A Brief Biography

Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Internal Medicine,
Professor of Human Genetics, and Professor of Public Health

Education:

1961 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, A.B., summa cum laude

1965 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, MD, magna cum laude

1972 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Ph.D. (genetics)

Current Professional Activities:

Member, Institute of Medicine, Committee on the Organizational Structure of the NIH, 2002 -

Chair, AAAS Section on Medical Science, 2000-2001

Chair, Institute of Medicine panel on federal oversight of health care quality, 2001-2002

Chair, Olestra Surveillance Advisory Committee, Proctor & Gamble Co.,1996--

Co-Chair, National Advisory Committee, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/WK Kellogg Foundation Program, Turning Point: Collaborating for a New Century in Public Heath, 1997--

Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Motorola Science Advisers, 1998--

Member, Advisory Boards:
Rene Dubos Center for Human Environments 1984--Workplace Health Fund, AFL-CIO, 1983--
Center for Excellence in Government, 1985-
Children of Alcoholics Found, 1985--
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, 1988--
Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, 1990-- Partnership for Prevention, 1991--
RAND/Critical Technologies Institute, 1992--
Panel RKK, Ltd., 1991--
W K Kellogg Foundation Fellowship in Health Policy Research, 1998-
AAHC Division of Global Health Advisory Committee, 1999-
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Advisory Committee, 1999--
American Cancer Society Advisory Group on Cancer and the Environment, 1999--
Michigan Ready to Learn Summitt, 1999--

Member, Board of Directors:
Rohm and Haas Company, 1987-- (and Chair Environmental Advisory Council); Amgen, 1987--
Population Services International (PSI), 1988--
Health and Environmental Science Institute (HESI) of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)1989--
Senior Council, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and ex officio Board of Trustees, 1995--
Greater Detroit Area Health Council, 1998--

Member:
Advisory Committee on Environmental Factors and Cancer, American Cancer Society, 1999--;
AAMC Medicare Special Action Committee, 1999--; Enhancing Basic Research for Cancer Prevention, National
Cancer Institute, 1997--;
3M Fluorochemicals Science Advisory Panel, 1998--;
Council of Great Lakes Industries and its Environmental Observation Protocol Project, 1999--;
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board, 1999--;
Data Safety Monitoring Board, Adenoma Prevention with Celecoxib Trial, 2000--;
NAS Planning Committee for Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) Board workshop
on medical innovation, 2000--

Associate Editor:
Environmental Research, 1988--

Editorial Boards:
American Journal Preventive Medicine, 1987-
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers Prevention, 1992-
Encyclopedia of Biotechnology: Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues, 1997-
Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 1997-
Japanese Journal of Human Genetics, 1997-
Aspen Journal of Law & Bioethics, 1998 -

Honors and Awards:

1972-76 Research Career Development Award, National Institute of General Medical Sciences