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An Affiliation Board with representation from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP)/Be The Match® provides general oversight of CIBMTR's budget and operations. 

Responsibilities

  • Review and approve an annual budget
  • Review and approve a research plan
  • Assess CIBMTR productivity quarterly
  • Establish other CIBMTR committees, as needed
  • Amend, as necessary, terms of the Affiliation Agreement
  • Review and approve data access and confidentiality policies

 

Membership

The Chief CIBMTR Scientific Directors (NDMP/Be The Match and MCW) serve as co-chairs of the Joint Affiliation Board. 

Each organization then has 3 additional voting members and 2 non-voting members serve as part of the Board. 

MCW Membership

CIBMTR representatives:
  • Bronwen Shaw, MD, PhD; Chief Scientific Director, CIBMTR MCW
  • Patricia Steinert, PhD, MBA; Executive Scientific Director, Policy and Governance, CIBMTR MCW
  • J. Douglas Rizzo, MD, MS; Senior Scientific Director and Principal Investigator of the SCTOD, CIBMTR MCW
  • Marcelo Pasquini, MD, MS; Senior Scientific Director, CIBMTR MCW
MCW representatives:
  • TBA
  • Juliet McDevitt, JD; Associate General Counsel, MCW

 

NMDP/Be The Match Membership

CIBMTR representatives:
  • Jeffery Auletta, MD; Chief Scientific Director, CIBMTR NMDP
  • Mary Hengen, MBA; Vice President, Patient Outcomes and Experience, NMDP/Be The Match
  • Stephen Spellman, MBS; Vice President of Research and Senior Scientific Director, CIBMTR NMDP
  • Steven Devine, MD; Senior Scientific Director, CIBMTR NMDP; Chief Medical Officer, NMDP/Be The Match
NMDP/Be The Match representatives:
  • Krista Dusil; Chief Financial Officer, NMDP/Be The Match
  • Brian L. Lindberg, JD; Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, NMDP/Be The Match

 

Meetings

The Joint Affiliation Board meets quarterly.