BIO Advisory Committee

The Biological Sciences Advisory Committee advises the U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) on issues such as:

• The impact of the directorate's activities on the fields BIO supports.
• Investment opportunities in biological science research, education and infrastructure.
• Policy deliberations, program development and program management.
• The impact of overall NSF policies on the BIO community.

Members represent a cross section of biological science and education, including representatives from:

• Multiple subdisciplines within the field.
• Several institutions and industry sectors.
• A wide array of geographic regions.
• Communities historically under-represented in biology, such as women, minorities and those with disabilities.

Henry L. Bart Jr.
Director, Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute
Curator, Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tulane University
Biography
Term ends: fall 2027

Thomas Daniel
Komen Endowed Chair
Director of Biology & Program Neuroscience
Co-Director UW Institute of Neuroengineering
Senior Data Science Fellow of the eScience Institute
University of Washington
Biography
Term ends: spring 2025

Douglas Emlen
Regents Professor, Division of Biological Sciences
University of Montana
Biography
Term ends: fall 2027

Erich Grotewold
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Michigan State University
Biography
Term ends: fall 2027

Matthew Hahn
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Distinguished Professor, Computer Science
Director, Center for Genetics and Bioinformatics
Indiana University
Biography
Term ends: fall 2026

Michael Ibba (Chair)
Professor of Biological Sciences
Dean of Schmid College of Science and Technology
Keck Center for Science and Engineering
Chapman University
Biography
Term ends: spring 2025

Sheng Lin-Gibson
Chief, Biosystems and Biomaterials Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Biography
Term ends: fall 2027

Julius Lucks
Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Northwestern University
Biography
Term ends: spring 2027

Wallace Marshall
Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
University of California, San Francisco
Director, Science and Technology Center for Cellular Construction
Biography
Term ends: fall 2026

Mary Maxon
Former Executive Director, BioFutures
Schmidt Sciences
Term ends: spring 2027

C. Robertson McClung
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Dartmouth College
Biography
Term ends: Spring 2025

Michele Nishiguchi
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology
University of California, Merced
Associate Dean for Equity, Justice & Inclusive Excellence
Biography
Term ends: fall 2027

Maria Pellegrini
Former Executive Director of Programs
W.M. Keck Foundation
Term ends: spring 2025

Pamela Soltis
Curator, Molecular Systematics and Evolutionary Genetics
Florida Museum of Natural History
Biography
Term ends: fall 2026

Kennedy S. Wekesa
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Alabama State University
Term ends: fall 2027