The Lake Nona Life Project carves out a unique opportunity for community members, business, academia, government, and medicine to unite in the areas of health and wellness and conduct research beyond traditional models.

The Lake Nona Research Council serves as the internal Scientific Advisory Board. Members of the Lake Nona Research Council are as follows:
Kenneth Alexander, MD, Nemours Children’s Hospital
Patricio Bruno, DO, Associate Medical Director, Department of Veterans Affairs, SimLEARN
Terri Finkel, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrician-in-Chief, Chief Scientific Officer, Nemours Children’s Hospital
Adam Golden, MD, MBA, Associate Chief of Staff, Geriatrics & Extended Care, Orlando VA Medical Center Professor, Internal Medicine, UCF College of Medicine
Robert Herzog, MEd, Vice President of Research Operations, Florida Hospital
Shawn Mason PhD, LP, Director of Research Outcomes, Johnson & Johnson- Founding Principal Investigator
Griffith Parks, PhD, Director and Professor, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, College of Medicine
Thomas Pearson, MD, MPH, PhD, Executive Vice President for Research and Education, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, UF Health
Edward Ross, MD, Chair Department of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida, College of Medicine
Jennifer Shehata, MPA, Director of Network and Competitive Analytics, Florida Blue
Steven Smith, MD, Chief Scientific Officer, Florida Hospital
Gloria Caulfield, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Tavistock Development Company; Executive Director, Lake Nona Institute - Co-Investigator
William Fair, MM, Director Life Sciences Business Development, Tavistock Group
Stephen Gardell, PhD, Senior Director, Scientific Resources, Principal Investigator, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Leslie Hielema, Director of Transformational Innovation, GuideWell Innovation
Yasuharu Okuda, MD, FACEP, FSSH, National Medical Director, SimLEARN, Veterans Health Administration, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Sampath Parthasarathy, PhD, MBA, Florida Hospital Chair in Cardiovascular Sciences, Professor of Medicine, University of Central Florida, College of Medicine
Patricia Robinson, PhD, ARNP, NE-BC, Senior Director, Multi Center Research, Florida Hospital Research Institute - Principal Scientist for the Lake Nona Life Project
Stephan Schmidt, MD, Associate Director Center for Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology (CPSP) and Professor, University of Florida, College of Pharmacy
Jennifer Turgiss, DrPH, MS, Vice President, Behavior Science and Analytics, Johnson & Johnson
Jacques Turgeon, B. Pharm., PhD, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Professor of Pharmaceuticals and Associate Dean of the Lake Nona Campus