National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) Voting and Ex Officio Member Roster
Voting Members
Chair, Patricia Quinlisk, M.D., M.P.H.
State Epidemiologist and Medical Director Iowa Department of Public Health Des Moines, IA
Georges C. Benjamin, M.D., FACP, FACEP(E), FNAPA, Hon FRSPH
Executive Director American Public Health Association Washington, DC
Ruth L. Berkelman, M.D. (on leave of absence)
Rollins Professor and Director Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University Atlanta, GA
Stephen V. Cantrill, M.D.
Department of Emergency Medicine Denver Health Medical Center Denver, CO
Jane Delgado, Ph.D., M.S.
President and CEO National Alliance for Hispanic Health Washington, DC
David J. Ecker, Ph.D.
DVP and Carlsbad General Manager Ibis Biosciences Carlsbad, CA
Daniel B. Fagbuyi, M.D., FAAP
Medical Director, Disaster Preparedness
and Emergency Management Children’s National Medical Center Washington, DC
John D. Grabenstein, R.Ph., Ph.D.
Senior Medical Director, Adult Vaccines Merck Vaccine Division West Point, PA
Kevin A. Jarrell, Ph.D.
CEO Modular Genetics, Inc. Woburn, MA
Thomas J. MacVittie, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Radiation Oncology and
Pathology University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
John S. Parker, M.D., Major General (Retired)
Senior Vice President Scientific Applications International Corporation Alexandria, VA
John S. Parker, M.D., Major General (Retired)
Senior Vice President Scientific Applications International Corporation Alexandria, VA
Betty J. Pfefferbaum, M.D., J.D.
George Lynn Cross Research Professor Paul and Ruth Jonas Chair Professor and Chairman Director, Terrorism and Disaster Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK
Patrick J. Scannon, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief
Biotechnology Officer XOMA, Ltd. Berkeley, CA
Ex Officio Members
Executive Office of the President
Franca R. Jones, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Analyst Chemical and Biological Countermeasures Office of Science & Technology Policy Executive Office of the President Washington, DC
Intelligence Community
Lawrence D. Kerr, Ph.D.
Senior Bio Advisor National Counterproliferation Center Office of the Director of National Intelligence Washington, DC
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Richard S. Williams, M.D.
Chief Health and Medical Officer Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, DC
National Science Foundation
Frank Scioli, Ph.D.
Director Division of Social and Economic Sciences National Science Foundation Arlington, VA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Randall L. Levings, D.V.M.
Scientific Advisor National Center for Animal Health
Department of Agriculture Ames, IA
Department of Commerce
Michael D. Amos, Ph.D.
Biosciences Advisor Director’s Office National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce Gaithersburg, MD
Department of Defense
John P. Skvorak, D.V.M., Ph.D.
COL, U.S. Army Commander
Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Department of Defense Fort Detrick, MD
Department of Energy
Patricia R. Worthington, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Health Safety and Security
Department of Energy Washington, DC
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ali S. Khan, M.D., M.P.H.
RADM, U.S. Public Health Service Assistant Surgeon General Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness & Response Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Atlanta, GA
National Institutes of Health
Hugh Auchincloss, M.D.
Principal Deputy Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Bethesda, MD
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
George W. Korch Jr., Ph.D.
Senior Science Advisor Office of the Principal Deputy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
Carol D. Linden, Ph.D.
Principal Deputy Director Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
Office of Public Health and Science
Bruce Gellin, M.D., M.P.H.
Director National Vaccine Program Office Office of Public Health and Science
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
Food and Drug Administration
Luciana Borio, M.D.
Senior Science Advisor for Medicine and Public
Health Acting Director Office of the Chief Scientist Office of the Commissioner
Department of Health and Human Services Silver Spring, MD
Department of Homeland Security
Sally Phillips, R.N., Ph.D
Deputy Director Health Threats Resilience Division Office of Health Affairs Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC
U.S. Department of the Interior
Deanna Archuleta
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC
U.S. Department of Justice
Rosemary Hart, J.D.
Special Counsel Office of Legal Counsel
Department of Justice Washington, DC
Department of State
Kerri-Ann Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Department of State Washington, DC
Department of Veterans Affairs
Victoria J. Davey, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Chief Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Washington, DC
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Peter Jutro, Ph.D.
Deputy Director National Homeland Security Research Center
Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Patricia A. Milligan, R.Ph., C.H.P.
Senior Advisor for Emergency Preparedness
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, MD
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