Each host site is assigned HHMI representatives who support the laboratories of HHMI Investigators and Freeman Hrabowski Scholars at that host institution. 

The types of HHMI representatives are listed below:

  • Site Attorney: Advises on the application of federal and state laws and HHMI policies for research and other program activities. Addresses questions about HHMI laboratory agreements (other than those relating to MTA/licensing) and general questions about HHMI’s research policies.
  • MTA/License Attorney: Addresses questions about material transfer agreements (MTAs) covering transfers of material to or from HHMI laboratories at the host and the licensing of intellectual property arising from the research of HHMI employees at the host. 

    Please send new incoming and outgoing material transfer agreements for current HHMI Laboratory Heads to [email protected]. If you have a license or an outgoing materials transfer agreement relating to a former HHMI Investigator and your institution is not listed below, please contact HHMI at [email protected].
  • Science - Senior Directors:
    • Scientific Officer: Administers the HHMI Investigator Program and liaises with HHMI Investigators and their laboratories and the host institution.
    • Scientific Program Officer: Administers the HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program and liaises with HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars and their laboratories and the host institution. Also manages grant initiatives including the Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program, Gilliam Fellows Program, and Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
  • Science Operations Manager: Serves as the liaison with the host institution and supports the operations of HHMI laboratories, including assisting with HHMI budget management, coordinating HHMI purchases, and coordinating HHMI personnel activity.
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Arizona State University
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Liliana Anderson

Baylor College of Medicine
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Liliana Anderson

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Laura Similien

Boston Children’s Hospital
Site Attorney

Jenna Hannigan
301.215.8809

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Nicholas DeSimone

Brandeis University
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Laura Similien

Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Laura Similien

California Institute of Technology
Site Attorney

Jenna Hannigan
301.215.8809

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Steph Wong

Carnegie Institution of Washington
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Nina Hamburg

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Nicholas DeSimone

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Mary Vuono

Columbia University
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Mary Vuono

Cornell University
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Stephanie Seabrook

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
Site Attorney

Jenna Hannigan
301.215.8809

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Laura Similien

Duke University
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Nina Hamburg

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Science Operations Manager

Kari Augustyn

Harvard Medical School
Site Attorney

Jenna Hannigan
301.215.8809

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Tiffanie Gardner

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Site Attorney

Jenna Hannigan
301.215.8809

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Tiffanie Gardner

Harvard University
Site Attorney

Jenna Hannigan
301.215.8809

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Maggie Kenar

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Science Operations Manager

Dion Brown

Indiana University
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Science Operations Manager

Anne Kalmer Cainion

Janelia Research Campus
Site Attorney

James Benson
301.215.8970

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

 

Johns Hopkins University
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Science Operations Manager

Nina Hamburg

Massachusetts General Hospital
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Laura Similien

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Maggie Kenar

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Science Operations Manager

Stephanie Seabrook

New York University
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Science Operations Manager

Stephanie Seabrook

Oregon Health & Science University
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Science Operations Manager

Kari Augustyn

Princeton University
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Nicholas DeSimone

The Rockefeller University
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Dion Brown

Rutgers University — New Brunswick
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Dion Brown

Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Science Operations Manager

Steph Wong

Scripps Research Institute
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Steph Wong

Stanford University
Site Attorney

Laura Damerville
301.215.8571

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Laura McDermott

Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Anne Kalmer Cainion

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Liliana Anderson

University of California, Berkeley
Site Attorney

Laura Damerville
301.215.8571

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Nancy Yu

University of California, Davis
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Kari Augustyn

University of California, Los Angeles
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Kristof Tigyi

University of California, San Diego
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Steph Wong

University of California, San Francisco
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Kristof Tigyi

University of California, Santa Barbara
Site Attorney

Jenna Hannigan
301.215.8809

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Kristof Tigyi

University of California, Santa Cruz
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Science Operations Manager

Kristof Tigyi

University of Chicago
Site Attorney

Jenna Hannigan
301.215.8809

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Anne Kalmer Cainion

University of Colorado
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Science Operations Manager

Steph Wong

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Anne Kalmer Cainion

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Nina Hamburg

University of Maryland, College Park
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Nina Hamburg

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Nicholas DeSimone

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Tiffanie Gardner

University of Miami
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Science Operations Manager

Stephanie Seabrook

University of Michigan
Site Attorney

Jenna Hannigan
301.215.8809

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Anne Kalmer Cainion

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Science Operations Manager

Nina Hamburg

University of Oregon
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Science Operations Manager

Kari Augustyn

University of Pennsylvania
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Stephanie Seabrook

University of Texas at Austin
Site Attorney

Laura Damerville
301.215.8571

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Science Operations Manager

Liliana Anderson

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Site Attorney

Laura Damerville
301.215.8571

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Michelle Reniere

Science Operations Manager

Liliana Anderson

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Site Attorney

Laura Damerville
301.215.8571

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Science Operations Manager

Liliana Anderson

University of Utah
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Anne Kalmer Cainion

University of Virginia
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Nina Hamburg

University of Washington
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Kari Augustyn

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Anne Kalmer Cainion

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Site Attorney

Kristina Heiberger
301.215.8842

MTA/License Attorney

Erika Carmean
240.687.5546
Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Liliana Anderson

Washington University
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Deb Kowshik
240.234.0788
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Shan Sockanathan

Science Operations Manager

Anne Kalmer Cainion

Weill Cornell Medical College
Site Attorney

Cathy Green
301.215.8724

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Science Operations Manager

Stephanie Seabrook

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Site Attorney

Michael Caruso
301.215.8817

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Nick Sokol

Science Operations Manager

Laura Similien

Yale University
Site Attorney

Jenna Hannigan
301.215.8809

MTA/License Attorney

Julia Kalman
301.325.5029
Senior Director - Scientific Officer

Leonardo Belluscio

Senior Director - Scientific Program Officer

José Faraldo-Gómez

Science Operations Manager

Mary Vuono