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    The Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) performs quadrennial reviews of independently resourced scientists in the NIDDK Intramural Research Program (IRP). The Scientific Director continually refines the structure of the IRP in response to these findings and overall advances in the field. The NIDDK Advisory Council receives a report annually of BSC activities.
BSC Membership
**Horton, Jay D., M.D.**
Chair
Member until Jun. 2024
Professor and Dr. Robert C. Atkins and Veronica Atkins Chair in Obesity and Diabetes Research
Departments of Internal Medicine and Molecular Genetics
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
**Humphreys, Benjamin D., M.D., Ph.D.**
Member until Jun. 2025
Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Washington University School of Medicine
**McNiven, Mark A., Ph.D.**
Member until Jun. 2024
Director, Center for Biomedical Discovery
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
**Mohlke, Karen, Ph.D.**
Member until Jun. 2025
Professor of Genetics
Associate Chair for Research
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, School of Medicine**Cho, Judy H., MD**
Member until Jun. 2026
Dean, Translational Genetics
Director, The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine
Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai**Roberts, Lewis R., MB, ChB, PhD**
Member until Jun. 2027
Professor
Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
**Wah Chiu, PhD**
Member until Jun. 2029
Wallenberg-Bienenstock Professor
Professor of Bioengineering and of Microbiology and Immunology
Departments of Bioengineering, Microbiology, and Immunology
Stanford University
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**Spring 2023**: Monday, March 27-Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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    **Spring 2024:** Thursday, April 18 - Friday, April 19, 2024
    **Fall 2024**: Thursday, September 26-Friday, September 27, 2024**Current meeting format:** hybrid
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