NHLBI MENTORED CLINICAL AND BASIC SCIENCE STUDY SECTION

MCBS
02/27/25 - 02/28/25
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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RIDGE, KAREN M., PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE
DEPARTMENT OF CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIOLOGY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO, IL, 60611

MEMBERS
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BON, JESSICA, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
SECTION OF PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE
ALLERGY, & IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, 27201

BRYANT, ANDREW JUSTIN, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE & SLEEP
MOLECULAR GENETICS & MICROBIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL, 32610

CAMARA, AMADOU K., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
DIVISION OF RESEARCH
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE, WI, 53226

CORMET-BOYAKA, ESTELLE A., PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY BIOSCIENCES
DOROTHY M. DAVIS HEART & LUNG RESEARCH INSTITUTE
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCES
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43210

DO, RON, PHD
PROFESSOR/DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS & GENOMIC SCIENCES
CENTER FOR GENOMIC DATA ANALYTICS
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK, NY, 10029

GAALEMA, DIANN E., PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
GALVESTON, TX, 77555

HAMBURG, NAOMI M., MD
SECTION CHIEF
DEPARTMENT OF SECTION OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY
WHITAKER CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS
BOSTON, MA, 02118

ISHIBASHI, NOBUYUKI, MD
DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
CARDIAC SURGERY RESEARCH LABORATORY
CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL
WASHINGTON, DC, 20010

KALFA, THEODOSIA A., MD, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY
CANCER AND BLOOD DISEASES INSTITUTE
CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
CINCINNATI, OH, 45229

KARNES, JASON H., PHD
DEPARTMENT HEAD
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE & SCIENCE
CENTER FOR APPLIED GENETICS & GENOMIC MEDICINE
BANNER HEALTH ALL OF US RESEARCH PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HEALTH SCIENCES
TUCSON, AZ, 85721

KUKREJA, RAKESH C., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
RICHMOND, VA, 23298

LINGAPPAN, KRITHIKA, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
DIVISION OF NEONATOLOGY
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

ORDOVAS, JOSE M., PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF NUTRITION EPIDEMIOLOGY & DATA SCIENCE
JEAN MAYER HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CTR. ON AGING
GERALD J. AND DOROTHY R. FRIEDMAN SCHOOL OF
NUTRITION SCIENCE & POLICY AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA, 02111

PACE, BETTY SUE, MD
DIVISION CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA
AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY
AUGUSTA, GA, 30912

PIERCE, RICHARD W., MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
SECTION OF PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
YALE UNIVERSITY
NEW HAVEN, CT, 06520

SCHUETTPELZ, LAURA G., PHD, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, MO, 63110

SCHWARZ, ELEANOR B., MD
DIVISION CHIEF
DIVISION OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
ZSFG HOSPITAL & TRAUMA CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94110

SHARMA, SUNITA, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PULMONARY SCIENCES
& CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS
AURORA, CO, 80045

SHAVER, CIARA M., MD, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF ALLERGY, PULMONARY, & CRITICAL
CARE MEDICINE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NASHVILLE, TN, 37232

SPENCER, REBECCA M.C., PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
AMHERST, MA, 01003

TERRELL, DEIRDRA R., PHD
ASSISTANT DEAN
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS & EPIDEMIOLOGY
HUDSON COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73104

THOMAS, STEPHEN JUSTIN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL NEUROBIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
HEERSINK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

ZEIN, JOE G., MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF SLEEP MEDICINE
DIVISION OF PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, 85259

ZHU, XIAOFENG, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION
& QUANTITATIVE HEALTH SCIENCE
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND, OH, 44106

OTHER REVIEW STAFF
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WILLIAMS, BERNARR, BA
NIH PATHWAYS INTERN
BLOOD AND VASCULAR BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEW/DERA
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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VALIYAVEETTIL, MANOJ KUMAR, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEW/DERA
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20817

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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MCCORKLE, ATHENA M., BA
PROGRAM SPECIALIST
OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEW/DERA
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible