THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO GENETIC DISEASES STUDY SECTION

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10/14/26 - 10/15/26
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CHAIRPERSON
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LUTZ, CATHLEEN M, PHD
VICE PRESIDENT
RARE DISEASE TRANSLATIONAL CENTER
THE JACKSON LABORATORY
BAR HARBOR, ME, 04609

MEMBERS
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BONKOWSKY, JOSHUA LEITCH, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84108

BROWN, JONATHAN DAVID, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NASHVILLE, TN, 37232

BURRAGE, LINDSAY C, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND HUMAN GENETICS
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

DE JONG, YPE P, PHD, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10021

GENTZSCH, MARTINA, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599

KAPOOR, ASHISH, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
MCGOVERN MEDICAL SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER HOUSTON
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

KENNEDY, SCOTT ROBERT, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY MEDICINE
AND PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, WA, 98195

LI, QIAOLI, PHD
RESEARCH PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19107

LIANG, SHUNQING, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY,
AND NUTRITION
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

MEFFORD, HEATHER C, PHD, MD *
MEMBER
DEPARTMENT OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE RESEARCH
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS, TN, 38105

MIRANDA, HELEN C, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS AND GENOME SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND, OH, 44106

NEMETH MERTZ, CHRISTINA LINNEA, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
CENTER FOR LEUKODYSTROPHIES
KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE
BALTIMORE, MD, 21205

PERANTEAU, WILLIAM H, MD
PROFESSOR AND ADZICK-MCCAUSLAND DISTINGUISHED CHAIR IN FETAL AND PEDIATRIC SURGERY
DIVISION OF GENERAL, THORACIC
AND FETAL SURGERY
CHILDREN HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

PEREZ-PINERA, PABLO, PHD, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
URBANA, IL, 61801

PIOTROWSKI-DASPIT, ALEXANDRA SARAH ANNUKKA, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109

QIU, JIANMING, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, MOLECULAR GENETICS
AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
KANSAS CITY, KS, 66160

RANGASAMY, SAMPATHKUMAR, PHD *
RESEARCH PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TEMPE CAMPUS
PHOENIX, AZ, 85004

SALEM, AMR, DVM, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND
TRANSLATIONAL PATHOBIOLOGY
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SHREVEPORT
SHREVEPORT, LA, 71103

SHAHBAZI, REZA, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46202

SHARMA, AKSHAY, MBBS *
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
DEPARTMENT OF BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
AND CELLULAR THERAPY
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS, TN, 38105

SHAYAKHMETOV, DMITRY, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF PEDIATRICS AND MEDICINE
LOWANCE CENTER FOR HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30311

SHI, QIZHEN, MD, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY/BLOOD
AND MARROW TRANSPLANT
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE, WI, 53226

SHTRAHMAN, MATTHEW, MD, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA, 92037

TAGHIAN, TOLOO, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETIC AND CELLULAR MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
WORCESTER, MA, 01605

VAIDYANATHAN, SRIRAM, PHD *
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
JERRY R. MENDELL CENTER FOR GENE THERAPY
ABIGAIL WEXNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
NATIONWIDE CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL
COLUMBUS, OH, 43207

VARSHNEY, GAURAV K, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
GENES AND HUMAN DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73104

WALLIS-SCHULTZ, DEEANN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

WANG, RAYMOND YU JEANG, MD
DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF METABOLIC DISORDERS
MULTIDISCIPLINARY LYSOSOMAL DISORDER PROGRAM
CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY
ORANGE, CA, 92868

WOJCIK, MONICA HSIUNG, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
BOSTON, MA, 02115

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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SHIFFERT, MADDALENA TILLI, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible