As a federal agency, NICHD receives advice from advisory committees, task forces, boards, and commissions to help it achieve its goals. Advice from these entities is guided by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463) and must be both objective and accessible to the public.
The BSC advises the NICHD Scientific Director, the Division of Intramural Research, and the Division of Intramural Population Health Research on matters related to in-house research activities.
* Nominee
Scott A. Rivkees, MD, Chair 7/1/15 - 6/30/20 Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Clinical Trials |
Professor, Nemours Eminent Scholar and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Physician in Chief, Shands Hospital for Children |
Kate G. Ackerman, MD* 7/1/16 - 6/30/21 Developmental Biology, Genetics, & Pediatrics |
Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry |
Vanessa Auld, PhD* 7/1/17 - 6/30/22 Cell & Developmental Biology |
Professor, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia |
Elizabeth Bonney, MD, MPH* 7/1/17 - 6/30/22 Immuniobiology, Molecular Biology, Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Professor, Director of Research Division, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine |
Serdar E. Bulun, MD 7/1/16 - 6/30/21 Obstetrics & Gynecology |
John J. Sciarra Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chief, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology-Reproductive Biology Research, Prentice Women's Hospital |
William T. Dauer, MD* 7/1/18 - 6/30/23 Pediatrics, Pediatric Dev & Behavior, Rare Diseases & Genetics, Neurobiology |
Elinor Levine Professor of Neurology Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Director, Movement Disorders Group & Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research University of Michigan Medical School |
Petra Hüppi, MD* 7/1/18 - 6/30/23 Developmental Neurosciences, Neonatology, Neuroimaging, & Biophysics |
Group Leader, Child Development Disorders, University of Geneva Hôpital des Enfants, Département de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Service du Développement et de la Croissance |
Frances E. Jensen, MD 7/ 1/15 - 6/30/20 Neuroscience |
Professor and Chair, Neurology Department, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine |
Deborah L. Johnson, PhD* 7/1/17 - 6/30/22 Molecular & Cellular Biology |
Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine |
Joseph A. Majzoub, MD* 7/1/18 - 6/30/23 Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Obesity & Reproduction, Neuroendocrinology |
Thomas Morgan Rotch Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital |
Kojo A. Mensa-Wilmot, PhD 7/1/16 - 6/30/21 Cellular Biology |
Professor and Head, Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia |
Yoel Sadovsky, MD 7/1/14 - 6/30/19 Reproductive Biology, Obstetrics, & Gynecology |
Director, Magee-Womens Research Institute, Elsie Hilliard Chair of Women's Health, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
Susan S. Taylor, PhD 7/1/14 - 6/30/19 Structural Biology & Molecular Biochemistry |
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Professor of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego |
Eric Vilain, MD, PhD 7/1/15 - 6/30/20 Molecular & Human Genetics |
A. James Clark Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics, Director, Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s Research Institute, Children’s National Medical Center |
Martha M. Werler, DSc* 7/1/17 - 6/30/22 Epidemiology |
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health |
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