Van Andel Institute Graduate School Board of Directors
From left: Maria Cimitile, Ph.D., James B. Fahner, M.D., Mary O’Riordan, Ph.D., Juan R. Olivarez, Ph.D.,
Candace T. Smith-King, M.D., Peggy Farnham, Ph.D., Peter A. Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon)
Maria Cimitile, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy, Frederik Meijer Honors College
Grand Valley State University
James B. Fahner, M.D.
Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Peggy Farnham, Ph.D.
William M. Keck Professor of Biochemistry and Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Vice Dean for Health and Biomedical Science Education, Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Peter A. Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon)
Chief Scientific Officer
Van Andel Institute
Professor, Department of Epigenetics
Van Andel Institute
Juan R. Olivarez, Ph.D. (Chair)
President Emeritus
Aquinas College
Mary O’Riordan, Ph.D. (Vice Chair)
Associate Dean of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
University of Michigan Medical School
Frederick C. Neidhardt Collegiate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Michigan Medical School
Candace T. Smith-King, M.D.
Vice President, Corewell Health Academic Affairs
Corewell Health
Pediatric Specialist
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital