Board of Directors


NSBRI's Board of Directors is comprised of two representatives from each consortium member, two industry representatives, two at-large community representatives and two senior medical statesmen.

Bobby R. Alford, M.D., Chairman

Distinguished Service Professor
Baylor College of Medicine

William L. Allen
Editor-in-Chief (Retired)
National Geographic Magazine (ret.)

Jonathan A. Bagger, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs
Johns Hopkins University

James B. Bassingthwaighte, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering, Biomathematics and Radiology
University of Washington

Joseph V. Bonventre, M.D., Ph.D.
Samuel A. Levine Professor of Medicine
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Harvard University

C. Thomas Caskey, M.D.
Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine

Vicki L. Colvin, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research
Rice University

Lawrence E. Cornett, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Peter F. Davies, Ph.D.
Robinette Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Research Program in Biotechnology, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Theresa W. Fossum, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
Tom and Joan Read Chair of Veterinary Surgery
Texas A&M University
Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Biomedical Devices
Michael E. DeBakey Institute

Glen N. Gaulton, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Dean and Chief Scientific Officer
University of Pennsylvania Health System

Dr. Doon L. Gibbs, Ph.D.
Deputy Director for Science and Technology Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brett Giroir, M.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research
Texas A&M University System

Sandra A. Harris-Hooker, Ph.D.
Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Sponsored Research Administration
Morehouse School of Medicine

Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Professor of the Practice of Aerospace Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Donald E. Ingber, M.D., Ph.D.
Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology
Department of Pathology, HMS
Professor of Bioengineering
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Director
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University

Eugene H. Levy, Ph.D.
Andrew Hays Buchanan Professor of Astrophysics
Rice University

 

Reinhold C. Mann, Ph.D.
Associate Laboratory Director for Environmental and Life Sciences
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Robert E. McGehee, Jr., Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate School
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Bert W. O'Malley, M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine

Elizabeth O. Ofili, M.D.
Associate Dean, Clinical Research
Morehouse School of Medicine

Warren Olanow, M.D.
Henry P. and Georgette Goldschmidt Professor
Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Neurology
Professor of Neuroscience
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Hon. John E. Porter
Partner
Hogan & Hartson LLP

Jeffrey A. Simmen, Ph.D.
Director
University of Washington
Applied Physics Laboratory

Col. James S. Voss
U.S. Army (ret.)
NASA Astronaut (Former)
Director of Advanced Programs
Sierra Nevada Corporation

Col. Carl E. Walz
U.S. Air Force (ret.)
NASA Astronaut (Former)
Vice President
Human Space Flight Operations
Orbital Sciences Corporation

Ex Officio
Ralph Lydic, Ph.D.
Bert LaDu Professor, Director of Anesthesia Research
University of Michigan
NSBRI External Advisory Council Chairman

Ex Officio
Jeffrey P. Sutton, M.D., Ph.D.
NSBRI President and CEO
Institute Director

Ex Officio
Julie Do
NSBRI Chief Financial Officer

Ex Officio
Robert J. Corrigan, Jr.
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Baylor College of Medicine

Director Emeritus
Joseph P. Kerwin, M.D.
Wyle Laboratories (ret.)

Director Emeritus
J. David Litster, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Director Emeritus
Arnold N. Weinberg, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital

Director Emeritus
Torsten N. Wiesel, M.D.
Rockefeller University