BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors for the North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research
provides guidance for and supervision of the association’s activities. An Executive
Committee, elected by the Board of Directors, is responsible for implementing
the association’s programs. Executive Committee members are marked below
with an asterisk (*).
2007-2008 Board of Directors
Dr. Linda A. Dykstra* (Chairwoman)
Dean, Graduate School
William Rand Kenan Professor
Departments of Psychology and Pharmacology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Ward M. Peterson* (Vice Chairman & Chairman-Elect)
Vice President, Research and Preclinical Development
Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dr. Christopher Duffrin* (Treasurer)
Interim Director, Office of Grants and Contracts
Assistant Dean for Administration
College of Technology & Computer Science
East Carolina University
Dr. Richard E. Fish* (Secretary)
Director, Laboratory Animal Resources
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University
Dr. R. Randal Bollinger*
Professor of Surgery Emeritus
Professor of Immunology Emeritus
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Ms. Harriet S. Burgess
Manager, Diligence and Compliance
LAS/RTP
GlaxoSmithKline
Dr. Verna Case
Professor and Chair of Biology
Department of Biology
Davidson College
Dr. Mark Clemens
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Department of Biology
Faculty Associate
Center for Professional and Applied Ethics
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Dr. Stephen M. Dempsey
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Research Administration
University Attending Veterinarian
Research Regulatory Compliance
North Carolina State University
Dr. Jan Dye* (Ex officio)
Experimental Toxicology Division
Pulmonary Toxicology Branch
National Health & Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
Environmental Protection Agency
Ms. Stephanie Evans
Research Compliance Officer
Office of Sponsored Programs
Winston-Salem State University
Dr. Diane B. Forsythe (Ex officio)
Animal Program Director
Comparative Medicine Branch
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health
Dr. David P. Friedman*
Deputy Associate Dean for Research
Office of Research
Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Dr. Gregory J. Gatto
Senior Director, Preclinical Pharmacology
Targacept Inc.
Dr. William F. Greenlee
President & CEO
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
Dr. Irma Grossi*
Senior Director, Center for Life Sciences and Toxicology
RTI International
Dr. Tracy L. Hanner
Coordinator, Laboratory Animal Science Education
Department of Animal Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Dr. Robert Johnson
Senior Associate Dean
Research and Sponsored Programs
Appalachian State University
Dr. Gregg A. Kormanik
Interim Dean of Natural Sciences
Chief Research Officer
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Dr. Ann Lambros
Director, The Center of Excellence for Research, Teaching & Learning (CERTL)
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Dr. Deirdre Mageean*
Vice Chancellor
Division of Research and Graduate Studies
East Carolina University
Dr. Ross E. McKinney Jr.
Director, Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Dr. Kim Mihalko
Chairperson, IACUC
Carolinas HealthCare System
Mr. R. David Miller*
Director, R&D Policy
GlaxoSmithKline
Dr. Dorcas O'Rourke
Chair, Department of Comparative Medicine
Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina University
Dr. Etta Pisano
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Kenan Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering
Director, Biomedical Engineering Research Imaging Center
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ms. Leanne Prete
Regulatory Compliance Officer
Office of Research Services and Sponsored Programs
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Ms. Sarah M. Smith
Director of Sponsored Programs
University of North Carolina General Administration
Dr. Kathleen K. Sulik
Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
Director, Fetal Toxicology Division
Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Ken Tindall
Senior Vice President, Science and Business Development
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Dr. Mary Ann Vasbinder
President
Research Triangle Branch of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
Dr. Janice D. Wagner
Deputy Associate Dean and Professor of Pathology
Director, Animal Resource Program
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Dr. Rosemary Wander
Associate Provost for Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Dr. Velinda Woriax
Associate Professor, Biology
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
* Executive Committee Member
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