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Gilbert Omenn
Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics, and Public Health at the University of Michigan
Area(s) of expertise: Internal medicine, human genetics, public health, cancer, more
Language(s) spoken: English
Contact Information:
202-326-6440
scipak@aaas.org
PIO Contact: Ginger Pinholster
202-326-6440
gpinhols@aaas.org
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Gilbert Omenn is Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics, and Public Health at the University of Michigan. He served as Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and as Chief Executive Officer of the University of Michigan Health System from 1997 to 2002. He was formerly Dean of the School of Public Health, and Professor of Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Washington, Seattle. His research interests include cancer proteomics, chemoprevention of cancers, public health genetics, science-based risk analysis, and health policy. He served as Associate Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget, in the Executive Office of the President in the Carter Administration. He is a longtime director of Amgen Inc. and of Rohm & Haas Company. He is a member of the Council and leader of the Plasma Proteome Project for the international Human Proteome Organization (HUPO). In 2005 he became president of AAAS and from 2006-7 served as the board chairman. Omenn is the author of 390 research papers and scientific reviews and author/editor of 17 books. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Association of American Physicians, and the American College of Physicians. He chaired the presidential/congressional Commission on Risk Assessment and Risk Management ("Omenn Commission"), served on the National Commission on the Environment, and chaired the NAS/NRC/IOM Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy. Omenn received his B.A. from Princeton, the M.D. from Harvard Medical School, and a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Washington.
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