Governance

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is responsible for the center’s overall strategic direction, as well as oversight of all operations.

• Vicente E. Torres, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director, Mayo Translational PKD Center
• Peter C. Harris, Ph.D.
  Associate Director, Mayo Translational PKD Center
  Director, Molecular Genetics and Proteomics Core
• Michael F. Romero, Ph.D.
  Director, Model Systems Core
• Bernard F. King, M.D.
  Director, Human Imaging Core
• Nicholas F. LaRusso, M.D.
  Director, Pilot and Feasibility Program

Internal Advisory Committee

The Internal Advisory Committee provides input on the center’s strategic direction, and liaises with Mayo Clinic institutional and research leaders to ensure the center is aligned with and responsive to Mayo’s needs.

• Michael J. Joyner, M.D. (chair)
  Co-Principal Investigator, Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science Activities
• Robert B. Diasio, M.D.
  Director, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
• Clifford R. Jack, M.D.
  Mayo Clinic Aging and Dementia Imaging Research Laboratory
• Eric D. Wieben
  Director, Mayo Clinic Genomics Research Center

External Advisory Committee

The External Advisory Committee evaluates center leadership; progress of the center toward its objectives; core services and utilization; and progress of funded Pilot and Feasibility Program projects. It also participates in the center’s annual planning and budget allocation process.

• Ronald D. Perrone, M.D. (chair)
  Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
  Associate Chief, William B. Schwartz Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center
  Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
• Iain A. Drummond, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
  Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Mass.
• Aron M. Geurts, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor of Physiology, Department of Physiology
  Human and Molecular Genetics Center
  Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
• F. Graham Sommer, M.D.
  Professor of Radiology
  Stanford University Medical School
  Stanford, CA
• York Pei, M.D.
  Senior Scientist, Division of Genomic Medicine
  Toronto General Research Institute
  Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Scientific Review Committee

The Scientific Review Committee, along with the External Advisory Committee, reviews and prioritizes Pilot and Feasibility Program applications, and provides constructive feedback to help both successful and unsuccessful applicants improve their research efforts.

• Nicholas F. LaRusso, M.D. (chair)
  Director, Pilot and Feasibility Program
• Vicente E. Torres, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director, Mayo Translational PKD Center
• Peter C. Harris, Ph.D.
  Associate Director, Mayo Translational PKD Center
  Director, Molecular Genetics and Proteomics Core
• Michael F. Romero, Ph.D.
  Director, Model Systems Core
• Bernard F. King, M.D.
  Director, Human Imaging Core
• Lilach O. Lerman, M.D., Ph.D.
  Chair, Nephrology and Hypertension Research Committee
• Michael J. Joyner, M.D.
  Chair, Internal Advisory Committee
• Ronald D. Perrone, M.D.
  Chair, External Advisory Committee