Steering Committee
The Steering Committee manages the affairs of the Group and approves all committee appointments. This committee meets two times a year; once in Washington, D.C., and once at the Group Annual Meeting.
Chair
Terri O'Brien, PhD
Associate Chancellor & Assistant Professor
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Past Chair
Linda Hyman, PhD
Director of Education
Marine Biological Laboratory
Associate Provost, Graduate Medical
Boston University School of Medicine
Members at Large
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
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 Section Officers
Jose Cavazos, MD, PhD – Chair
Assistant Dean and Director for the MD/PhD Program
University of Texas Health at San Antonio
Barbara Kazmierczak, MD, PhD, MS – Past Chair
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Postdoctorate Leaders Section Officers
Linda M. McManus, PhD – Chair
Distinguished Teaching Professor of Pathology
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Texas Health San Antonio
Lou Ann Brown, PhD – Past Chair
Assistant Dean, Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Education
Emory University 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
PhD Outreach Committee
The Ph.D. Outreach Committee was developed to provided educational and career resources to students interested in biomedical science careers.
Patricia Cameron, Ph.D. - Co-chair
Vice Dean for Graduate Studies, Medical College of Georgia
Augusta University
Nancy Street, Ph.D. - Co-chair
Associate Dean, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Assistant Professor, Microbiology
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
Victoria Freedman, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Nicole Beason, MS
Associate Director, Research Infrastructure
West Virginia University Health System
Joseph T. Barbieri, Ph.D. – MD-PhD Communications Committee Liaison
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
Medical College of Wisconsin
Sherilynn J. Black, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Director, Office of Biomedical Graduate Diversity
Asst. Professor of the Practice, Medical Education
Duke University School of Medicine
Nicquet Blake, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Admissions
UT Health San Antonio
Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Education, Medical School
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Pharmacology
University of Minnesota Medical School
Yewon Cheon, Ph.D.
Director, Postbac and Summer Research Program
National Institute of Health
Ronald J. Heustis, Ph.D.
Director of Student Development and Training Evaluation, Program in Graduate Education
Lecturer on Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School
Lisa Salati, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Nancy B. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs
Co-Director, Office of Graduate Affairs
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Director of the Kennedy Center
University of Chicago
The Pritzker School of Medicine
Sharolyn Kawakami-Schulz, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Professional Development
University of Minnesota Medical School
Linda Sealy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Cheryl L. Thompson, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Educational Initiatives, School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
David Van Vactor, Ph.D.
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, Ph.D.
Director, Education and Training at VTC Research Institute
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Cynthia Wright, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Admissions and Career Development, College of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine