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T�������ϲ�app (MBL) invites qualified individuals to become members of the �������ϲ�appSociety. From its inception in 1888, the �������ϲ�appSociety has been guided by scientists who are invested in the �������ϲ�appand its future. Under authority established by the Board of Trustees, members of the �������ϲ�appSociety serve in an advisory capacity and as a resource to provide scientific and other guidance at the request of the �������ϲ�appleadership.

The �������ϲ�appSociety has hundreds of Members and Emeritus Members, who comprise scientists, dedicated alumni, and committed and informed friends with a history of discovery at, commitment to, and interest in the �������ϲ�appand its programs.

The Science Council of the �������ϲ�appSociety is an advisory group consisting of not more than 15 scientists elected by Members of the �������ϲ�appSociety. The Science Council is an advisory group that advises the President/Director with respect to matters concerning MBL’s mission and its scientific and instructional endeavors.

The Science Council is led by a Co-Chairs, who are elected by Science Council members in consultation with the �������ϲ�appDirector.

More information on the Science Council can be found in the �������ϲ�appScience Council Charter, the Bylaws and the �������ϲ�appSociety Membership and Procedures����dz��ܳ���Գ�.

Members of the Science Council of the �������ϲ�appSociety (2023-2024)

Resident Scientists

• Karen Echeverri (07/2023 – 06/2026)
• Rudolph Oldenbourg (07/2023 – 06/2026)  
• Blair Paul (07/2021 – 06/2024)  
• Joe Vallino (07/2021-06/2024)

Whitman Center Scientists

• Bill Green (07/2013 – 06/2024)
• Amy Maddox (07/2020 – 06/2024)
• Denisa Wagner (07/2021 – 06/2024)

Education Faculty

• Ricardo Araneda (07/2023 – 06/2026)
• Stephanie White (07/2020 – 06/2024)  
• Deborah Yelon (07/2023 – 06/2026)

At Large  

• Jack Costello (07/2020 – 06/2024)

Emeritus

• Bill Reznikoff (07/2020 – 06/2024)

Postdoc/Graduate Student  

• Sarah Walker (07/2023 – 06/2026)

The �������ϲ�appCommunity Council is an advisory group consisting of not more than 15 members elected by Members of the �������ϲ�appSociety in good standing. The role of the �������ϲ�appCommunity Council is to advise the �������ϲ�appPresident/Director and Chief Operating Officer upon their request on general aspects of �������ϲ�appcommunity life connected to and essential for the �������ϲ�appresearch and education missions, but not the research or education missions themselves. This includes, for example, housing, childcare, facilities, campus life, and Woods Hole/Falmouth community relations.

The Community Council is led by Co-Chairs, who are elected by Community Council members in consultation with the �������ϲ�appDirector.

More information on the Community Council can be found in the �������ϲ�appCommunity Council Charter, the Bylaws and the �������ϲ�appSociety Membership and Procedures����dz��ܳ���Գ�.

Members of the Community Council of the �������ϲ�appSociety (2023-2024)

Resident Scientists

• Louis Kerr (07/2020 – 06/2024)  
• Jennifer Morgan (07/2023-06/2026)

Research Scientists

• Scott Chimileski (07/2023 – 06/2026)
• Elena Peredo (07/2021-06/2024)  

Whitman Center Scientists

• Christine Field (07/2020 – 06/2024)
• Paul Maddox (07/2021 – 06/2024)
• Jane Maienschein (07/2023 – 06/2026)

Education Faculty

• Scott Bennett (07/2023 – 06/2026)
• Veronica Martinez Acosta (07/2021 – 06/2024)

At Large  

• Joseph DeGiorgis (07/2020 – 06/2024)

Emeritus

• Ann Stuart (07/2020 – 06/2024)

Co-Chairs:

Amy Gladfelter, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; �������ϲ�appWhitman Center Scientist; �������ϲ�appFellow
Patrick La Riviere, University of Chicago; �������ϲ�appWhitman Center Scientist; �������ϲ�appFellow

Committee Members:

• Zoe Cardon, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Ibrahim Cisse, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
• Daniel Colon-Ramos, Yale School of Medicine
• Karen Echeverri, Marine Biological Laboratory, New Research Organisms Committee Liaison
• Daniel Fletcher, University of California Berkeley
• Scott Fraser, University of Southern California
• Louis Kerr, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Abhishek Kumar, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Paul Maddox, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Rudolf Oldenbourg, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Josh Rosenthal, Marine Biological Laboratory, New Research Organisms Committee Liaison
• Hari Shroff, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Clare Waterman, National Institutes of Health 

Co-Chairs:

• Josh Rosenthal, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Karen Echeverri, Marine Biological Laboratory

Committee Members:

• Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, HHMI
• Abhishek Kumar, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Amy Gladfelter, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Jon Henry, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Lisa Abbo, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Mansi Srivastava, Harvard University
• Marko Horb, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Michael Levine, Princeton University
• Mitch Sogin, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Nicole King, University of California, Berkeley, HHMI
• Nipam Patel, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Patrick LaRiviere, University of Chicago
• Paul Kulesa, Stowers Institute for Medical Research

External reviews are critical to maintain the quality, standards, and performance of institutions and to position them to gain strength and perform at the highest levels of achievement. T�������ϲ�app has undergone reviews every ten years since the early 1900’s, to evaluate our performance and our potential for the future in both research and education. Review committees are appointed by the Board of Trustees. Advisory reports are submitted to the President/Director and to the Board of Trustees and are used to provide strategic guidance to the MBL. Our most recent decennial review was held in 2015.