AMBR LEADERSHIP TEAM

ABMR is led by a President, Past-President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and an Executive Council.

The President is elected for a 3-year term, first as President-Elect, then as President, and finally, as Past-President. All other officers are also elected to a 3-year term.

Terms run from June to June, with the transition between councils at each annual meeting.

Executive Council Documents and Links (For Executive Council Member Business Only)

ABMR Officers and Executive Council (2025-26)

President - Eli Puterman, PhD

University of British Columbia
2026-2027
Past-President - Matthew Burg, PhD

Yale School of Medicine
2026 - 2027
President-Elect - John M. Ruiz, PhD

University of Arizona
2026-2027
Secretary - Mustafa al’Absi, PhD

University of Minnesota
2025 - 2028
Treasurer - Joseph Schwartz, PhD

Stony Brook University
2024 - 2027
Membership Chair - Richard Contrada, PhD

Rutgers University
2025-2028
Executive Council - Kim Lavoie, PhD

University of Quebec at Montreal
2025 - 2028
Executive Council - Patrick Smith, PhD, MPH

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2025 - 2028
Executive Council - Jun Ma, MD, PhD

University of Illinois Chicago
2025 - 2028
Executive Council - Nathalie Moise, MD, MS

Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2024-2027
Executive Council - Aric Prather, PhD

University of California, San Fransisco
2024-2027
Executive Council - Sarah Pressman, PhD

University of California, Irvine
2024-2027
Executive Council - Chris Dunkel Schetter, PhD

University of Michigan
2026 - 2029
Executive Council - Tené T. Lewis, PhD

Emory University
2026 - 2029
Executive Council - Peter Gianaros, PhD

University of Pittsburgh
2026 - 2029