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National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB)

Ex Officio Members

Executive Office of the President

Michelle M. Colby, D.V.M., M.S.
Assistant Director for CBRN Countermeasures
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Washington, DC

Ken Staley, M.D., M.P.A.
Director for Biodefense Policy
Homeland Security Council
Washington, DC

Intelligence Community

Lawrence (Larry) D.  Kerr, Ph.D.
Senior Bio Advisor
National Counterproliferation Center
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Washington, DC 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Richard S. Williams, M.D.
Chief Health and Medical Officer
Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer
Washington, DC  

National Science Foundation

Maryanna Henkart, Ph.D.
Director of the Division of Molecular And Cellular Biosciences Directorate for Biological Sciences
Arlington, VA 

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Joseph Annelli, D.V.M.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Commerce

Willie May, Ph.D.
Director, Chemical Science & Technology Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 

U.S. Department of Defense

COL John P. Skvorak, D.V.M., Ph.D.
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases
Frederick, MD 

U.S. Department of the Interior

Mr. Timothy R. Petty
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Justice

Ms. Rosemary Hart
Special Counsel
Office of Legal Counsel
Washington, DC

U.S. Department of State

Claudia A. McMurray, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Lawrence Deyton, M.S.P.H., M.D.
Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer
Washington, DC 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Peter Jutro, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Homeland Security Research Center
Washington, DC

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Patricia A. Milligan, R.Ph., C.H.P.
Senior Advisor for Emergency Preparedness
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Rockville, MD 

U.S. Department of Energy

Patricia R. Worthington, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Health and Safety
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Richard E. Besser, M.D.
Director
Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response
Atlanta, GA

National Institutes of Health

Hugh Auchincloss, M.D.
Principal Deputy Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Bethesda, MD

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Carol D. Linden, Ph.D.
Principal Deputy Director and Acting Director Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
Washington, DC

Office of Public Health and Science

Bruce Gellin, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, National Vaccine Program Office
Washington, DC

Food and Drug Administration

Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H.
Rear Admiral/Assistant Surgeon General Assistant Commissioner
Office of Counterterrorism Policy and Planning
Office of the Commissioner
Rockville, MD

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Donald L. Noah, D.V.M., M.P.H.
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
Weapons of Mass Destruction and Biodefense
Office of Health Affairs
Washington, DC