Steering Committee
The Steering Committee manages the affairs of the Section and approves all committee appointments.
Chair
Terri O’Brien, PhD
Associate Chancellor & Assistant Professor
University of California, San Francisco 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
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 of the College of Graduate Studies
Hirschmann Endowed Professor
Depts of Microbiology & Immunology
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Medical University of South Carolina
PhD Outreach Committee
The PhD Outreach Committee was developed to provide educational and career resources to students interested in biomedical science careers.
Co-Chairs
Nicquet Blake, PhD
Associate Dean, Admissions
UT Health San Antonio
Patricia Cameron, PhD
Vice Dean for Graduate Studies, Medical College of Georgia
Augusta University
Members at Large
Nicole Beason, MS
Associate Director, Research Infrastructure
West Virginia University Health System
Sherilynn J. Black, PhD
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Director, Office of Biomedical Graduate Diversity
Asst. Professor of the Practice, Medical Education
Duke University School of Medicine
Colin Campbell, PhD
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, PhD
Director, Postbac and Summer Research Program
National Institute of Health
Victoria Freedman, PhD
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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
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
The Pritzker School of Medicine
Sharolyn Kawakami-Schulz, PhD
Director, Office of Professional Development
University of Minnesota Medical School
Linda Sealy, PhD
Associate Professor
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nancy Street, PhD
Associate Dean, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Assistant Professor, Microbiology
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
Cheryl L. Thompson, PhD
Assistant Dean of Educational Initiatives, School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
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
Director, Education and Training at VTC Research Institute
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Cynthia Wright, PhD
Associate Dean for Admissions and Career Development, College of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine