Scientific Advisory Board

The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) comprises distinguished senior leaders with strong connections to both global and local networks. They bring extensive experience in strategy development and advisory roles, demonstrated through their leadership of major programmes and institutions. The Board offers advice to the NIRBA Executive Director on shaping a strategic vision for NIRBA, informed by emerging scientific trends and collaborative opportunities both globally and locally. Through their engagement, they help elevate the international standing of NIRBA, supporting efforts in talent recruitment and the development of new partnerships.

Chairman

David H. Koch Professor of Science &
Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Director
MIT Center for Precision Cancer Medicine,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Members

Chair Professor in RNA Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Westlake University (WU)

J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair & Professor
Departments of Biochemistry & Biophysics,
Oncology, and Pediatrics,
University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)

Director
Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to Therapeutics,
University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)

Sanford Stem Cell Institute Endowed Chair
University of California San Diego (UC San Diego)

Professor
Dept of Cellular and Molecular Medicine,
University of California San Diego (UC San Diego)

Scientific Advisory Board

Chairman

Michael B. YAFFE

David H. Koch Professor of Science &
Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Director
MIT Center for Precision Cancer Medicine,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Members

Xiang-Dong FU

Chair Professor in RNA Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Westlake University (WU)

Lynne E. MAQUAT

J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair & Professor
Departments of Biochemistry & Biophysics,
Oncology, and Pediatrics,
University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)

Director
Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to Therapeutics,
University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)

Gene W. YEO

Sanford Stem Cell Institute Endowed Chair
University of California San Diego (UC San Diego)

Professor
Dept of Cellular and Molecular Medicine,
University of California San Diego (UC San Diego)

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Scientific Advisory Board

Chairman

David H. Koch Professor of Science & Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Director MIT Center for Precision Cancer Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Members

Chair Professor in RNA Biology and Regenerative Medicine Westlake University (WU)

J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair & Professor Departments of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Oncology, and Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)

Director Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to Therapeutics, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)

Sanford Stem Cell Institute Endowed Chair University of California San Diego (UC San Diego)

Professor Dept of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego (UC San Diego)

David H. Koch Professor of Science &
Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Director
MIT Center for Precision Cancer Medicine,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Chair Professor in RNA Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Westlake University (WU)

J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair & Professor
Departments of Biochemistry & Biophysics,
Oncology, and Pediatrics,
University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)

Director
Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to Therapeutics,
University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)

Sanford Stem Cell Institute Endowed Chair
University of California San Diego (UC San Diego)

Professor
Dept of Cellular and Molecular Medicine,
University of California San Diego (UC San Diego)