Roster of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
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: 0
Note, one or more vacancies may be in the nomination process or a final appointment may have been made.
The names listed below are advisory committee members who have active appointments required to participate in committee meetings, including an unexpired appointment as a Special Government Employee where applicable.
Chairperson
Hana M. El Sahly, MD *
Expertise: Vaccines, Infectious Diseases
Term: 06/10/2016 - 01/31/2026
Professor
Departments of Molecular Virology and
Microbiology and Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
Hana M. El Sahly, MD *
Expertise: Vaccines, Infectious Diseases
Term: 06/10/2016 - 01/31/2026
Professor
Departments of Molecular Virology and
Microbiology and Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
Adam C. Berger, PhD
Expertise: Global Health, Genetics
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Director
Division of Clinical and Healthcare Research Policy
Office of Science Policy, Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892
Expertise: Global Health, Genetics
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Director
Division of Clinical and Healthcare Research Policy
Office of Science Policy, Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892
Henry H. Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP
Expertise: Pediatrics
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Professor of Pediatrics
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Department of Pediatrics
Cohen Children’s Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY 11042
Expertise: Pediatrics
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Professor of Pediatrics
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Department of Pediatrics
Cohen Children’s Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY 11042
Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 06/21/2019 - 01/31/2027
Dean of Chicago Medical School
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
North Chicago, IL 60064
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 06/21/2019 - 01/31/2027
Dean of Chicago Medical School
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
North Chicago, IL 60064
Anna Durbin, MD
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2025 - 01/31/2029
Professor, Department of International Health
Director, Center for Immunization Research
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD 21205
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2025 - 01/31/2029
Professor, Department of International Health
Director, Center for Immunization Research
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD 21205
Temi Folaranmi, MD, MPH, MPP ***
Expertise: Industry Representative
Term: 09/30/2025 - 01/31/2028
Vice President, U.S. Medical and Clinical
Affairs, Vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline Plc.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Expertise: Industry Representative
Term: 09/30/2025 - 01/31/2028
Vice President, U.S. Medical and Clinical
Affairs, Vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline Plc.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hayley Gans, MD
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 06/21/2019 - 01/31/2027
Clinical Professor
Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Stanford, CA 94305
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 06/21/2019 - 01/31/2027
Clinical Professor
Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Stanford, CA 94305
James Kollmar, MD ~
Expertise: Industry Representative (Alternate)
Scientific Assoc. Vice President, Global
Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety,
MRL, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases
Merck & Co., Inc.
North Wales, PA
Expertise: Industry Representative (Alternate)
Scientific Assoc. Vice President, Global
Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety,
MRL, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases
Merck & Co., Inc.
North Wales, PA
CAPT Sarah Meyer, MD, MPH
Expertise: Pediatrics, Vaccines
Term: 02/01/2024 - 01/31/2028
Medical Officer
Immunization Services Division
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA 30329
Expertise: Pediatrics, Vaccines
Term: 02/01/2024 - 01/31/2028
Medical Officer
Immunization Services Division
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA 30329
Arnold S. Monto, MD
Expertise: Epidemiology
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Thomas Francis Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus of
Public Health and Epidemiology
School of Public Health
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Expertise: Epidemiology
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Thomas Francis Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus of
Public Health and Epidemiology
School of Public Health
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Flor M. Munoz-Rivas, MD, MSc
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2025 - 01/31/2029
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious
Diseases
Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2025 - 01/31/2029
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious
Diseases
Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
Michael R. Nelson, MD, PhD
Expertise: Allergy & Immunology
Term: 07/05/2024 - 1/31/2028
Chief
Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Division
School of Medicine
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Expertise: Allergy & Immunology
Term: 07/05/2024 - 1/31/2028
Chief
Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Division
School of Medicine
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2025 - 01/31/2029
Dean and Professor
Lyda Hill Deanship of the School of Public Health
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX 75225
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2025 - 01/31/2029
Dean and Professor
Lyda Hill Deanship of the School of Public Health
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX 75225
Stanley M. Perlman, MD, PhD
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 08/23/2022 - 01/31/2026
Professor
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 08/23/2022 - 01/31/2026
Professor
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Jay M. Portnoy, MD *
Expertise: Consumer Representative
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Missouri – Kansas City
School of Medicine
Director
Division of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, MO 64108
Expertise: Consumer Representative
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Missouri – Kansas City
School of Medicine
Director
Division of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, MO 64108
Eric J. Rubin, MD, PhD
Expertise: Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine
Adjunct Professor
Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Physician
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
Expertise: Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine
Adjunct Professor
Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Physician
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
Designated Federal Officer
LCDR Cicely C. Reese, PharmD
Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD 20993
E-mail: CBERVRBPAC@fda.hhs.gov
LCDR Cicely C. Reese, PharmD
Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD 20993
E-mail: CBERVRBPAC@fda.hhs.gov
*Chairperson
** Consumer Representative
*** Industry Representative
~ Alternate Industry Representative
** Consumer Representative
*** Industry Representative
~ Alternate Industry Representative