Medical Advisory Board

The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) comprises distinguished scientists and leaders of biomedical research institutions who constitute the principal advisory group for the scientific programs of the Institute. The MAB advises the president and vice presidents regarding:

1. The long-range strategy of the Institute for achieving its mission to promote biomedical research and science education;
   
   
2. Proposals for new research programs, investigator competitions, and grants programs;
   
   
3. The scientific achievements and future potential of current investigators, including the evaluation of whether an investigator's term of appointment should be renewed;
   
   
4. Other matters concerning scientific programs and performance upon which the president requests advice and recommendations.

The MAB typically consists of up to ten members including a Chairman. The term of appointment of each member is four years. Appointments are made by the president after consultation with the Chief Scientific Officer. The president and selected vice presidents are ex officio members of the MAB.

The MAB meets in plenary session usually four times annually. Each member is expected to attend one of the Institute's scientific meetings and to participate in investigator review sessions, which are normally held in conjunction with MAB meetings.

Medical Advisory Board Members

• Michael R. Botchan, Ph.D.
  Professor and Co-Chair
  Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
  University of California, Berkeley
• Gerald R. Fink, Ph.D.
  American Cancer Society Professor of Genetics
  Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• J. Larry Jameson, M.D., Ph.D.
  Vice President for Medical Affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean
  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Rowena G. Matthews, Ph.D.
  G. Robert Greenberg Professor of Biological Chemistry
  and Research Professor
  Life Sciences Institute
  University of Michigan
• Joan V. Ruderman, Ph.D.
  Marion V. Nelson Professor of Cell Biology
  Department of Cell Biology
  Harvard Medical School
• Carla Shatz, Ph.D.
  Professor of Biological Sciences and Neurobiology
  Director, BioX
  Stanford University
• Bruce Stillman, Ph.D., F.R.S.
  President
  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• Lubert Stryer, M.D.
  Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor of Cell Biology, Emeritus
  Stanford University School of Medicine
• Craig B. Thompson, M.D.
  Chairman
  Director, Abramson Cancer Center
  University of Pennsylvania