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Program Committee

The Program Committee consists of key members of NUCATS programs and meets monthly with the Leadership Committee.

Directors and Co-Directors (Alphabetical)

NUCATS Program

Position at Northwestern University

David Cella, PhD
Co-Director

Technology Development

Professor, Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine; Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University; Executive Director of The Center on Outcomes, Research and Education, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare

Rowland W. Chang, MD, MPH
Director

Translational Research Incubator

Professor of Preventive Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine

Rex Chisholm, PhD
Director

Biomedical Informatics

Lind Professor of Medical Genetics; Director, Center for Genetic Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine

Matthew Glucksberg, PhD
Director

Technology DevelopmentProfessor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science

John Kessler, MD
Co-director

Technology Development

Davee Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Chair, Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine

Todd A. Kuiken, MD, PhD
Co-Director

Research Discovery

Director of the Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Associate Professor, Northwestern University

Alicia Löffler, PhD
Co-Director

Technology Development

Director and Professor Kellogg Center for Biotechnology, Kellogg School of Management

Douglas Losordo, MD
Co-Director

Research Discovery

Professor of Medicine and Director of Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute and Program in Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine

Mary McDermott, MD
Director

Clinical Research Support

Associate Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine

William McGaghie, PhD
Director

Office of Tracking and Evaluation 

Professor of Medical Education and Professor of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine

William Muller, MD, PhD
Co-Director
Translational Technologies and Resources

Magerstadt Professor and Chair of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine

Thomas V. O’Halloran, PhD
Co-Director

Translational Technologies and Resources

Morrison Professor of Chemistry, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; Director, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University

Lewis Smith, MD
Director

Regulatory Support

Professor of Medicine; Feinberg School of Medicine; and Associate University Vice-President for Research

Samuel Stupp, PhD
Co-Director

Technology Development

Board of Trustees Professor, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Brian Uzzi, PhD
Co-Director
Office of Tracking and EvaluationCo-director of the NorthwesternInstitute in Complex systems; Richard L. Thomas Distinguished chair in leadership, Professor of Sociology, and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Kellogg School of Management