2026-27 Members
Last updated 10/06/2026
The Administrative Cabinet advises the Dean on school-wide priorities, policies, and operations. It brings together department chairs, associate deans, the chair of the Faculty Executive Committee, and Dean’s Office leadership to coordinate planning and decisions across the School’s departments and administrative units.
Faculty Members
Frank LaFerla
Chair of the Administrative Cabinet, Dean
Kavita Arora
Chair, Developmental and Cell Biology
Karina Cramer
Associate Dean of Academic Personnel
Aimee Edinger
Incoming Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
Celia Goulding
Chair, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Christopher Hughes
Associate Dean of Research and Innovation
Travis Huxman
Chair, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Arthur Lander
Chair, Systems Biology
Raju Metherate
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
Craig Stark
Chair, Cybersecurity Committee
Craig Walsh
Associate Dean of Graduate Education
Marcelo Wood
Chair, Neurobiology and Behavior
TBD
Chair, Faculty Executive Committee
Ex-Officio Members
Benedicte Shipley
Dean’s Office
Randy Bautista
Dean’s Office
Madison Bellan
Dean’s Office
Hazel Carpenter
Dean’s Office
Matt Martinez
Dean’s Office
Ethan Perez
Dean’s Office
Administrative Support
Lisa Sison
Executive Assistant to the Dean