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.

Christina Grozinger

Director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences; Publius Vergilius Maro Professor and Huck Scholar of Entomology

Patrick Drew

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

Camelia Kantor

Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives; Research Professor

Andrew Patterson

Associate Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences; Professor and Huck Chair of Molecular Toxicology; Faculty Oversight, Metabolomics Core Facility

David Puts

Professor of Anthropology


2025-26 Huck Leadership Fellows

Associate Professor Jill Hamilton, Ecosystem Science and Management
Associate Professor Jill Hamilton, Ecosystem Science and Management
Professor Wenrui Hao, Mathematics
Professor Wenrui Hao, Mathematics
Professor Gustavo Nader, Kinesiology
Professor Gustavo Nader, Kinesiology