COMP Leadership
Chair
Michelle Lynn Hall, Ph.D.
Moderna Therapeutics
Cambridge, MA
michelle.lynn.hall_AT_gmail.com
Chair Elect
Seonah Kim, Ph.D.
National Bioenergy Center National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, CO
Seonah.Kim_AT_nrel.gov
Past Chair
Prof. Maria Nagan, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
maria.c.nagan_AT_gmail.com
Secretary (2018-2020) & Social Media Coordinator (2019)
Katrina Lexa, Ph.D.
Denali Therapeutics
San Francisco, CA
katrina.lexa_AT_gmail.com
Assistant Secretary (2018-2020)
Prof. Giulia Palermo
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
gpalermo_AT_ungr_DOT_ucr.edu
Treasurer (2019-2021)
Lewis Whitehead, Ph.D.
Nimbus Therapeutics
Cambridge, MA
lewisthejust_AT_gmail.com
Assistant Treasurer (2019-2021)
Dr. Shanadeen Begay
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
shanadeen_AT_gmail.com
Councilor I (2017-2019)
Emilio Xavier Esposito, Ph.D.
exeResearch LLC
East Lansing, MI
emilio.esposito_AT_gmail.com
Councilor II (2018-2020)
Terry R. Stouch, Ph.D.
Science for Solutions, LLC
Princeton Junction, NJ
tstouch_AT_gmail.com
Councilor III (2019-2021)
Prof. Christine M. Aikens, Ph.D.
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
cmaikens_AT_ksu.edu
Alternate Councilor I (2017-2019)
Prof. Peter C. Jurs
Penn State University
State College, PA
pcj_AT_psu.edu
Alternate Councilor II (2019)
Prof. Luke E. K. Achenie
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA
achenie AT vt.edu
Alternate Councilor III (2016-2018)
Prof. Ralph Wheeler
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
rwheeler5 AT niu.edu
Program Chair
Prof. Lee Woodcock, Ph.D.
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
hlw_AT_usf.edu
Co-Program Chair
Prof.Jana Shen, Ph.D.
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Jana.Shen_AT_rx.umaryland.edu
Multidisciplinary Program Planning Group
Prof. Luke E. K. Achenie
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA
achenie AT vt.edu
International Meetings Liaison
Prof. Marco De Vivo
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Genoa, Italy
marco.devivo _AT_iit.it
Co-Chair, Awards Committee (2019)
Prof. Carlos Simmerling
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
carlos.simmerling AT stonybrook.edu
Awards Committee (2019)
Prof. Karl N Kirschner
Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
Sankt Augustin, Germany
karl.kirschner_AT_h-brs.de
Co-Chair, Awards Committee (2019)
Prof. Adrian Roitberg
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
roitberg AT qtp.ufl.edu
Social Media Coordinator (2019)
Katrina Lexa, Ph.D.
Denali Therapeutics
San Francisco, CA
katrina.lexa_AT_gmail.com
Media & Member Relations
Prof. Y. Jane Tseng
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
yjtseng AT csie.ntu.edu.tw
Sticker Designer
Prof. Robert Paton
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
robert.paton _AT_colostate.edu
Sticker Designer
Emilio Xavier Esposito, Ph.D.
exeResearch LLC
East Lansing, MI
emilio.esposito_AT_gmail.com
Bylaws Chair
Dr. Edward Sherer
Merck
Rahway, NJ
edward_sherer AT merck.com
Journal of Molecular Graphics & Modelling Editor (Liaison)
Emilio Xavier Esposito, Ph.D.
exeResearch LLC
East Lansing, MI
emilio.esposito_AT_gmail.com
COMP Members-at-Large
Members-at-Large are former COMP Executive Committee members that continued to champion the COMP division and are still active in either the COMP division or the ACS.
Dr. Veerabahu Shanmugasundaram
Celgene
Cambridge, MA
veerabahu.shanmugasundaram_AT_gmail.com
Veer was COMP's Secretary for several years and is active in leading Boston Area Group for Informatics and Modeling (BAGIM).
Dr. Petrina Kamya
Certara Evidence & Access
Montreal, QC, Canada
petrina.k AT gmail.com
Dr. Wendy Cornell
Healthcare and Life Science Research
IBM
Yorktown Heights, NY
cornell AT us.ibm.com
Wendy is an active member of the Committee on Chemical Abstract Services (CCAS) where she was CCAS' chair for three years (term-limit).
Prof. Robert Paton
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
robert.paton _AT_colostate.edu
Division travel reimbursement policy for officers and the job descriptions for the Executive Committee.