Advisory Board

An External Advisory Board (EAB) of well-established individuals in EID and related areas has been assembled to provide perspective and guidance on the science and education components of the Montana - Ecology of Infectious Disease (M-EID) program. The EAB will meet annually at UM after the annual assessment is conducted and will be consulted as needed via e-mail or conference calls. An annual report based on their visit and Assessment Board recommendations will be presented to the Montana - Ecology of Infectious Disease (M-EID) steering committee. Members of the EAB also provide an invaluable network to other individuals and organizations with which the M-EID will interact, some of which also serve as internship sites for M-EID Trainees. Current members of the EAB, listed alphabetically are:

Name

Position

Marshall Bloom

Assoc. Director NIH-Rocky Mountain Laboratories

Rita Colwell

Pres. Univ of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, former NSF Director

Peter Daszak

Dir. Consort. Conserv. Med. pathology, impact of parasitic dis.

Rick Ostfeld

Inst. for Ecosystem Studies, animal ecol, vector-borne diseases

Fred Roberts

Dir., NSF-STC-Ctr. For Discrete Math. and Theoretical Computer Sciences

James Tiedje

Pres. Amer. Soc. for Microbiol., Dir. Ctr. Microbial Ecol., Natl. Acad. Sci.