Committee Mission

The Biosciences Initiative Coordinating Committee’s (BICC) mission is to strengthen research and education in the biosciences across the university through strategic leadership, coordination and alignment across the campus. Sponsored by the president and provost, the committee makes recommendations to the president and the provost for strategic alignment of practices, policies and investments in the biosciences.

Leadership

Roger Cone is a leading obesity researcher and academic at the University of Michigan (U-M). Since joining U-M in 2016, he has been the Vice Provost and Director of the Biosciences Initiative, playing a pivotal role in advancing biosciences research at the university. His research focuses on the neural regulation of energy homeostasis, contributing significantly to the understanding of obesity and related disorders. He holds several U.S. patents and has received prestigious awards such as the Ernst Oppenheimer Award. Cone also serves as the Asa Gray Collegiate Professor, director of the Life Sciences Institute, and professor of molecular and integrative physiology at U-M. His expertise has earned him election to the National Academy of Sciences and fellowships in the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Members