SDB Committees

Professional Development and Education Committee

  • Heather Ray, Idaho State University (Chair, '28)
  • Kara Cerveny, Reed College ('27)
  • Eric Hastie, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (’29)
  • Jamy Peng, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (’29)
  • Rachel Roberts-Galbraith, University of Georgia (’29)
  • Jack Thatcher, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine ('27)
  • Rosa Ventrella, Midwestern University ('28)
  • Ida Chow (ex officio)

Engagement and Outreach Committee

  • Valerie Tornini, University of California Los Angeles (Chair, '29)
  • Susanna Brantley, Duke University ('29)
  • Whitney Edwards, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ('27)
  • Jeff Farrell, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ('27)
  • Anita Quintana, University of Texas at Arlington ('28)
  • Ida Chow (ex officio)
Mission

Public Affairs Committee

  • Michael Layden, Lehigh University (Chair, '27)
  • Matthew Beckman, Augsburg University ('27)
  • Olivia George, University of Hawai'i at West O'ahu ('27)
  • Christa Merzdorf, Montana State University ('27)
  • Hazel Sive, Northeastern University ('28)
  • Eric Swindell, Van Andel Institute ('26)
  • Ida Chow (ex officio)

  • Mission

Publications and Communication Committee

  • Carole LaBonne, Northwestern University (Chair, '29)
  • Ondine Cleaver, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Developmental Biology Editor-in-Chief)
  • Martin Estermann, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ('28)
  • Harini Iyer, Rice University ('29)
  • Licia Selleri, University of California at San Francisco ('29)
  • Isha Verma, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ('29)
  • Helen McNeill, Washington University in St. Louis (President, '27, ex officio)
  • David Sherwood, Duke University (President-elect, '27, ex officio)
  • Marsha Lucas (ex officio)
  • Ida Chow (ex officio)
Mission

SDB Representatives on FASEB Committees

  • Board of Directors: Michael Layden, Lehigh University
  • Science Policy Committee: Olivia George, University of Hawai'i at West O'ahu
  • Excellence in Science & Award Committee: Alexandra Joyner, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Science Research Conferences Advisory Committee: TBD
  • Executive Officers Advisory Committee: Ida Chow, SDB
  • Science Policy Subcommittee on Training and Career Opportunities: Marina Venero Galanternik, University of Utah