Scientific Advisory Board
Critical to our continuous pursuit for excellence is the role of our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) whose members include undisputed leaders in biology, medicine, genomics, genetic epidemiology, informatics, academia and industry. Their expertise has been acknowledged in the positions they hold and awards achieved: Institute Director, Chief Officer, Department Chair, the Nobel Prize. They advise the Executive Director in scientific assessment, resource management and strategic planning.
The presiding members are:
| Name | Designation | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Morris J. Birnbaum (Chairman) | Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor of Diabetes and Metabolic Disease Perelman School of Medicine |
University of Pennsylvania |
| Prof Edward Rubin | Director, Joint Genome Institute Director, Genomics Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | University of California, Berkeley |
| Prof Pavel A. Pevzner | Ronald R. Taylor Professor of Computer Science Department of Computer Science and Engineering |
University of California, San Diego |
| Prof Nicholas J. Schork | Director of Research, Scripps Genomic Medicine Director of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, The Scripps Translational Science Institute Professor, Molecular and Experimental Medicine |
The Scripps Research Institute |