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.

Andrew Read

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

Troy Ott

Associate Director for Graduate Education, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences; Professor of Reproductive Physiology

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


2022 Huck Leadership Fellows

Nicole Lazar

Professor of Statistics Nicole Lazar

Laura Weyrich

Associate Professor of Anthropology Laura Weyrich