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Roster of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee

Applying for Membership on FDA Advisory Committees

As part of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) ongoing efforts to recruit qualified experts with minimal conflicts of interest who are interested in serving on FDA advisory committees, FDA is requesting nominations for members to serve on its advisory committees.

Current Number of Vacancies: 0

Note, one or more vacancies may be in the nomination process or a final appointment may have been made.

Chairperson ***
Hana El Sahly, M.D.
Expertise: Vaccines, Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2022-01/31/2026
Professor
Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology 
Department of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
Paula Annunziato, M.D. **
Expertise: Industry Representative
Term: 02/01/2020-01/31/2024
Vice President and Therapeutic Area Head Vaccines Clinical Research 
Merck
North Wales, PA 19454
Adam C. Berger, Ph.D.
Expertise: Global Health, Genetics 
Term: 02/01/2022-01/31/2026
Director, Division of Clinical and Healthcare Research Policy
Office of Science Policy
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, MD 20892
Henry H. Bernstein, D.O., MHCM, FAAP
Expertise: Pediatrics 
Term: 02/01/2022-01/31/2026
Professor of Pediatrics
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Department of Pediatrics 
Cohen Children’s Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY 11042
Archana Chatterjee, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2023-01/31/2027
Dean Chicago Medical School
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
North Chicago, IL 60064
Capt. Amanda Cohn, M.D.
Expertise: Pediatrics, Vaccines
Term: 02/01/2020 – 01/31/2024
Director, Division of Birth Defects & Infant Disorders 
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA 30333
Hayley Gans, M.D.
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2023-1/31/2027
Professor of Pediatrics
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA 94305
Holly Janes, Ph.D.
Expertise: Biostatistics 
Term: 02/01/2023-01/31/2025
Professor
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Public Health Sciences Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA 98109
Capt. David Kim, M.D.
Expertise: Pediatrics, Vaccines
Term: 02/01/2022-01/31/2025
Director, Division of Vaccines 
Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy 
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC 20024
Arnold Monto, M.D.
Expertise: Epidemiology
Term: 02/01/2022-01/31/2026
Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus 
Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology 
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Paul Offit, M.D.
Expertise: Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2022-01/31/2025
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases
Abramson Research Building
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Steven Pergam, M.D., M.P.H., FIDSA
Expertise: Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2020-01/31/2024
Professor
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division 
Clinical Research Division
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA 98109
Stanley Perlman, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise: Pediatric Infectious Diseases 
Term: 08/23/2022-1/31/2026
Professor
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, and Pediatrics 
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Jay Portnoy, M.D. *
Expertise: Consumer Representative
Term: 02/01/2022-01/31/2025
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of Telemedicine
Section of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO 64108
Eric J. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise: Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Term: 02/01/2022-01/31/2026
Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine
Adjunct Professor
Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Physician
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
Andrea Shane, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.
Expertise: Pediatric and Infectious Diseases 
Term: 02/01/2022-01/31/2025
Professor of Pediatrics 
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30322
Gregg Sylvester, M.D., M.P.H. +
Expertise: Alternate Industry Representative
Term: 2/01/2020-01/31/2024
Chief Health Officer & Vice President
Medical Affairs
CSL Seqirus
Summit, NJ 07901
* Consumer Representative
** Industry Representative
+ Alternate Industry Representative
**** Chairperson
Designated Federal Officer
Sussan Paydar, Ph.D.
Division of Scientific Advisors & Consultants
Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD 20993
E-mail: CBERVRBPAC@fda.hhs.gov
Committee Management Specialist
Lisa Johnson
Division of Scientific Advisors & Consultants
Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD  20993
E-mail: CBERVRBPAC@fda.hhs.gov
Director
Prabhakara Atreya, Ph.D.
Division of Scientific Advisors & Consultants
Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD 20993
E-mail: CBERVRBPAC@fda.hhs.gov
Committee Management Officer
Joanne Lipkind
Division of Scientific Advisors & Consultants
Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD 20993
E-mail: CBERVRBPAC@fda.hhs.gov
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