Leadership

The Consortium is unique in the nation. Our highly interdisciplinary program tackles the societal challenges posed by biomedicine and the life sciences through research, events, and engagement with the local, state, national, and international community.

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Chair, Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences Regents Professor McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine & Public Policy Faegre Drinker Professor of Law Professor of Medicine
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Co-Chair of the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences Professor of Law & Solly Robbins Solly Robins Distinguished Research Fellow Faculty Member in the UMN Graduate Program in Neuroscience Director, Shen Neurolaw Lab Chie
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Shashank Priya, PhD
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Vice President for Research & Innovation Research & Innovation Office

Current Executive Committee

The Executive Committee facilitates the work of the Consortium. Its members' range of expertise and shared engagement is a crucial part of the Consortium's collaborative and cross-disciplinary work. Committee members are elected to staggered three-year renewable terms. Read about the nomination and election process. In addition, the Consortium Chair serves on the committee ex officio.

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Michael K. Georgieff, MD
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Co-Director, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB), Director, Center for Neurobehavioral Development, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Psychology, Professor, Institute of Child Development, Director, Division of Neonatology
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Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
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Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP); Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
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Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN
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Founder and Director, Center for Spirituality & Healing; Professor, School of Nursing; Co-director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program