The GCRC Advisory Committee (GAC) is appointed by the Dean and is responsible to the Dean. The GAC, along with the Program Director and Associate Program Directors, supervises and reviews the operations of the GCRC, its Core Laboratories, and Informatics Core; sets general policies; and delineates common needs of the GCRC investigators. The GAC also reviews and prioritizes projects based on scientific merit and GCRC utilization. Studies must have GAC approval prior to initiation.

GCRC Advisory Committee Meeting Dates

The GAC meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 2:00 PM in Room H4510J. The scheduled dates for July 2008 through June 2009 are:

• Wednesday, July 2, 2008
• Wednesday, August 6, 2008
• Wednesday, September 3, 2008
• Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Wednesday, November 5, 2008
• Wednesday, December 3, 2008
• Wednesday, January 7, 2009
• Wednesday, February 4, 2009
• Wednesday, March 4, 2009
• Wednesday, April 1, 2009
• Wednesday, May 6, 2009
• Wednesday, June 3, 2009

GCRC Advisory Committee Members:

• Gordon L. Kauffman, Jr., MD, Chair
• Edward Bixler, PhD
• Gary Chase, PhD
• David Claxton, MD
• Laurence M. Demers, PhD
• R. Kevin Grigsby, DSW
• Rebecca Jenkins, MPA
• Richard Legro, MD,
• Urs A. Leuenberger, MD
• Thomas A. Lloyd, PhD
• David Mauger, PhD
• Timothy J. Mosher, MD
• Shirlynn Mottilla, RN
• Ming Pan, MD
• Chester A. Ray, PhD
• Lawrence I. Sinoway, MD, Program Director, GCRC
• Paul G. Swinko, Jr.
• Victoria Schirm, PhD, RN
• Diane Thiboutot, MD
• Jan Ulbrecht, MD, General Clinical Research Center, University Park
• Sheila Vrana, PhD