The Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) oversees the mentoring and progress of the junior Project Leaders, selects and monitors Pilot Projects, and oversees the management and utilization of the scientific Cores. It will interface with the EAC at its annual visits and by conference call or email as needed. Its members include:
Lijun Xia, M.D., Ph.D., IAC Chair
Cardiovascular Biology Research Program Chair, OMRF
Courtney Griffin, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research and Cardiovascular Biology Research Program Professor, OMRF
Patrick Gaffney Ph.D.
Genes & Human Disease Research Program Professor and Program Chair, OMRF
Benjamin Miller Ph.D.
Aging & Metabolism Research Program Professor and Program Chair, OMRF
José Alberola-Ila, M.D., Ph.D.
Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program Professor, OMRF; Director of this COBRE’s Flow Cytometry Core
Linda Thompson, Ph.D.
Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program Professor, OMRF
Kenneth Humphries Ph.D.
Aging & Metabolism Research Program Associate Professor, OMRF
