The University of Michigan Bioterrorism Preparedness Initiative counts among its leaders participants from many disciplines across campus. They include:

• Steering Committee Co-Chairs Marvin Parnes, associate vice president for research and executive director of research administration; and Mark Wilson, associate professor of epidemiology and biology.

• James Baker Jr., director of research for the initiative. Baker is the Ruth Dow Doan Professor of Nanotechnology, professor of internal medicine and biomedical engineering, and director of the Center for Biologic Nanotechnology.

• Rosemarie Rowney, director of training for the initiative. Rowney formerly was director of the Oakland County Health Department, where she provided leadership and policy direction for public health programs serving more than a million residents, and now is a lecturer at the School of Nursing.

• Stephanie Teasley, chair of the information technology work group and senior associate research scientist at the School of Information.

• Arnold Monto, leader of the epidemiology, surveillance and detection work group; professor of epidemiology; and director of the Bioterrorism Preparedness Initiative.

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