Steering Committee
The steering committee is responsible for providing strategic direction, guidance, and oversight for UC system-wide bioengineering activities, including decision making, coordination and communications among 10 campuses, to achieve the mission of BIC. It is composed of the Director, Past-Director, and Director-Elect of BIC, the department chairs of 10 campuses, and one faculty representative from each campus.
Members
Shu Chien
Director, 2000-2019 | Funding Director
Scott Simon
Director, 2019-2022
Song Li
Director, 2022-2025
Abraham Lee
Director-Elect, 2025-2028
Roster
Phillip Messersmith (Chair, UCB)
John Dueber (UCB)
Steven George (Chair, UCD)
Scott Simon (Past BIC Director, UCD)
Michelle Digman (Chair, UCI)
Abraham Lee (BIC Director Elect, UCI)
Zoran NENADIC (UCI)
Dino Di Carlo (Chair, UCLA)
Song Li (BIC Director, UCLA)
Anand Subramaniam (Chair, UCM)
Joel Spencer (UCM)
Xiaoping P. Hu (Chair, UCR)
Victor Rodgers (UCR)
Beth Pruitt (Chair, UCSB)
Ryan Stowers (UCSB)
Elise Knittle (Chair, UCSC)
Adam J Engler (Chair, UCSD)
Shu Chien (BIC Founding Director, UCSD)
Daniela Valdez-Jasso (UCSD)
Shuvo Roy (UCSF)
Walt Baxter(ILC Co-Chair, Medtronic)
Linda Narhi (ILC Co-Chair, consultant, retired Amgen Scientific Executive Director)