Roster of the Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration
Applying for Membership on FDA Advisory Committees
As part of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) ongoing efforts to recruit qualified experts with minimal conflicts of interest who are interested in serving on FDA advisory committees, FDA is requesting nominations for members to serve on its advisory committees.
Current Number of Vacancies: 6
Note, one or more vacancies may be in the nomination process or a final appointment may have been made.
Chair
(vacant)
(vacant)
Cynthia A. Afshari, PhD DABT
Expertise: Molecular Toxicology, Toxicology, Systems Biology
Term: 1/1/15 – 12/31/25
Global Head and VP, Preclinical Sciences and Translational Safety
Janssen Research and Development LLC
Expertise: Molecular Toxicology, Toxicology, Systems Biology
Term: 1/1/15 – 12/31/25
Global Head and VP, Preclinical Sciences and Translational Safety
Janssen Research and Development LLC
Jed Lampe, PhD
Expertise: AIDS Research, Antimicrobial Resistance, Pharmacokinetics
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Expertise: AIDS Research, Antimicrobial Resistance, Pharmacokinetics
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Anthony Bahinski, PhD, MBA
Expertise: Pharmacology, Toxicology, Bioengineering, Drug Safety
Term: 1/1/15 – 12/31/25
Chief Biotechnology Officer
Vivodyne, Inc.
Expertise: Pharmacology, Toxicology, Bioengineering, Drug Safety
Term: 1/1/15 – 12/31/25
Chief Biotechnology Officer
Vivodyne, Inc.
Manu O. Platt, PhD
Expertise: Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Disease, Systems Biology
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Senior Investigator, NIBIB
Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering Technology Acceleration (βETA)
Chief, Mechanics and Tissue Remodeling In Computational & Experimental Systems (MATRICES)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institutes of Health
Expertise: Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Disease, Systems Biology
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Senior Investigator, NIBIB
Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering Technology Acceleration (βETA)
Chief, Mechanics and Tissue Remodeling In Computational & Experimental Systems (MATRICES)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institutes of Health
Michael Court, PhD
Expertise: Pharmacology, Pharmacogenomics, Veterinary Medicine
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington State University
Expertise: Pharmacology, Pharmacogenomics, Veterinary Medicine
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington State University
Theodore F. Reiss, MD, MBE
Expertise: Translational and Clinical Research Science, Clinical Medicine, Bioethics
Term: 9/9/14 – 12/31/25
Retired; Clinical Development Consultant in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
Expertise: Translational and Clinical Research Science, Clinical Medicine, Bioethics
Term: 9/9/14 – 12/31/25
Retired; Clinical Development Consultant in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
Myrtle Davis, DVM, PhD
Expertise: Toxicology, Cardiovascular Disease, Systems Biology
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Senior Vice President of Global Nonclinical Drug Safety and DMPK
Boehringer Ingelheim
Expertise: Toxicology, Cardiovascular Disease, Systems Biology
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Senior Vice President of Global Nonclinical Drug Safety and DMPK
Boehringer Ingelheim
Omolola (Lola) Eniola-Adefeso, PhD, MS
Expertise: Biomechanics, Bioengineering, Drug Delivery
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Dean of Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
University of Illinois Chicago
Expertise: Biomechanics, Bioengineering, Drug Delivery
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Dean of Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
University of Illinois Chicago
Dojin Ryu, PhD
Expertise: Food Science, Mycology, Toxicology
Term: 9/11/19 – 12/31/27
Professor and Director, Division of Food, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences (College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources)
Chair, Dept. of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology (College of Medicine)
University of Missouri
Expertise: Food Science, Mycology, Toxicology
Term: 9/11/19 – 12/31/27
Professor and Director, Division of Food, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences (College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources)
Chair, Dept. of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology (College of Medicine)
University of Missouri
Ali Khan, MD, MPH, MBA
Expertise: Public Health, Disease Control and Prevention, Infectious Diseases
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Dean and Professor of Epidemiology
College of Public Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Expertise: Public Health, Disease Control and Prevention, Infectious Diseases
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Dean and Professor of Epidemiology
College of Public Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Minnie Sarwal, MD, DCH, PhD
Expertise: Transplant medicine, genomics, proteomics, immunology, nephrology and organ transplant
Term: 1/1/15 – 12/31/25
Professor of Surgery
Director, Translational Transplant Research
University of California San Francisco
Division of Transplant Surgery
Expertise: Transplant medicine, genomics, proteomics, immunology, nephrology and organ transplant
Term: 1/1/15 – 12/31/25
Professor of Surgery
Director, Translational Transplant Research
University of California San Francisco
Division of Transplant Surgery
Laura L. Tosi, MD
Expertise: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Women’s Musculoskeletal Health
Term: 9/9/14 – 12/31/25
Director, Bone Health Program
Children’s National Medical Center
Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Expertise: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Women’s Musculoskeletal Health
Term: 9/9/14 – 12/31/25
Director, Bone Health Program
Children’s National Medical Center
Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Aarti Sawant, PhD
Expertise: Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development, Pharmacodynamics
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Director, Clinical Pharmacology & Quantitative Pharmacology, Oncology
AstraZeneca
Expertise: Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development, Pharmacodynamics
Term: 9/16/24 – 12/31/27
Director, Clinical Pharmacology & Quantitative Pharmacology, Oncology
AstraZeneca
Connie Weaver, PhD
Expertise: Nutrition, Food Science
Term: 1/1/15 – 12/31/25
Distinguished Research Professor
San Diego State University
Expertise: Nutrition, Food Science
Term: 1/1/15 – 12/31/25
Distinguished Research Professor
San Diego State University
Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie, MD, PhD, EMBA
Expertise: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology
Term: 1/1/15 – 12/31/25
Associate Dean and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Director of NIH Center of Excellence for Computational Drug Abuse Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Expertise: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology
Term: 1/1/15 – 12/31/25
Associate Dean and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Director of NIH Center of Excellence for Computational Drug Abuse Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy