Committee Members and Staff

Committee Members

The members and chairman of COUHES are appointed by the president of MIT. Members are selected for their experience and expertise, as well as their diverse backgrounds, and include individuals not affiliated with MIT.

Chairman:

Leigh Firn
Physician, Internal Medicine
MIT Medical Department

Committee Members:

Louis Braida
Professor of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science

Amber Durrell
Undergraduate Student, Biology

Mitchell Galanek
Radiation Protection Officer

Michael Kane
Physician, Internal Medicine
MIT Medical Department

J. Chappell H. Lawson
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science

Colleen Mazzeo Leslie
Associate Director
Office of Sponsored Programs

Frank X. Masse
Consultant, Radiation Protection
and Medical Physics

Claudia Mickelson
Biosafety Officer
Environmental Medical Services

Barbara O'Pray
Pediatrician
MIT Medical Department

Mary Potter
Professor
Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Catherine Ricciardi
Nurse Manager
MIT Clinical Research Center

Jerome Rothenberg
Professor Emeritus
Department of Economics

Valentina Urbanek
Graduate Student, Philosophy

Lauren J. Walters
Community Representative

Rev. John Wuestneck
MIT, Chaplain

Richard Young
Professor, Department of Biology
Whitehead Institute

COUHES Staff

Leigh Firn
COUHES Chairman
Physician, Internal Medicine
MIT Medical Department
e-mail: firn@med.mit.edu

Judy Medeiros-Adams
Human Research Compliance Administrator
Telephone: 617/253-6787
Fax: 617/253-8420
e-mail: mede@med.mit.edu

Felicia Lombardozzi
Administrative Assistant
Telephone: 617/253-6787
Fax: 617/253-8420
e-mail: lomb@med.mit.edu

Cheryl Desorbo
Administrative Assistant
Telephone: 617/253-6787
Fax: 617-253-8420
e-mail: desc@med.mit.edu