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Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB)The following individuals serve as members on the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria:Designated Federal Officer**Jomana F. Musmar, MS, PhD**Committee ManagerOffice of the Assistant Secretary for HealthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesWashington, DC**Sarah McClelland, MPH**Public Health AdvisorAlternate Designated Federal OfficerOffice of the Assistant Secretary for HealthU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington, DC**Voting Members***Voting members are Special Government Employees and are subject to conflict of interest laws and regulations.**CHAIR****Paul Plummer, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DECSRHM**Executive Director, National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and EducationAssociate Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Department and Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative MedicineIowa State University Research ParkAmes, IA**VICE CHAIR****Jason Newland, MD, MEd, FPIDS**Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious DiseasesWashington University School of Medicine in St. LouisWashington University in St. Louis,St. Louis, MO**Stephanie R. Black, MD, MSc**Medical Director, Communicable Disease ProgramChicago Department of Public HealthChicago, IL**Claire Burbick, DVM, PhD Diplomate, ACVM**Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and PathologyDirector of Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Veterinary Teaching HospitalWashington State UniversityPullman, WA**Virginia R. Fajt, DVM, PhD, DACVCP**Clinical ProfessorDepartment of Physiology and PharmacologyCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical SciencesTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX**Susan Huang, MD, MPH**Chancellor’s Professor, Division of Infectious DiseasesMedical Director, Epidemiology and Infection PreventionUC Irvine School of MedicineIrvine, CA**Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, FSHEA, FIDSA**Associate Professor, Division of Infectious DiseasesSection Head, Hospital Epidemiology & Antimicrobial StewardshipMedical Director, Infection PreventionWashington UniversitySt. Louis, MO**Brian Lubbers, DVM, PhD, DACVCP**Associate Professor, Food Animal Therapeutics OutreachDepartment of Clinical Sciences,Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS**Lynn Marks, MD**Owner, DDLC Solutions, LLCBoard Member, AN2 Therapeutics (ANTX)Cape May, NJ**Armando Nahum**CEO, Safe Care CampaignPrincipal, H2PISmyrna, GA**Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH**Assistant ProfessorSystem-Wide Director of Antimicrobial StewardshipIntermountain HealthcareSalt Lake City, UT**Robin Patel, MD, D(ABMM), FIDSA, FACP, F(AAM)**Elizabeth P. and Robert E. Allen Professor of Individualized MedicineProfessor of MedicineProfessor of MicrobiologyDirector, Infectious Diseases Research LaboratoryMayo ClinicRochester, MN**Joni Scheftel, DVM, MPH, ACVPM**State Public Health Veterinarian, Supervisor, Zoonotic Diseases UnitMinnesota Department of HealthSt. Paul, MN**Julia E. Szymczak, PhD**Associate ProfessorDivision of EpidemiologyUniversity of Utah School of MedicineSalt Lake City, UT**Thomas Wittum, PhD**Professor and ChairVeterinary Preventive MedicineCollege of Veterinary MedicineThe Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OHRepresentative MembersAmerican Association of Extension VeterinariansDesignated Representative:Carla Huston, DVM, PhD, ACVPMCedar Bluff, MSBill & Melinda Gates FoundationDesignated Representative:Padmini Srikantiah, MD, MPHSeattle, WABiotechnology Innovation OrganizationDesignated Representative:Emily WheelerWashington, DCEpiX AnalyticsDesignated Representative:Francisco Zagmutt, DVM, MPVM, PhDFort Collins, CONational Institute for Animal AgricultureDesignated Representative:Lucas Pantaleon, DVM, MS, DACVIM, MBAVersailles, KYSociety of Infectious Disease PharmacistsDesignated Representative:Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, PharmD, MHS, FCCP, BCPSDurham, NCWellcome TrustDesignated Representative:Tim Jinks, PhD, MACambridge, UKRegular Government Employees**U.S. Department of Agriculture**Agricultural Research ServiceJeffrey Silverstein, PhDDeputy AdministratorAnimal Production and ProtectionOffice of National ProgramsWashington, DCAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceSarah M. Tomlinson, DVMExecutive Director, Strategy and PolicyVeterinary ServicesFort Collins, COFood Safety Inspection ServiceKis Robertson-Hale, DVM, MPH, RADMDeputy Assistant Administrator, Chief Public Health VeterinarianOffice of Public Health ScienceWashington, D.C.**U.S. Department of Defense**Uniformed Services UniversityPaige Waterman, MD, FACP, FIDSA COL, MCProfessor of MedicineBethesda, MD**U.S. Department of Health and Human Services**Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityMelissa Miller, MD, MS, FCCMMedical Officer, Division of Healthcare-Associated InfectionsCenter for Quality Improvement and Patient SafetyRockville, MDCenters for Disease Control and PreventionMichael CraigDirectorAntibiotic Resistance and Coordination and Strategy UnitAtlanta, GACenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesShari Ling, MDDeputy Chief Medical OfficerCenter for Clinical Standards and QualityBaltimore, MDNational Institutes of HealthDennis M. Dixon, PhDChief, Bacteriology and Mycology BranchDivision of Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesRockville, MDOffice of Global AffairsPatrick McDermottSenior Advisor, Office of Pandemics and Emerging ThreatsWashington, DCAdministration for Strategic Preparedness and ResponseChristopher Houchens, PhDDirector, Division of CBRN CountermeasuresBiomedical Advanced Research and Development AuthorityWashington, DCU.S. Food and Drug AdministrationWilliam Flynn, DVMDeputy Director Science and PolicyCenter for Veterinary MedicineRockville, MD**U.S. Environmental Protection Agency**Office of Research and DevelopmentJay Garland, PhDSenior Research ScientistCenter for Environmental Solutions and Emergency ResponseCincinnati, OHAdvisory Council Staff**Zanah Francis, PhD**ORISE FellowOffice of the Assistant Secretary for HealthU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington, DC**Haley Krem**Committee Management OfficerOffice of the Assistant Secretary for HealthU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington, DC**Lauren Plaine, MPS, RN, CEN**ConsultantDeloitte Consulting, LLPArlington, VA* Voting members are Special Government Employees and are subject to conflict-of-interest laws and regulations

                    
  


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