MOLECULAR GENETICS STUDY SECTION

MG
10/15/25 - 10/16/25
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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KAPLAN, CRAIG, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15260

MEMBERS
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BATISTA, LUIS FRANCISCO ZIRNBERGER, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY
DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICINE AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ST. LOUIS, MO, 63110

CHIOLO, IRENE E, PHD
GABILAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR
AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089

CHUA, KATRIN F, MD, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, GERONTOLOGY
AND METABOLISM
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
STANFORD, CA, 94305

CONRAD, NICHOLAS K, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS, TX, 75390

DIAO, YARUI, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NC, 27710

DURONIO, ROBERT J, PHD
CARY C. BOSHAMER DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF BIOLOGY
AND GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599

ENEMARK, ERIC, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72205

FAZZIO, THOMAS G., PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR, CELL AND CANCER BIOLOGY
CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER, MA, 01605

FINN, ELIZABETH H, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
CELL CYCLE AND CANCER BIOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73104

FOLTZ, DANIEL RICHARD, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO, IL, 60611

GHALEI, HOMA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

GOLDSTROHM, AARON CHARLES, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
AND BIOPHYSICS
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

GONG, ZIHUA, PHD, MD *
ASSOCIATE STAFF
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND CLINIC
CLEVELAND, OH, 44106

HUNDLEY, HEATHER ANN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
BLOOMINGTON, IN, 47405

KIM, NAYUN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
AUSTIN, TX, 78723

KUROSAKI, TATSUAKI, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNICAL AND CLINICAL
LABORATORY SCIENCES
JACOBS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
BUFFALO, NY, 14214

LAU, NELSON C, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
CHOBANIAN AND AVEDISIAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA, 02118

LIU, FANGE, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

LUK, EDWARD E, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
STONY BROOK, NY, 11794

MOREY, LLUIS, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN GENETICS
MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
MIAMI, FL, 33136

NANDAKUMAR, JAYAKRISHNAN, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR, CELLULAR,
AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109

RISSLAND, OLIVIA SELFRIDGE, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
DENVER, CO, 80220

ROGERS, FAYE A, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
YALE UNIVERSITY
NEW HAVEN, CT, 06520

SCHMIDT, JENS CHRISTOPHER, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY
AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
EAST LANSING, MI, 48824

STARLARD-DAVENPORT, ATHENA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS, GENOMICS AND INFORMATICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
MEMPHIS, TN, 38163

WANG, DONG, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA, 92093

WASYLISHEN, AMANDA RIETTA, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CANCER BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, OH, 45267

WIESE, CLAUDIA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
FORT COLLINS, CO, 80523

WILUSZ, JEREMY E, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND
MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

YANG, YANZHONG, MD, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CANCER GENETICS AND EPIGENETICS
CITY OF HOPE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
DUARTE, CA, 91010

ZAMUDIO, JESSE R., PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR, CELL
AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095

ZHANG, JUN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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DAR, ALTAF AHMAD, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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MCMILLAN, JENNI
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible