Steering Committee
The Steering Committee manages the affairs of the Group and approves all committee appointments.
Co-Chairs
Andrew Zinn, MD, PhD
Dean, University of Texas Southwestern
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chair, MD-PhD Training Section
Bruce H. Mandt, PhD
Director, Postdoctoral Office, Career Development Office
University of Colorado Denver – Anschutz Graduate School
Chair, Postdoctoral Training Section
Terri O'Brien, PhD
Associate Chancellor & Assistant Professor
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Chair, Graduate Training Section
Graduate Training Section Representatives
Nicquet Blake, PhD
Associate Dean, Admissions
UT Health San Antonio
Patrick Brandt, PhD
Director of Career Development and Training
Director of Science Outreach
The 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 and Science University
Louis B. Justement, PhD
Professor of Microbiology
Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mary Ellen Lane, PhD
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Neurobiology
University of Massachusetts Medical School
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
Shoba Subramanian, PhD
Director of Curriculum and Educational Initiatives
Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Physiology
Adjunct Lecturer, Cell & Developmental Biology
University of Michigan Medical School
Paula Traktman, PhD
Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
MD-PhD Training Section Representatives
Jose Cavazos, MD, PhD
Assistant Dean and Director for the MD/PhD Program
University of Texas Health San Antonio
Silvia Corvera, MD, MSc
Professor, Program in Molecular Medicine
Chair in Diabetes Research
Director, MSTP (MD-PhD) Program
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Michael Donnenberg, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Research & Training
Director, MD-PhD Program
Professor of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Randy Seay, MA, MPA, MPH
Associate Director of Physician Scientist Development (PSDO)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Joanne Wu, MEd
MSTP Administrative Director (MD-PhD)
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine - Office of Graduate Studies
Marshall S. Horwitz, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Physician-Scientist Education
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor, Department of Pathology (adjunct, Medicine & Genome Sciences)
University of Washington Medicine
Christopher Williams, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Physician-Scientist Education
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Associate Director of the Harrison Society
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Postdoctoral Training Section Representatives
Natalie Chernets, PhD
Director of Postdoctoral Affairs & Professional Development
Drexel University
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
Erin Heckler, PhD
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Washington University in St. Louis
Linda McManus, PhD
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Texas Health Science Center
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long 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
Angela Wandinger-Ness, PhD
Professor
Associate Chair of Pathology
University of New Mexico – School of Medicine
COD Liaison
Bradley Britigan, MD
Dean, College of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
CFAS Liaison
Gabriela Popescu, PhD
Professor Biochemistry, Anesthesiology, Neuroscience
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences at the University at Buffalo