Steering Committee
The Steering Committee manages the affairs of the Group and approves all committee appointments. This committee meets three times a year; twice in Washington, D.C., and once at the Group Annual Meeting.
Linda Hyman, PhD - Chair
Associate Provost, Graduate Medical Sciences
Boston University School of Medicine
Terri O'Brien, PhD - Chair-elect
Associate Chancellor & Assistant Professor
University of California, San Francisco School of MedicineÂ
Jabbar Bennett, PhD -Â Immediate Past Chair
Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
Members at Large
Paula Traktman, PhDÂ
Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Ravi Misra, PhD Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Medical College of Wisconsin
Audra Van Wart, PhDÂ
Director of Education & Training
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
MD-PhD Section Officers
Barbara Kazmierczak, MD, PhD, MS – Chair
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Jose Cavazos, MD, PhD – Chair-elect
Assistant Dean and Director for the MD/PhD Program
University of Texas
School of Medicine at San Antonio
Sandra Lemmon, PhD – Past ChairÂ
Director, MD-PhDÂ
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Postdoc Section Officers
Lou Ann Brown, PhD – Chair
Assistant Dean, Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Education
Emory University School of Medicine
Linda M. McManus, PhD – Chair-elect
Distinguished Teaching Professor of Pathology
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Texas Health San Antonio
Sofie Kleppner, PhD – Past ChairÂ
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs
Stanford University School of Medicine
Bradley Britigan, MD -Â COD Liaison
Dean, College of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical CenterÂ
Gabriela Popescu, PhD -Â CFAS Liaison
Professor Biochemistry, Anesthesiology,Â
Neuroscience
Jacobs School of Medicine and BiomedicalÂ
Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Ph.D. Outreach Committee
The Ph.D. Outreach Committee was developed to provided educational and career resources to students interested in biomedical science careers.
Victoria Freedman, Ph.D. - Chair
Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
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.
Director, Office of Biomedical Graduate Diversity, Co-Director, Duke BioCoRE Program, Asst. Professor of the Practice, Medical Education
Duke University School of Medicine
Patricia Cameron, Ph.D.
Vice Dean for Graduate Studies, Medical College of Georgia
Augusta University
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
Nancy Street, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Assistant Professor, Microbiology
University of Texas, Southwestern 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
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