Huck Executive Team

This group meets weekly to steer day-to-day operations of the Huck Institutes; to develop policy, strategy and tactics; and to engage in perpetual “horizon scanning.” The team is comprised of the Huck Institutes’ director, five academics appointed by the director, and a managing director.

Patrick Drew

Interim Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences; Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, of Neurosurgery, of Biology, and of Biomedical Engineering

James Marden

Associate Director of Operations, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences; Professor of Biology

Camelia Kantor

Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives; Associate Research Professor

Vivek Kapur

Associate Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences; Huck Distinguished Chair in Global Health; Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases


2024-25 Huck Leadership Fellows

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Scott Medina
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Scott Medina
Associate Professor of Surgery Dino Ravnic
Associate Professor of Surgery Dino Ravnic
Professor of Statistics Lingzhou Xue
Professor of Statistics Lingzhou Xue