Search Committee

The Biological Sciences Scholars Program Search Committee’s mission is to facilitate the recruitment of highly competitive junior faculty scholars in key areas of biomedical investigation across multiple departments and schools at the University of Michigan and to develop a new generation of leaders in biomedical research.  This Committee reviews applications and interviews candidates while coordinating with recruiting departments to select a  yearly class of Biological Sciences Scholars.

CHAIR

Eric R. Fearon, M.D., Ph.D.
Emanual N. Maisel Professor of Oncology
Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine, Pathology, and Human Genetics

VICE CHAIRS

Victor J. DiRita, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Medical School
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine

Janet L. Smith, Ph.D.
Martha L. Ludwig Professor of Protein Structure & Function
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
Research Professor, Life Sciences Institute

MEMBERS

Huda Akil, Ph.D.
Gardner C. Quarton Distinguished University Professor of Neuroscience
Co-Director and Senior Research Professor of The Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute
Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Charles F. Burant, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Metabolism
Professor, Department of internal Medicine
Professor, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Sally A. Camper, Ph.D.
James V. Neel Collegiate Professor of Human Genetics
Chair and Professor, Department of Human Genetics
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

John M. Carethers, M.D.
John G. Searle Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine

Valerie P. Castle, M.D.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Ravitz Foundation Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Division of Hematology / Oncology

James Douglas Engel, Ph.D.
G. Carl Huber Professor of Developmental Biology
Chair and Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology

Jay L. Hess, M.D., Ph.D.
Carl V. Weller Professor of Pathology
Chair and Professor, Department of Pathology

Paul F. Hollenberg, Ph.D.
Maurice H. Seevers Collegiate Professor of Pharmacology
Chair and Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Harry L.T. Mobley, Ph.D.
The Frederick G. Novy Collegiate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Chair and Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

M. Bishr Omary, Ph.D., M.D.
H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology
Chair and Professor, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Pamela A. Raymond, Ph.D.
Stephen S. Easter Collegiate Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Chair, Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts

Alan Saltiel, Ph.D.
John Jacob Abel Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences
Director, Life Sciences Institute
Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Molecular & Integrative Physiology

David H. Sherman, Ph.D.
John G. Searle Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy
Research Professor, Life Sciences Institute

William L. Smith, Ph.D.
Minor J. Coon Professor of Biological Chemistry
Chair and Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry

EX OFFICIO

Steven L. Kunkel, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Research, Medical School
Endowed Professor in Pathology Research

STAFF

Camille Mrozowski
Research Services Staff Assistant, Office of Research