Education and Professional Development Committee
The Education and Professional Development Committee encourages and supports the development of a vibrant and inclusive community of biochemists and molecular biologists by promoting effective molecular life sciences curricula and educational practices and by providing career resources across the professional life cycle.
Institutional affiliations listed for identification purposes only. Members serve in their personal capacities and do not represent their affiliated institutions or employers.
Nathan L. Vanderford
- Chair (2023–2026)
- University of Kentucky
Folnetti Alvarez
- (2023–2026)
- Stony Brook University
Michael Borland
- (2024–2027)
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Shy Brown
- (2024–2027)
- Building Bridges Inc.
Nisha Cavanaugh
- (2024–2027)
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Kristin Dittenhafer–Reed
- (2025–2028)
- Hope College
Nelli Khudaverdyan
- (2025–2028)
- University of California, Riverside
Thomas Kiselak
- (2024–2027)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Paula Lemons
- (2025–2028)
- University of Georgia
Chandrima Majumdar
- (2024–2027)
- University of California, Berkeley
Reinhart Reithmeier
- (2024–2027)
- University of Toronto
Erin Sayer
- (2024–2027)
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Masood Sepehrimanesh
- (2025–2028)
- Louisiana Tech University
Rou-Jia Sung
- (2025–2028)
- Carleton College
John Tansey
- (2025–2028)
- Otterbein University