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Council Roster

Chairperson

Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D.
Director
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
National Institutes of Health

Executive Secretary

Anna L. Ramsey-Ewing, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Extramural Activities
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
National Institutes of Health

Council Members

* Pending appointment
(Terms end 10/31 of designated year, unless otherwise noted.)

Sergio A. Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D. (07/15/2027)
Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Founding Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Director, Community Engagement Program, UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center
School of Medicine
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, CA 95817

Carlos O. Garner, Ph.D.*
Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs
Head, Lilly Regenerative Medicines
Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly Corporate Center
Indianapolis, IN 46285

Katherine Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D.*
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Associate Dean, Research Development and Synergy
College of Medicine
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40502

Jonathan Himmelfarb, M.D. (2027)
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Kidney Disease Innovation
Icahn School of Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY 10029

Duane A. Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D.*
Phyllis Kottler Friedman Professor, Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery
Assistant Vice President for Research
Associate Director for Translation and Innovation
Director, Clinical and Translational Research Institute
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32608

Robin J. Mermelstein, Ph.D. (07/15/2027)
Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor
Co-Director, UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy
University of Illinois, Chicago
Chicago, IL 60608

Ex Officio Members

Department of Health and Human Services
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Secretary
Washington, DC 20201

National Institutes of Health
Jayanta Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Bethesda, MD 20892

Last updated on August 27, 2026