GENETICS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE STUDY SECTION

GHD
06/24/24 - 06/25/24
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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WIGGS, JANEY L, MD, PHD
PAUL AUSTIN CHANDLER PROFESSOR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
BOSTON, MA, 02114

MEMBERS
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AYYAGARI, RADHA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA, 92093

BAKER, CHRISTOPHER LEE, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
THE JACKSON LABORATORY
BAR HARBOR, ME, 04609

BEZAMAT CHAPPEL, MARIANA, DDS, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15202

BUAS, MATTHEW FRANK, PHD *
ASSOCIATE ATTENDING EPIDEMIOLOGIST
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
NEW YORK, NY, 10017

BUTALI, AZEEZ, DDS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL PATHOLOGY, RADIOLOGY
AND MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA, 52242

CHEN, LI, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL, 32603

DEWAN, ANDREW, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
YALE UNIVERSITY
NEW HAVEN, CT, 06510

FERNANDEZ MATA, IGNACIO, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
CLEVELAND, OH, 44195

FORMENTI, GIULIO, PHD *
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
VERTEBRATE GENOME LABORATORY
THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10065

FUREY, TERRENCE S, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS AND BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599

GAO, XIAOYI RAYMOND, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES
AND BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
DIVISION OF HUMAN GENETICS
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43212

GAZAL, STEVEN, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION AND
PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90033

GIRIRAJAN, SANTHOSH, PHD
T. MING CHU PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
CENTER FOR COMPARATIVE GENOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA, 16802

GRANT, STRUAN F A, PHD
PROFESSOR AND DANIEL B BURKE CHAIR
DIVISION OF HUMAN GENETICS
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

GUNN, TERESA M, PHD
PROFESSOR
MCLAUGHLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
GREAT FALLS, MT, 59405

IRVIN, MARGUERITE R, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINIGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

KEENE, KEITH L, PHD
PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
THOMAS HARIOT COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
GREENVILLE, NC, 22908

LI, YI-JU, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
DUKE MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY INSTITUTE
DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
DURHAM, NC, 27710

MENDENHALL, ERIC, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
HUDSON-ALPHA INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, HUNTSVILLE
HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35806

MORTAZAVI, SEYED ALI, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND CELL BIOLOGY
AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
IRVINE, CA, 92697

NG, MAGGIE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GENETIC MEDICINE
VANDERBILT GENETICS INSTITUTE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NASHVILLE, TN, 37232

PASANIUC, BOGDAN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF PATHOLOGY,
AND LABORATORY MEDICINE, HUMAN GENETICS
AND COMPUTATIONAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095

PASCHOU, PERISTERA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, 47907

SEMINA, ELENA V, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE, WI, 53226

SHEN, YUFENG, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND
BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10032

SMITH, MELISSA LAIRD, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202

THUMMEL, RYAN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, VISUAL
AND ANATOMICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
DETROIT, MI, 48201

WANG, RICHARD C, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS, TX, 75390

WORKALEMAHU, TSEGASELASSIE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84132

WU, JIANMING, PHD, DVM *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
ST. PAUL, MN, 55108

YAMAMOTO, SHINYA, PHD, DVM *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND INVESTIGATOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND HUMAN GENETICS
JAN AND DAN DUNCAN NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

YANG, JINGJING, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN GENETICS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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PAYNE, CHRISTOPHER, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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ELDRIDGE, ABENA
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible