faculty Director of Harvard Curriculum Fellows Program
Harvard Medical School
Audra Van Wart, PhD
Associate Dean for Training and Program Development, Division of Biology and Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medical Science
Director, Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs
Brown University
Cynthia Wright, PhD
Associate Dean for Admissions and Career Development, College of Graduate Studies
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine