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 (’26)
  
• Jamy Peng, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (’26)
  
• Rachel Roberts-Galbraith, University of Georgia (’26)
• Jack Thatcher, University of West Virginia ('27)
• Rosa Ventrella, Midwestern University ('28)
• Ida Chow (ex officio)

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Engagement and Outreach Committee

• Crystal Rogers, University of California, Davis (Chair, '26)
• Dan Bergstralh, University of Rochester (’26)
• Whitney Edwards, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ('27)
  
• Ellen LeMosy, Augusta University ('25)
• Anita Quintana, University of Texas at El Paso ('25)
• Valerie Tornini, Yale University ('27)
  
• Ida Chow (ex officio)

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Public Affairs Committee

• Michael Layden, Lehigh University (Chair, '27)
• Mathew Beckman, Augsburg University ('27)
  
• Olivia George, University of Hawaii - West O'ahu ('27)
• Christa Merzdorf, Montana State University ('27)
• Hazel Sive, Northeastern University ('28)
• Eric Swindell, Van Andel Institute Graduate School ('26)
• Isha Verma, University of Michigan ('26)
  
• Ida Chow (ex officio)
  
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Publications and Communication Committee

• Blanche Capel, Duke University (Co-Chair, '26)
• Martin Estermann, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ('28)
• Harini Iyer, Stanford University ('26)
• Jeremy Nance, New York University ('26)
• Gary Schoenwolf, Retired ('26)
• Richard Behringer, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center (President, '26)
• Helen McNeill, Washington University in St. Louis (President-elect, '26)
• Ondine Cleaver, University of Texas Southwestern (Developmental Biology Editor-in-Chief)
• Marsha Lucas (ex officio)
  
• Ida Chow (ex officio)

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SDB Representatives on FASEB Committees

• Board of Directors: Michael Layden, Lehigh University
• Science Policy Committee: Olivia George, University of Hawaii - 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