Collaborative Guidance for Maximum Impact
The CAMI Advisory Council unites 20+ distinguished leaders from across Arizona in a nexus of science, government and private industry. By combining expertise both within and beyond medical sciences, we ensure that our solutions become real-world successes, improving health outcomes for Arizonans and advancing medicine around the world.
Leadership and Organization
Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD
Professor, Department of Immunobiology, College of Medicine – Tucson, BIO5 Institute member
Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS
Distinguished Laureate Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Kate Gallego, MBA
Mayor, City of Phoenix
Eric Reiman, MD
Executive Director, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute; Director, Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium; CEO, Banner Research; Clinical Director of the Neurogenomics Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, BIO5 Institute member
Rachna Shroff, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Chief, Division of GI Medical Oncology, College of Medicine – Tucson; Director, Arizona Clinical Trials Network, UArizona Cancer Center; BIO5 Institute member
Brad Vynalek, JD
Partner and Firm President, Quarles & Brady
Program and Development
Cara Christ, MD, MS
Chief Medical Officer, Arizona Blue Cross Blue Shield
Karen Taraszka Hastings, MD, PhD, FAAD
Associate Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Co-Director, MD/PhD program, College of Medicine – Phoenix
Emmanuel Katsanis, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine – Tucson; UArizona Cancer Center member; Steele Children’s Research Center member; BIO5 Institute member
Michael Kuhns, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Immunobiology, College of Medicine – Tucson; BIO5 Institute member
Mike Lee, BS
Founding Partner, Redmile Group, LLC
Timothy Marlowe, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Director, Molecular Discovery Core, College of Medicine – Phoenix
George Poste, DVM, PhD, DSc, FRC Path, F Med Sci, CBE, FRS
Regents Professor and Del E. Webb Chair in Health Innovation, Arizona State University; Chief Scientist, Complex Adaptive Systems
Nathaniel Soper, MD, FACS, MAMES
Chair, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine – Phoenix; Physician Executive Director, General Surgery Service Line, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Joann Sweasy, PhD
Director, UArizona Cancer Center, Nancy C. and Craig M. Berge Endowed Chair for the Director of the Cancer Center
Frederic Zenhausern, PhD, MBA
Endowed Chair Professor and Interim co-chair of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at the College of Medicine – Phoenix; BIO5 Institute member
Space, Design and Construction
Christopher Glembotski, PhD,
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Associate Dean of Research, College of Medicine – Phoenix; Director, Translational Cardiovascular Research Center; BIO5 Institute member
Ken Knox, MD
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs-Development, Research Director, Lung Institute, College of Medicine – Phoenix
Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD
Head and Professor, Department of Immunobiology, College of Medicine – Tucson; Co-Director Arizona Center on Aging; Director, Aegis Consortium; BIO5 Institute member
Jim Rounds, MS
President, Rounds Consulting Group Inc.
Jason A. Wertheim, MD, PhD
Vice Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine – Tucson
Michael Worobey, PhD
Head and Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, College of Science; BIO5 Institute member