Beverly L. Davidson, PhD, received her PhD in biological chemistry from the University of Michigan and in 1994 was recruited to the University of Iowa. Dr. Davidson’s research in inherited brain disorders and developing novel therapies is nationally and internationally recognized. In 2007, she was named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, received a University of Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, and was named a University of Iowa Carver Research Program of Excellence (through 2017). In 2008 she was an Iowa Women of Innovation nominee for Research Innovation and Leadership. In 2009, Dr. Davidson received the NIH Mathilde Solowey Award and was named a member of the Electorate Nominating Committee, Medical Sciences of AAAS. In 2011, Dr. Davidson was the S.J. Armond Lecturer for the AANP, and the University of Iowa Presidential Lecturer. In 2012, she was elected to the Advisory Council for the ASGCT, and in 2013 was voted chair, Medical Sciences Section for AAAS. She is currently the Roy J. Carver Biomedical Chair in Internal Medicine, and is professor in internal medicine, neurology, and physiology and biophysics. She is also vice chair for research in the Department of Internal Medicine, director of the Gene Transfer Vector Core and associate director for the Center for Gene Therapy.