Committees

Advocacy
Patrick Pagano, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Awards - Junior
Silvina Bartesaghi, PhD, Universidad de la República - Uruguay (chair)
Committee reviews conference abstracts online for Travel Awards and/or serve as a Young Investigator Award judges at SfRBM annual conferences.

Awards - Senior
Doug Thomas, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago (chair)
Committee reviews and judges nominations for Discovery and Lifetime Achievement Awards and SfRBM Fellows.

Budget/Investments
Lin Mantell, MD, PhD, St. John's University (co-chair)
Andrew Wojtovich, PhD, University of Rochester (co-chair)
Committee develops endowed lectureship program, memorial and annual giving campaigns.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Alexandra Latini, PhD, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (chair)
Committee is responsible for ensuring the Society honors its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion within SfRBM and promoting within the redox research community.

Ethics
Stacy Gelhaus, PhD, University of Pittsburgh (chair)
Committee addresses member misconduct complaints and makes recommendations to Council on sanctions.

Core Concepts in Redox Biology
Miriam Cortese-Krott, PhD, Heinrich Heine University (co-chair)
Ginger Milne, PhD, Vanderbilt University (co-chair)
Committee selects topics and speakers for Core Concepts sessions at the annual conference and Redox Biology Virtual Seminars.

FASEB Science Policy Committee
Maria Clara Franco, PhD, Florida International University (chair)
Position appointed by and reports directly to FASEB Board Director

Fundraising/Sponsorship Grant Support
Ryan Smith, PhD, Emory University (chair)
Committee develops and coordinates fundraising programs to support the SfRBM Annual Conference as well as other worthwhile society programs.

Marketing - Internal
Lucia Coppo, PhD, Karolinska Institute (chair)
Committee develops content for SfRBM DOT (newsletter), including interviews, feature articles and literature reviews.

Marketing/PR - External
Samantha Giordano-Mooga, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham (chair)
Committee works with PR firm to develop social media content and identify opportunities to promote SfRBM research in the mainstream press.

Membership Recruitment, Retention & Recognition
Andrew Wojtovich, PhD, University of Rochester (chair)
Committee develops strategies to target new members around the world, with a focus on both senior scientists and younger investigators, and initiatives to retain society members. Also identifies and communicates with chairs of redox biology programs worldwide about SfRBM membership.

NIH Study Section Engagement
Adam Case, PhD, Texas A&M University (chair)
Committee will be responsible for increasing redox biology representation on study sections, securing direct NIH participation at SfRBM conferences and engaging in regular interaction with SROs and POs.

Nominations/Leadership Development
Reto Asmis, PhD, Wake Forest School of Medicine (chair)
Committee coordinates programs that helps to identify future society leadership and evaluates submitted nominations for Council.

Professional Development
Dario Vitturi, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham (chair)
Committee responsible for organizing the Professional Development sessions at the annual conference in addition to facilitating the Mentorship Program.

Publications Outreach
Carola Neumann, MD, University of Pittsburgh (co-chair)
Albert van der Vliet, PhD, University of Vermont (co-chair)
Committee works to promote SfRBM journals, Free Radical Biology & Medicine, Redox Biology, Advances in Redox Research and Redox Biochemistry & Chemistry.

Regional Meetings
Andres Trostchansky, PhD, Universidad de la República - Uruguay (co-chair)
Jesus Tejero, PhD, University of Pittsburgh (co-chair)
Brian Cunniff, PhD, University of Vermont (co-chair)
Committee helps to program, market and execute SfRBM's annual Redox Symposium.

Scientific Program
Carola Neumann, MD, University of Pittsburgh (chair)

Strategic Alliances & Outreach
Kimberly Dunham-Snary, PhD, Queen's University (chair)
Committee identifies partnerships that will benefit members and/or expose other associations to SfRBM.

Trainee Council
Clint Upchurch, University of Virginia (chair)
Alejandro Garcia Flores, Florida International University (vice chair)
Responsible for representing trainee members to SfRBM leadership and to facilitate professional development sessions for trainees.

Website
SfRBM Staff
Committee works to improve the content and exposure of website to members and field.

Women in Science
Melissa Kemp, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology (chair)
Committee whose focus is to improve pathways for women to contribute fully to academic research by promoting the visibility and participation of women scientists in SfRBM.
Women in Science webpage