Oceans and Human Health Initiative

OHHI National Advisory Panel
Pursuant to the OHH Act of 2004, NOAA established a National Advisory Panel (AP) to assist in the development and implementation of the OHHI. The 15 member AP has expertise ranging fro m marine microbiology to marine mammals, epidemiology to ecology, and oceanography to outreach.

After a formal call for nominations, (70 Fed. Reg. 53,779 Sept. 12, 2005) and extensive internal NOAA review, the NOAA Assistant Administrator for Oceans and Coast appointed this 15 member panel which is comprised of academia, two partner agencies, and the private sector. Members serve a three year term, renewable once. Darrell J ay Grimes, Ph.D. serves as the AP Chair, and Tony MacDonald serves as the Vice-Chair.

The purpose of the OHHI AP is to advise NOAA regarding:

  (1) Development of overall vision, mission and goals for its OHHI;

  (2) Preparation and periodic updating of a NOAA OHHI Strategic Plan;

  (3) Communication, coordination and integration of OHHI activities with other programs and partners, including but not limited to the NSF/NIEHS OHH Centers, the IWG-4H, academic and medical communities, and state environmental, health and natural resource agencies;

  (4) OHHI performance and progress;

  (5) Effectiveness of the OHHI's education and outreach efforts; and

  (6) Such other matters as may be identified.

Advisory Panel Meetings

20-21 October 2010 (Washington, DC)
23-24 April 2009 (Washington, DC)
19-20 November 2007 (Washington, DC)
8-9 March 2007 (Seattle, WA)
7-8 September 2006 (Washington, DC)

Current OHHI AP Members

AP Members Web Page (password required)

A. Alonso Aguirre, D.V.M, Ph.D.	Vice President for Conservation Medicine, Wildlife Trust Co-Founder, Consortium for Conservation Medicine
Lorraine C. Backer, Ph.D., M.P.H.	National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
William Benson, Ph.D.	Director, Gulf Ecology Division Environmental Protection Agency
Robert R. Bidigare, Ph.D.	Professor, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii
Kristie L. Ebi, Ph.D, M.P.H.	Executive Director, IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Elaine Faustman, Ph.D.	Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Co-Director NSF-NIEHS OHH Center, Univ of Washington, Seattle
Lora E. Fleming, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.	Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health and Marine Biology & Fisheries Co-Director NSF-NIEHS Oceans and Human Health Center, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
William H. Gerwick, Ph.D.	Professor of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Professor, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii
Kristie L. Ebi, Ph.D, M.P.H.	Executive Director, IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Elaine Faustman, Ph.D.	Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Co-Director NSF-NIEHS OHH Center, Univ of Washington, Seattle
Lora E. Fleming, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.	Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health and Marine Biology & Fisheries Co-Director NSF-NIEHS Oceans and Human Health Center, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
William H. Gerwick, Ph.D.	Professor of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Jay Grimes, Ph.D. Chair	Professor Gulf Coast Research Laboratory University of Southern Mississippi
Zhanjiang (John) Liu, Ph.D.	Alumni Professor and Director, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture & Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences Auburn University
Tony MacDonald, J.D. Vice-Chair	Director, Urban Coast Institute Monmouth University
David H. Niebuhr, Ph.D.	Education specialist
Sandra L. McLellan, Ph.D.	Great Lakes WATER Institute University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Mercedes Pascual, Ph.D.	Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Clifford W. Scherer, Ph.D.	Social and Behavioral Research Unit Cornell University