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Committee on Committees

PURPOSE: The Committee on Committees (CoC) recommends nominees for standing committee chairs and members, following consultation with sections

MEETINGS: The committee meets at least once annually, prior to the Council’s spring meeting.  

COMPOSITION:

The committee is composed of one member elected by each section, who is not an officer, and two Councilors, one of whom serves as chair and the other as chair-elect.

DUTIES:
  • Review the charges of the various committees with regards to overlapping responsibilities and propose changes to Council when appropriate.
  • Ensure that there is adequate section representation on appropriate committees.
  • Request applications from the chairpersons of APS committees and sections. Acknowledge receipt of all applications.
  • Promote and ensure the inclusion of underrepresented groups, as well as new and emerging leaders, in the governance of the Society.
  • Notify annually each candidate not selected for committee appointment to determine if he/she wishes to remain under consideration.
  • Meet prior to the annual meeting to select nominees for committee vacancies for submission to Council.

Committee Members

 

  • Amity Fenn Eaton
    Massachusetts General Hospital , Cell & Molecular Physiology Section Steering Committee
    Member

  • Arianne Lee Theiss, PhD
    University of Colorado Denver Medicine , Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Steering Committ
    Member

  • Blythe D Shepard, PhD
    Georgetown University , Renal Section Steering Committee
    Member

  • Brendan J Dougherty, PhD
    University of Minnesota , Central Nervous System Section Steering Committee
    Member

  • Colleen G. Farmer, PhD
    University of Utah , Comparative & Evolutionary Physiology Section Steering Commi
    Member

  • Cynthia Jayne Metz, PhD
    University of Louisville , Teaching of Physiology Section Steering Committee
    Member

  • Esther E Dupont-Versteegden, FAPS,PhD
    University of Kentucky , Environmental & Exercise Physiology Section Steering Committ
    Member

  • Manda Linea Keller-Ross, PhD
    University of Minnesota , Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section Steering Commi
    Member

  • Sarah H. Lindsey, PhD
    Tulane University , Cardiovascular Section Steering Committee
    Member

  • Tao Yang
    University of Toledo , Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section Steering Committee
    Member

  • Warren Joseph Alilain, PhD
    University of Kentucky , Respiration Section Steering Committee
    Member

  • Weiqin Chen, PhD
    Augusta University , Endocrinology & Metabolism Section Steering Committee
    Member

  • Sabhya Rana, PhD
    University of Florida , Trainee Advisory Committee
    Trainee Representative

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