Executive Committee

The LSI Executive Committee is a group of U-M faculty and administrators who guide LSI planning and strategy, as defined in the Bylaws of the Board of Regents, Sec 13.15. In addition, other members of the scientific leadership on campus are invited to participate with the Executive Committee to advise and support the LSI. 

Members

  • Mary Sue Coleman, Ph.D., President of the University (ex officio)
  • Roger D. Cone, Ph.D., Mary Sue Coleman Director of the Life Sciences Institute; Asa Gray Collegiate Professor of the Life Sciences; Vice Provost and Director of the Biosciences Initiative; Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School; Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (ex officio)
  • Pierre Coulombe, Ph.D., G. Carl Huber Professor of Developmental Biology, Chair, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Professor of Dermatology, Medical School (term expires 2023)
  • Rebecca Cunningham, M.D., William G. Barsan Collegiate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Medical School; Vice President for Research, University of Michigan Office of Research; and Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health (ex officio)
  • Anne Curzan, Ph.D., Dean, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Geneva Smitherman Collegiate Professor of English Language and Literature, Linguistics and Education, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (term expires 2024)
  • Alec D. Gallimore, Ph.D., Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, Arther F. Thurnau Professor, Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor of Engineering, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering (term expires 2024)
  • Phyllis Hanson, M.D., Ph.D., Minor J. Coon Collegiate Professor of Biological Chemistry, Chair, Department of Biological Chemistry and Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School (term expires 2023)
  • Laurie Kay McCauley, D.D.S., Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; William K. and Mary Anne Najjar Professor of Periodontics, School of Dentistry; Professor of Pathology, Medical School (ex officio)
  • Melanie Ohi, Ph.D., Rowena G. Matthews Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences; Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Medical School; Research Professor, U-M Life Sciences Institute (term expires 2025)
  • Marschall Runge, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Michigan Health Systems; Professor of Internal Medicine and Dean, Medical School (ex officio)
  • Janet Smith, Ph.D., Martha J. Ludwig Distinguished University Professor of Biological Chemistry; Margaret J. Hunter Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences; Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School; Research Professor and Associate Director, Life Sciences Institute (ex officio)
  • Bing Ye, Ph.D., Burton L. Baker Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences; Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Medical School; Research Professor, Life Sciences institute (term expires 2025)