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.
Susan M. Wolf, JD
Chair, Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences
Regents Professor
McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine & Public Policy
Faegre Baker Daniels Professor of Law
Professor of Medicine
Michael Oakes, PhD
Interim Vice President for Research
Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health
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.
Michael K. Georgieff, MD
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
Victoria Interrante, PhD
Director, Center for Cognitive Sciences
Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Professor, Graduate Program in Human Factors and Ergonomics
Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN
Founder and Director, Center for Spirituality & Healing
Professor, School of Nursing
Co-director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
Regents Professor
McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health
Distinguished Teaching Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Professor, Technological Leadership Institute
Adjunct Professor, Medical School
Michael J. Sadowsky, PhD (through Dec. 2021)
Director, BioTechnology Institute
Professor, Department of Soil, Water and Climate
Read about past Consortium Executive Committees.