The coalition
CLS is built from scientific societies, research institutes, and companies that pool their advocacy capacity. Each member organization names representatives to our Board of Advisors, who set coalition positions together.
13 members
Rockville, MD
A professional association of research scientists and physicians dedicated to advancing the knowledge of immunology and its related disciplines.
Board of Advisors
Bethesda, MD
A nonprofit professional society of 11,000 members that builds and empowers a broad community of molecular life scientists to advance discovery.
Board of Advisors
UK
A global learned society dedicated to the study and application of microbiology, connecting researchers, industry, and policymakers.
Board of Advisors
Washington, DC
Established in 1899, ASM is home to 36,000 microbial scientists worldwide, a leader in scientific publishing and an advocate for evidence-based public policy.
Board of Advisors
Bethesda, MD
Founded in 1961, ASCB represents more than 11,000 members and exists to provide for the exchange of scientific knowledge in cell biology.
Board of Advisors
Rockville, MD
ASHG works to advance human genetics and genomics in science, health, and society through excellence in research, education, and advocacy.
Board of Advisors
South San Francisco, CA
Considered the founder of the industry, Genentech discovers, develops, and manufactures medicines for patients with serious or life-threatening conditions.
Board of Advisors
Rockville, MD
Founded in 1931, GSA is the professional membership organization for researchers, educators, and others advancing knowledge of the basic mechanisms of inheritance.
Board of Advisors
Chevy Chase, MD
Founded in 1953, HHMI is a nonprofit organization focused on the advancement of biomedical research and science education.
Board of Advisors
Huntsville, AL
A nonprofit institute dedicated to innovating in genomic technology and sciences across a spectrum of biological challenges.
Board of Advisors
A scholarly society dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of living systems through computation.
Board of Advisors
Washington, DC
The world's largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and nervous system.
Board of Advisors
Seattle, WA
An independent, nonprofit bioscience research institute tackling grand challenges in brain science, cell science, and immunology at scale.
Board of Advisors
Distinguished scientists who serve the coalition beyond their society representation.
Chair
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Keith R. Yamamoto
Former Chair
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology
Huda Akil
At-large
University of Michigan, Neuroscience Institute
At-large
University of California, Santa Cruz
At-large
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
At-large
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Columbia University
At-large
Yale School of Medicine
At-large
Yale University
At-large
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
University of California, Santa Cruz
At-large
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
At-large
Vilas of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
At-large
Rockefeller University, Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
At-large
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
At-large
Yale University
At-large
Princeton University, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics
At-large
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine, Meyer Cancer Center