D.__The Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System shall administer the school with the aid of an advisory committee composed of one representative from each of the partner institutions; one representative from the University of Southern Maine; one representative from the University of Maine System; and one representative from another research institution or institution of higher education in the State.

E.__The school shall serve as the coordinating entity for interdisciplinary or interinstitutional graduate programs, including but not limited to doctoral programs in functional genomics, the Institute for Molecular Biophysics, cooperative doctoral programs in biochemistry and the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health.

F.__The school shall work towards developing a college of allied health professions.