Education and Professional Development Committee
The Education and Professional Development Committee encourages and supports the development of a vibrant and inclusive community of biochemists and molecular biologists by promoting effective molecular life sciences curricula and educational practices and by providing career resources across the professional life cycle.
![Nathan L. Vanderford](/getmedia/68e85df8-55a0-4c70-807a-c82bccfecdc6/Vanderford-Nathan-300x300.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Nathan L. Vanderford
- Chair (2023–2026)
- University of Kentucky
![Folnetti Alvarez](/getmedia/e5f5e692-3f74-40c7-8454-1c6313a67ce3/300x300-Folnetti-Alvarez.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Folnetti Alvarez
- (2023–2026)
- Stony Brook University
![Nisha Cavanaugh](/getmedia/ed7fc30e-bb4d-4aa9-adb7-8294cf39e3a0/300x300-Nisha-Cavanaugh.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Nisha Cavanaugh
- (2024–2027)
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
![Christopher D. Heinen](/getmedia/cd046e49-d25b-4930-be6c-21bc34fdd2f5/300x300-Christopher-Heinen.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Christopher D. Heinen
- (2022–2025)
- University of Connecticut Health Center
![Margaret I. Kanipes](/getmedia/d7c5e223-d2c7-4460-9088-b60fc93e6854/300x300-Margaret-Kanipes.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Margaret I. Kanipes
- (2022–2025)
- North Carolina A&T State University
![Thomas Kiselak](/getmedia/df13bb5f-07a0-410a-bc5b-68e68ac5a4c5/300x300-Thomas-Kiselak.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Thomas Kiselak
- (2024–2027)
- Patterson+Sheridan LLP
![Paula Lemons](/getmedia/aca172a0-bb6c-41e5-b6bf-30deecd4bd23/300x300-Paula-Lemons.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Paula Lemons
- (2022–2025)
- University of Georgia
![Chandrima Majumdar](/getmedia/10de8531-ed28-4a12-8e07-7b1908c3271f/300x300-Majumdar-Chandrima.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Chandrima Majumdar
- (2024–2027)
- University of California, Berkeley
![Reinhart Reithmeier](/getmedia/8cd98c02-cc85-4b74-be1d-bf95a04705a8/300x300-Reinhart-Reithmeier.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Reinhart Reithmeier
- (2024–2027)
- University of Toronto
![Bruno da Costa Rodrigues](/getmedia/59c4e8b4-f0b1-4342-9637-418e5c2f764a/300x300-Bruno-da-Costa-Rodrigues.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Bruno da Costa Rodrigues
- (2022–2025)
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
![Rou-Jia Sung](/getmedia/1d332aa6-8f70-48b5-997a-d48f707b8384/300x300-Rou-Jia-Sung.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
Rou-Jia Sung
- (2022–2025)
- Carleton College
![John Tansey](/getmedia/79b19d69-644b-4f22-afb0-ad473fca55c4/300x300-John-Tansey.jpg?width=300&height=300&ext=.jpg)
John Tansey
- (2022–2025)
- Otterbein University