MAXIMIZING INVESTIGATORS' RESEARCH AWARD A STUDY SECTION

MRAA
10/06/25 - 10/07/25
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CHAIRPERSON
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PATEL, SMITA S, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
PISCATAWAY, NJ, 08854

MEMBERS
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AGHAEEPOUR, NIMA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIA
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
STANFORD, CA, 94305

BOSCO, GIOVANNI, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT MOLECULAR AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
HANOVER, NH, 03755

BRAR, GLORIA A, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
BERKELEY, CA, 94720

DISHAW, LARRY J, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF MOLECULAR GENETICS
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
TAMPA, FL, 33620

FIERST, JANNA LYNN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
MIAMI, FL, 33199

GAO, ZHONGHUA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND PRECISION MEDICINE
PENN STATE CANCER INSTITUTE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
HERSHEY, PA, 17033

GARUD, NANDITA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN GENETICS AND
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095

HOU, YA-MING, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19107

HUYNH, TU ANH, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
MADISON, WI, 53706

KEARNS, DANIEL B, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
BLOOMINGTON, IN, 47405

MALKOVA, ANNA L, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
AT SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229

MONTPETIT, BENJAMEN H.W., PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF VITICULTURE AND ENOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
DAVIS, CA, 95616

PFEIFER, SUSANNE P, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES
CENTER FOR EVOLUTION AND MEDICINE
CENTER FOR MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
TEMPE, AZ, 85281

PRINDLE, ARTHUR, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
MCCORMICK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO, IL, 60611

RIEDER, LEILA ELIZABETH, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

ROTHBART, SCOTT, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EPIGENETICS
VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49503

ROTHENBERG, ELI, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
AND MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016

SCHANER-TOOLEY, CHRISTINE E, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
JACOBS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
BUFFALO, NY, 14203

SILVA, GUSTAVO M, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NC, 27708

THERIOT, CASEY MICHELLE, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION HEALTH
AND PATHOBIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
RALEIGH, NC, 27607

TOOR, NAVTEJ SINGH, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA, 92093

WEEKS, KEVIN M, PHD
KENAN DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599

ZHOU, XIANG, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
AND DATA SCIENCE
YALE UNIVERSITY
NEW HAVEN, CT, 06511

ZINOVYEVA, ANNA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF BIOLOGY
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
MANHATTAN, KS, 66506

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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MANIER, MOLLIE KIM, 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