Board of Scientific Counselors

The Board of Scientific Counselors provides scientific oversight for the NIMH Intramural Research Program. They conduct regular reviews of NIMH laboratories to evaluate the quality of ongoing and proposed research activities. For questions about the Board, please contact the NIMH BSC Executive Secretary, Jennifer E. Mehren, Ph.D. For an overview of the NIH Review Process, see this step-by-step guide .

Meeting Dates:
February 5 – 7, 2025
June 4 – 6, 2025
September 16 – 18, 2025
January 21 – 23, 2026
June 2 – 4, 2026
September 16 – 18, 2026

Tracy L. Bale, Ph.D.
The Anschutz Foundation Endowed Chair in Women's Integrated Mental and Physical Health Research at the Ludeman Center  
Department of Psychiatry | Professor
Director, InterGenerational Stress and Health
Director, Department of Psychiatry Sex Differences Research
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Dr. Bale's Biography

Jessica Cardin, Ph.D.
Professor and Deputy Chair
Department of Neuroscience
Yale School of Medicine
Dr. Cardin’s Biography

Gordon Fishell, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurobiology
Harvard Medical School
Stanley Center at the Broad
Dr. Fishell's Biography

Kate D. Fitzgerald, M.D., M.S.
Ruane Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Columbia University College of Physicians Surgeons
and New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI)
Dr. Fitzgerald’s Biography

Jennifer M. Groh, Ph.D., Chair
Professor, Departments of Psychology and
Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Computer Science,
and Biomedical Engineering
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Duke University
Dr. Groh’s Biography

Suzanne N. Haber, Ph.D.
Dean’s Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Haber’s Biography

Jacob Michaelson, Ph.D.
Roy J Carver Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Division Director, Computational and Molecular Psychiatry
University of Iowa
Dr. Michaelson’s Biography

Lisa M. Monteggia, Ph.D.
Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Psychology
Vanderbilt University
Dr. Monteggia’s Biography

K. Luan Phan, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Jeffrey Schottenstein Endowed Chair of Psychiatry and Resilience
Charles F. Sinsabaugh Chair in Psychiatry
The Ohio State University
Dr. Phan’s Biography

Russell A. Poldrack, Ph.D.
Albert Ray Lang Professor, Department of Psychology
Director, Stanford Center for Open and Reproducible Science
Associate Director, Stanford Data Science
Stanford University
Dr. Poldrack’s Biography

A. David Redish, Ph.D.
Distinguished McKnight University Professor and J. B Johnston Professor of Neuroscience
Department of Neuroscience
University of Minnesota
Dr. Redish’s Biography

Carolyn Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Stanford OCD Research
Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Rodriguez’s Biography