PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF OBESITY AND METABOLIC DISEASE STUDY SECTION
POMD10/20/25 - 10/21/25
Meeting Roster
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CHAIRPERSON
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O'CONNELL,
KRISTEN
	M, PHD
	
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    THE JACKSON LABORATORY
    BAR HARBOR,
    ME,
    04609
				
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ALEMAN,
JOSE
	ORLANDO, MD, BS, PHD
	*
	
    ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATOR
    TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    ADVENT HEALTH
    ORLANDO,
    FL,
    32804
				
					
BEUTLER,
LISA
	R, PHD
	
	
    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOIGY
    FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    CHICAGO,
    IL,
    60611
				
					
BRESTOFF,
JONATHAN
	R, BS, MD, MPH, PHD
	*
	
    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
    SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    ST. LOUIS,
    MO,
    63110
				
					
BURKE,
SUSAN
	J., PHD
	*
	
    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    LABORATORY OF IMMUNOGENETICS
    DEPARTMENT OF BASIC SCIENCES
    PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER
    BATON ROUGE,
    LA,
    70808
				
					
CHAN,
OWEN, PHD
	*
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
    DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, METABOLISM AND DIABETES
    DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
    UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
    SALT LAKE CITY,
    UT,
    84112
				
					
DE LARTIGUE,
GUILLAUME
	FH, BS, PHD
	*
	
    ASSOCIATE MEMBER
    MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER
    PHILADELPHIA,
    PA,
    19104
				
					
DEBOSCH,
BRIAN
	JESSE, PHD
	
	
    PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENTS OF PEDIATRICS
    SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    INDIANA UNIVERSITY
    INDIANAPOLIS,
    IN,
    46202
				
					
DEN HARTIGH,
LAURA
	JANE, BS, PHD
	*
	
    RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
    DIVISION OF METABOLISM
    ENDOCRINOLOGY AND NUTRITION
    UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICINE
    SEATTLE,
    WA,
    98109
				
					
DIPATRIZIO,
NICHOLAS
	VINCENT, PHD, BA
	*
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    DIVISION OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
    SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE 
    RIVERSIDE,
    CA,
    92521
				
					
ENOS,
REILLY, MS, BA, BS, PHD
	*
	
    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    COLUMBIA,
    SC,
    29209
				
					
FENG EARLEY,
YUMEI, PHD, MD
	*
	
    PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
    PHARMACOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY
    UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER
    ROCHESTER,
    NY,
    14642
				
					
GEIGER,
PAIGE
	C, AB, PHD
	*
	
    PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
    UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
    KANSAS CITY,
    KS,
    66160
				
					
GIBERT,
YANN, PHD, MS, BS, GRAD DIPL
	*
	
    PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
    INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    INDIANAPOLIS,
    IN,
    46202
				
					
HARRIS,
THURL
	E., PHD
	
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
    SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
    CHARLOTTESVILLE,
    VA,
    22904
				
					
HERMAN,
MARK
	A, MD
	
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    SECTION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES, AND METABOLISM
    DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND
    CELLULAR BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
    BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    HOUSTON,
    TX,
    77030
				
					
HEYWARD,
FRANKIE
	DARRYN, BA, PHD
	*
	
    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE & NEUROSCIENCE
    UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
    DALLAS,
    TX,
    75390
				
					
JONSCHER,
KAREN
	R, PHD
	*
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
    AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
    UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
    OKLAHOMA CITY,
    OH,
    73104
				
					
LIEW,
CHONG WEE, PHD
	*
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS
    COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
    CHICAGO,
    IL,
    60612
				
					
MOBBS,
CHARLES
	V, PHD
	*
	
    PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENTS OF NEUROSCIENCE, GERIATRICS, AND
    PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS DISCOVERY
    ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
    NEW YORK,
    NY,
    10029
				
					
MOKADEM,
MOHAMAD, BS, MD
	*
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
    UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
    IOWA CITY,
    IA,
    52242
				
					
NAKAMURA,
TAKAHISA, PHD
	*
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS
    DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
    CINCINNATI CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
    CINCINNATI,
    OH,
    45229
				
					
NOVAK,
COLLEEN
	M, PHD, MA, BA
	*
	
    PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
    KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
    KENT,
    OH,
    44242
				
					
POSPISILIK,
JOHN
	ANDREW, PHD
	
	
    PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF EPIGENETICS
    VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    GRAND RAPIDS,
    MI,
    49503
				
					
SCHIER,
LINDSEY
	A, PHD
	
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    LOS ANGELES,
    CA,
    90007
				
					
SCHNEEBERGER,
MARC, BS, PHMD, MS
	*
	
    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF CELLULAR & MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY
    YALE UNIVERSITY
    NEW HAVEN,
    CT,
    06510
				
					
SHIN,
ANDREW
	CHANGHUN, BS, PHD
	*
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
    COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES
    TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
    LUBBOCK,
    TX,
    79409
				
					
SKIBICKA,
KAROLINA
	P, PHD
	
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
    STATE COLLEGE,
    PA,
    16802
				
					
SMATHERS MCCULLOUGH,
REBECCA
	LEANNE, BS, PHD
	*
	
    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    SKAGGS SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
    AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
    UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS
    AURORA,
    CO,
    80045
				
					
STEINHAUSER,
MATTHEW, MD
	
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY
    DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
    SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
    PITTSBURGH,
    PA,
    15260
				
					
STRANAHAN,
ALEXIS
	M, PHD
	
	
    PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE
    REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
    MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA
    AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY
    AUGUSTA,
    GA,
    30912
				
					
SVENSSON,
KATRIN
	JENNIFER, PHD
	
	
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
    SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    STANFORD UNIVERSITY
    STANFORD,
    CA,
    94305
				
					
YANG,
YUNLEI, MD, MS, PHD
	*
	
    PROFESSOR
    DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICINE AND NEUROSCIENCE
    ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    BRONX,
    NY,
    10461
				
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SIERRA-RIVERA,
ELAINE, MS, BS, PHD
	
	
    IRG CHIEF
    CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
    NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
    BETHESDA,
    MD,
    20892
				
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MALAIYANDI,
LATHA, PHD
	
	
    SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
    CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
    NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
    BETHESDA,
    MD,
    20892
				
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GEDEON,
QUINTONIA
	MARSHA
	
	
    EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
    CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
    NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
    BETHESDA,
    MD,
    20892
				
* Temporary Member
* Flexible