Dr. Karin Rodland joined the Biological Sciences Division at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in October 2001, after serving seventeen years on the faculty of Oregon Health Sciences University. As Science Lead for NIH Programs at PNNL, she has promoted the application of PNNL's traditional strengths in mass spectrometry, proteomics, and systems biology to important problems in biomedical research. She has fostered the development of PNNL staff in their scientific careers, and played a key role in organizing and coordinating interdisciplinary teams both within PNNL and with colleagues at external academic medical centers and research institutes for the purpose of building significant and self-sustaining programs in biomedical research. Dr. Rodland is the author or co-author of over 56 scientific publications, including invited reviews on proteomics and cancer biomarkers. She received an A. B. in Biology from Hood College summa cum laude, and Ph.D. in Biology from Syracuse University.