Strategic Advisory Council

2024-2025 Membership

Dr. Brett Clementz, Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Georgia (current BIRC Director)

Dr. Arthur Edison, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and Professor, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia

Dr. Deborah Barany, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, University of Georgia (current BIRC Associate Director of Human Imaging)

Dr. Lohitash Karumbaiah, Associate Professor of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia (current BIRC Associate Director of Animal Imaging

Dr. Tianming Liu, Distinguished Research Professor of Computer Science, University of Georgia

Dr. Jennifer McDowell, Chair of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Psychology Department Head, University of Georgia

Dr. James Lauderdale, Associate Professor and Department Head of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia

Dr. Carl Bergmann, Associate VP Research-Facilities (retired), Associate Director of CCRC, Executive Director of Animal Health Research Center, Senior Research Scientist, University of Georgia

Dr. Steven Stice, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and Professor of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia

Dr. DeLoris Wenzel Hesse, Associate Professor of Cellular Biology, Anatomist, University of Georgia

Dr. Qun Zhao, Associate Professor of Physics, and BIRC Physicist, University of Georgia

Mr. TJ Hardy, BIRC MRI Technologist, University of Georgia