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.

Troy Ott

Acting Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences; C. Lee Rumberger and Family Chair in Agricultural Sciences; Professor of Reproductive Physiology

Andrew Read

Interim Senior Vice President for Research; Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences; Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology; Eberly Professor of Biotechnology

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


2023-23 Huck Leadership Fellows

Neela Yennawar

Research Professor Neela Yennawar

Scott Lindner

Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Scott Lindner