A Baylor College of Medicine & Rice University Collaboration

Oversight Council

The Oversight Council reviews and considers issues related to the interinstitutional agreement between Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine.

Oversight Council Members

Rice University

  • Amy Dittmar, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor of Finance and Economics.
  • Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Executive Vice President for Research; Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering.
  • Seiichi Matsuda, Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; Professor of Chemistry.
  • Fred Higgs, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs; Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
  • Omar Syed, Vice President and General Counsel.
  • Michael King, E.D. Butcher Chair of Bioengineering & CPRIT Scholar; Special Advisor to the Provost on Life Science Collaborations with the Texas Medical Center.
  • Sharon Pepper, Executive Director, ENRICH (Educational and Research Initiatives for Collaborative Health).

Baylor College of Medicine

  • Carolyn Smith, Sr Vice President and Dean of Research; Vice President for Education Affairs; Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
  • Peter Hotez, Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Professor, Pediatrics.
  • Pavan Reddy, Senior Associate Dean, Cancer Programs; Director and Professor, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
  • Amy McGuire, Director, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy; Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics.
  • Bob Corrigan, Sr Vice President and General Counsel.
  • Lauren Claire Goldie, Assistant Dean for Research Strategy; Assistant Professor, Education, Innovation & Technology.