The Research Advisory Board of MPRI includes leaders in pathogen research within the University of Maryland and affiliate organizations:

David Mosser, Founding Director of MPRI; Professor, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics. Ph.D., Immunology, North Carolina State University, 1983. Innate and adaptive immunity to microbial pathogens; regulation of cytokine gene expression in macrophages and dendritic cells; receptor-mediated modulation of cytokine production; development of novel anti-inflammatory therapies to treat autoimmune diseases.

William Bentley, Director, Bioengineering Graduate Program and Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor of Engineering. Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1989. Heterologous protein expression; cellular stress responses; insect cell/baculovirus systems; metabolic engineering; bioreactor optimization; biodegradation.

Rita Colwell, Professor Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. Ph.D., Oceanography, University of Washington. Global infectious diseases, water and health.

Kevin McIver, Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics. Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, 1994. Bacterial pathogenesis, biodefense.

Steven Salzberg, Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology; and Horvitz Professor, Department of Computer Science. Ph.D., Harvard University, 1989. Comparative genomics, gene finding, genome sequence assembly, genome evolution, genome sequencing.

In addition, MPRI has developed an external Scientific Advisory Board consisting of top scientists, including:
Walter Dowdle, Ph.D., Ctr. for Dis. Control
Claire M. Fraser, Ph.D., The Univ. of Maryland Sch. of Med.
Diane Griffin, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Univ.
Peter Hobart, Ph.D.,  The United States Army Med. Res.
     Inst. for Infect. Dis.
Alan Sher, Ph.D., The Natl. Inst. of Health
Stefanie Vogel, Ph.D., The Univ. of Maryland Sch. of Med.