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
C. Lee Rumberger and Family Chair in Agricultural Sciences; Professor of Reproductive Physiology
Andrew Read
Senior Vice President for Research; 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
2024-25 Huck Leadership Fellows
![Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Scott Medina](https://www.huck.psu.edu/assets/uploads/content-images/_1024xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/medina_fellow.jpg)
![Associate Professor of Surgery Dino Ravnic](https://www.huck.psu.edu/assets/uploads/content-images/_1024xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/ravnic_fellow.jpg)
![Professor of Statistics Lingzhou Xue](https://www.huck.psu.edu/assets/uploads/content-images/_1024xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/xue_fellow.jpg)