Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, Deane F. Johnson Professor of Law, was appointed in March 2024 to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee on Strategies to Better Align Investments in Innovations for Therapeutic Development with Disease Burden and Unmet Needs. The committee will examine the current degree and patterns of alignment or mismatch between innovation in developing novel therapies and unmet needs associated with diseases. The committee will recommend strategies to spur innovation to address unmet needs and reduce health disparities. SL