OFFICE OF AIDS RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS
The Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC) provides advice to the director of the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) on the planning, coordination, and evaluation of HIV and AIDS-related research and other activities conducted or supported by NIH.
OARAC consists of up to 18 voting members; at least 11 non-voting ex officio members, including the NIH Director and the OAR Director; and an executive secretary.
| Chair | OAR Director |
|---|---|
| Luis J. Montaner, D.V.M., M.Sc., D.Phil. (’25) Executive Vice President Director, HIV Cure and Viral Diseases Center Herbert Kean, M.D., Family Professor The Wistar Institute Philadelphia, PA 19104 | Geri R. Donenberg, Ph.D. Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director, Office of AIDS Research National Institutes of Health Rockville, MD 20852 |
| Courtney V. Fletcher, Pharm.D. (’26) Professor and Dean Emeritus Department of Internal Medicine College of Pharmacy University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198 | Diane M. Santa Maria, Dr.P.H., RN (’26) Assistant Professor and Dean Department of Research Cizik School of Nursing University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, TX 77030 |
| Sonia Castro Flores, Ph.D. (’26) Professor Department of Medicine and Microbiology University of Colorado Anshutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO 80045 | Sara L. Sawyer, Ph.D. (’26) Professor Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 80303 |
| Anne M. Neilan, M.D., M.P.H. (’25) Associate Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA 02114 |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC 20201 | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Rohan Hazra, M.D. Director, Division of Extramural Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892 |
| National Institutes of Health Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D. Director National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892 | U.S. Department of Defense COL Julie A. Ake, M.D., M.Sc. Director, U.S. Military HIV Research Program Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Bethesda, MD 20817 |
| National Institutes of Health Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, Ph.D. Acting NIH Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs To Be Announced |
| National Institutes of Health Geri R. Donenberg, Ph.D. Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director, Office of AIDS Research National Institutes of Health Rockville, MD 20852 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CAPT Robyn Neblett Fanfair, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Division of HIV Prevention National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA 30333 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D. Director, Division of AIDS National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Rockville, MD 20852 | Health Resources and Services Administration Heather L. Hauck, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W. Associate Administrator for HIV/AIDS Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 |
| Representative for the National Cancer Advisory Board Christopher R. Friese, Ph.D., RN Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing Director, Center for Improving Patient and Population Health Associate Director for Cancer Control and Population Sciences University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 | Representative for the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council To Be Announced |
| Representative for the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse To Be Announced | Representative for the National Advisory Mental Health Council To Be Announced |
| CAPT Mary Glenshaw, Ph.D., M.P.H., OTR/L Acting Deputy Director Office of AIDS Research National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892 |
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