2024-2025 Oversight Board Members

Larry D. Alexander, Ph.D.
Chair
Assistant Dean for Biomedical Science Education, Academic Affairs and Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
larry.alexander@unlv.edu

Mariela Mendez , Ph.D.
Chair Elect
Assistant Professor, Department of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI
mmendez1@hfhs.org

Susanne Nicholas, M.D.
Past Chair
Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
SuNicholas@mednet.ucla.edu

Marcelo Correia, M.D., Ph.D.
Member
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
marcelo-correia@uiowa.edu

Camille Clarke
Member
Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University
Redlands, CA
doctoraclarke@gmail.com

Marja Hurley, M.D.
Member
Professor of Medicine and Orthopedics, UConn Health
Farmington, CT
hurley@uchc.edu

Mark Lawson
Member
Professor, Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
mlawson@ucsd.edu

Mariya Sweetwyne, Ph.D.
Member
Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington
Seattle, WA
sandu@uw.edu

Fern Webb, Ph.D.
Member
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Co-Director, Center for Health Equity & Engagement Research (CHEER), University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville, FL
Fern.webb@jax.ufl.edu

Shirley Blanchard, Ph.D.
Ad Hoc Member
Professor, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University
Omaha, NE
sblancha@creighton.edu

Virginia Sarapura, M.D.
Ad Hoc Member
Professor, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO
virginia.sarapura@ucdenver.edu

Winnie Martinez
NIDDK Representative
Program Director, Network of Minority Health Research Investigators, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
Bethesda, MD
Winnie.Martinez@NIH.gov