The Health and Scientific Advisory Board (HSAB) provides a variety of scientific and technical advisory services for the Institute for Public Health and Water Research (IPWR). The HSAB reviews the grant applications and offers recommendations for awards of grants to the Executive Board of Directors, reviews the progress of the Institute annually, and makes recommendations for program and scientific activities for the IPWR.

Board Chair Paul R. Hunter, M.B.A., M.D., FRCPath, FFPH Professor of Health Protection School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice University of East Anglia Norwich, England	Vice Chair James D. Mitchell Research and Development Director The Clorox Company Oakland, CA, USA	Peter D. Bewley, Esq. Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel The Clorox Company Oakland, CA, USA
A. David Brandling-Bennett, M.D. DTPH Senior Program Officer Infectious Diseases, Global Health Program Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA, USA	Rebecca L. Calderon, Ph.D., M.P.H. Director Human Studies Facility National Health & Environmental Effects Research Laboratory US Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle Park, NC, USA	Herman M. Ellis, M.D., M.P.H. Medical Director Division of Public Health State of Delaware Dover, DE, USA Dr. Herman Ellis Elected Public Health Regent for the American College of Preventive Medicine
Gregory S. Frank Retired President The Brita Products Company Oakland, CA, USA	Timothy A. Gilbertson, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Head Department of Biology & The Center for Advanced Nutrition Utah State University Logan, UT, USA	Patricia Hassett Vice President for Public Policy and Governmental Affairs Aetna, Inc. New York, NY, USA
Vincent R. Nathan, Ph.D., M.P.H. Director Department of Environmental Affairs City of Detroit Detroit, MI, USA	Kenneth Olden, Ph.D. Sc.D., L.H.D. Chief Metastasis Group and Former Director National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health Research Triangle Park, NC, USA A Tribute to Dr. Kenneth Olden	Andrea Spudich, M.S., C.C.E.P. Principal Responsible Leader Group (SM) Seattle, WA, USA
Jennie Ward-Robinson, Ph.D. Executive Director Institute for Public Health and Water Research Chicago, IL, USA