MAXIMIZING INVESTIGATORS' RESEARCH AWARD A STUDY SECTION

MRAA
06/29/26 - 06/30/26
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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 BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
PISCATAWAY, NJ, 08854

MEMBERS
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AGRAWAL, ANURAG, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
ITHACA, NY, 14853

BOSCO, GIOVANNI, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF 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

CABEEN, MATTHEW T, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
STILLWATER, OK, 74078

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

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

HICKS, STEPHANIE CARINNE, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
BALTIMORE, MD, 21205

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

HUERTA-SANCHEZ, EMILIA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
BROWN UNIVERSITY
PROVIDENCE, RI, 02912

JOHNSON, ELIZABETH L, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR NUTRITION
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
ITHACA, NY, 14853

KADONAGA, JAMES T, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA, 92093

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

KELLY, JOHN K, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KS, 66045

MANOLI, DEVANAND SADANAND, MD, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
WEILL INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCES
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94143

MUELLER, JACOB L, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109

NINOVA, MARIA ANTONINOVA, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
RIVERSIDE, CA, 92521

OLUWADARE, OLUWATOSIN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
DENTON, TX, 76203

PRINDLE, ARTHUR, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
AND BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO, IL, 60611

RAMACHANDRAN, SRINIVAS, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS
AURORA, CO, 80045

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

SASHITAL, DIPALI GURUDUTT, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOPHYSICS
AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
IOWA STATE UNIVESITY
AMES, IA, 50111

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

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

ZHU, WENHAN, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NASHVILLE, TN, 37212

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