Directorship of the Program

Description of Directorship:
The Program Director serves a five-year term. The Director is nominated by a majority vote of the participating faculty. The appointment is made jointly by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and by the Dean of the School of Medicine, in consultation with the chairs of the relevant departments. The Program Director takes a leadership role in ensuring the quality of the Graduate Program; serves as a liaison with chairs of relevant departments and Deans of participating schools; facilitates communication among members of the various program committees; implements standard Graduate Program policies; and oversees the routine operation of the Graduate Program.

Current director:
Angela Gronenborn is the current director of the program. Dr. Gronenborn joined the University of Pittsburgh in 2005 to found and direct the Department of Structural Biology. Prior to her appointment at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Gronenborn was Chief of Structural Biology at the National Institutes of Health. She was elected director to the MBSB program in July 2005 and has implemented many changes since then.

Previous directors:
2003-2005: John Rosenberg.
John Rosenberg, Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was the founding director, leading the development and inauguration of the program. The first class started in the Fall of 2004.