Krishan Arora, Ph.D.

Chief of the Networks and Development Programs Branch in the Division for Research Capacity Building, NIH

Michele McGuirl, Ph.D.

Chief of the Research Advancement Programs Branch in the Division for Research Capacity Building, NIGMS-NIH

Bongsup Cho, Ph.D.

Program Director of RI-INBRE and Professor, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Kingston, Rhode Island

Ian D. Meng, Ph.D.

Professor, Physiology, Director, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence for the Study of Pain and Sensory Function

Alexandra Adams, M.D., Ph.D.,

Director CAIRHE/ Principal Investigator: Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, Montana

Janos Zempleni

Willa Cather Professor/ Principal Investigator of COBRE, Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases through Dietary Molecules

Carolyn Bohach

University Distinguished Professor and Director, Idaho INBRE

cbohach@uidaho.edu

Sally Hodder, MD

Associate Vice President for Clinical and Translational Science/ Director, West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute

John P. Kirwan, MSc, PhD,

FACSM George A. Bray, Jr. Endowed Super Chair in Nutrition Executive Director, john.kirwan@pbrc.edu

Lisa Cassis

Vice President for Research, University of Kentucky/Principal Investigator of the Center of Research on Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, COBRE, Kentucky

Dr. Marcia Roxana Cruz Correa

Principal Investigator of Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research (Alliance), Puerto Rico