The goal of the advisory committee is to support the OHSU PROPEL team in monitoring the progress of the program, assist in reviewing applications for the next year’s cohort while in service, and help manage any conflicts/issues that might arise. Membership will rotate on a staggered two-year cycle (new members coming on and existing members coming off), with service beginning in the fall of the new academic year.

The advisory committee will be comprised of the following:

• Four OHSU research faculty, including 1 past research faculty mentor
• One OHSU trainee (e.g., postbac alumni). This position will rotate annually.
• One external advisory member to provide external guidance on an annual basis.

2026 Commitee Members

Michael S. Cohen PhD; Professor of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry | Faculty Liaison to Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP) & Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PBMS)

Laura Heiser, PhD; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering | Faculty Liaison to Biomedical Engineering (BME) & Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PBMS)

Elinor L. Sullivan, PhD; Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience | Faculty Liaison to Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience (BEHN) and Clinical Psychology Program (CPP)

Grace B. Gill, PhD; Associate Professor in the Division of Oncological Sciences and Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, School of Medicine | Faculty Liaison to OHSU Knight Cancer Institute