Executive Committee

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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

  • Domenico Grasso, Ph.D., President of the University (ex officio)
  • James Bardwell, Ph.D., Rowena G. Matthews Collegiate Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology,  Professor of Biophysics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School (term expires 2026)
  • Anna Mapp, Ph.D., Interim Director and Rowena G. Matthews Professor of the Life Sciences, Life Sciences Institute; Edwin Vedejs Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (ex officio)
  • 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)
  • Bethany Moore, Ph.D., Nancy Walls Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School (term expires 2026)
  • 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)
  • Jonathan Overpeck, Ph.D., William B. Stapp Collegiate Professor of Environmental Education; Samuel A. Graham Dean, Professor of Environment and Sustainability, School for Environment and Sustainability; Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, College of Engineering; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (term expires 2024)
  • 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)