Updated: March 28, 2022
The CBC is supported by a number of academic leaders from Northwestern University, The University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). In addition to Chicago area leadership, our board membership includes a group of interdisciplinary advisors outside of the CBC’s member institutions. The CBC boards meet regularly to discuss CBC initiatives, award and educational programs, and strategies.
Executive Oversight Board
Updated: March 28, 2022
The Executive Oversight Board (EOB) provides general oversight of the CBC, holding the CBC accountable for achieving the goals established for Phase 2. The members of the EOB also provide guidance and, where possible, assistance on the major Phase 2 initiatives to expand linkages with the biomedical industry, fundraise, and elevate the public profile of the CBC. Until recently, the Provosts of each of the CBC universities (Northwestern University (NU), the University of Chicago (UChicago), and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)) directly oversaw the CBC and provided institutional responsibility working primarily through the EOB. As of April 20, 2020, following the CBC Governance Committee recommendation, the governance structure of the CBC reports to the CBC universities Chief Scientific Officers (CSOs) who hold the positions of Senior Research Officers at the three CBC universities.
The EOB is composed of representatives from:
- the Foundation (initially The Searle Family and The Chicago Community Trust),
- the universities (the three CSOs), and
- the biomedical industry (the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and/or venture capital sectors; pending).
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP:
Updated: March 28, 2022
Angel Gibson
Executive Director, Kinship Foundation
Joanna Groden, PhD
CBC Chief Scientific Officer for UIC
Vice Chancellor for Research
University of Illinois Chicago
Karen Kim, MD
CBC Chief Scientific Officer for UChicago
Vice Provost for Research
The University of Chicago
Milan Mrksich, PhD
CBC Chief Scientific Officer for NU
Vice President for Research
Northwestern University
Other membership pending
Scientific Advisory Board
Updated: January 1, 2023
The Scientific Advisory Board’s (SAB) overarching goal will be to evaluate annually the scientific agenda and programs of the CBC to ensure the highest scientific standards and the stature of the CBC as an intellectual leader in scientific circles are maintained.
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP:
Updated: January 1, 2023
Luisa DiPietro, DDS, PhD
CBC Scientific Advisor for UIC
Director, Center for Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration
Professor of Periodontics
Department of Periodontics
University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry
Richard Morimoto, PhD
CBC Scientific Advisor for NU
Bill and Gayle Cook Professor of Biology
Director, Rice Institute for Biomedical Research
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Northwestern University
Accelerator Venture Board
Updated: November 30, 2022
CBC Accelerator Award program proposals are evaluated by the CBC Accelerator Venture Board (AVB), composed of civic minded venture capital professionals, who generously donate their time to assess finalized investment theses and recommend funding for viable Accelerator Award proposals. The AVB will meet regularly throughout the year. For a complete list of currently scheduled AVB meeting dates, please click on the link below.
▸ CBC Accelerator Venture Board Meeting Schedule
Catalyst Review Board
Updated: February 13, 2023
CBC Catalyst awards are made on the basis of scientific merit and are evaluated by the Catalyst Review Board (CRB) composed of equal numbers of scientists from consortium institutions who serve on a volunteer basis. The Board advises the Scientific Directors and works closely with the Executive Director to define and implement the specifics of the Catalyst Award program.
*The last edition of the Catalyst Award will be provided in June 2023, after which the CRB will be dissolved.
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP:
Michael Caffrey, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
University of Illinois Chicago
David T. Eddington, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Professor, Richard and Loan Hill Department of Bioengineering
University of Illinois Chicago
Michael Federle, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Illinois Chicago
Robert Holmgren, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences
Northwestern University
Larry Miller, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois Chicago
Cathryn R. Nagler, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Bunning Family Professor, Biological Sciences Division, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the College
The University of Chicago
Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD ▸ Lab Link
AbbVie Foundation Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The University of Chicago
Michael Rust, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology
The University of Chicago
Karla Fullner Satchell, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Anne Stewart Youmans Professor of Microbiology, Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Amittha Wickrema, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Professor of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, Department of Hematology and Oncology
The University of Chicago
Affinity Groups
Updated: February 13, 2023
Affinity Groups are cross-institutional communities centered around specific topics, which promote collaborative exploration of the community’s delineated key scientific questions. Based on Team Science concepts, the Affinity Group will engender collaborations which the community funds through inter-institutional $250,000 awards.
Neuroscience affinity group – Steering Committee:
Simon Alford, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Professor and Head, Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Illinois Chicago
Edwin H. Cook Jr., MD ▸ Lab Link
Earl M. Bane Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Head, Clinical Services
Director, Program for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Department of Psychiatry
University of Illinois Chicago
William Green, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Professor of Neurobiology
Department of Neurobiology
The University of Chicago
Indira Raman, PhD ▸ Lab Link
Bill and Gayle Cook Professor
Department of Neurobiology
Northwestern University