NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES SPECIAL EMPHASIS PANEL

ZGM1  TWD - B (KR)
REVIEW OF NIH PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENCE AWARD (K99/R00) APPLICATIONS
03/03/25 - 03/04/25
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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BERG, CELESTE A., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENOME SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, WA, 98195

MEMBERS
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CHEKAN, JONATHAN RODI, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO
GREENSBORO, NC, 27412

COLEMAN, JONATHAN, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15213

COOK, PAMELA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
MERCER UNIVERSITY
MACON, GA, 31207

DARST, SETH A., PHD
PROFESSOR
LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS
THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10065

DESAI, MICHAEL M., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORGANISMIC AND EVOLUTIONARY
BIOLOGY AND OF PHYSICS
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138

DINH, HUY QUANG, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
MADISON, WI, 53705

DOUAM, FLORIAN, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
NATIONAL EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES LABORATORIES
BOSTON, MA, 02118

GRANDL, JORG, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROBIOLOGY
DUKE INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCES
DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DURHAM, NC, 27710

HAGEN, GUY, PHD
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
INSTITUTE FOR BIOFRONTIERS
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 80918

HANSEN, SCOTT DAVID, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
EUGENE, OR, 97403

HIGUCHI-SANABRIA, RYO, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GERONTOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089

JAEGER, ALEX, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
CANCER BIOLOGY & EVOLUTION PROGRAM
MOFFITT CANCER CENTER
TAMPA, FL, 33612

JOULINE, IGOR B., PHD
ROD SHARP PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43210

KARBSTEIN, KATRIN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTEGRATIVE STRUCTURAL
AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
THE HERBERT WERTHEIM UF SCRIPPS INSTITUTE
FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
JUPITER, FL, 33458

LAMICHHANE, RAJAN, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELLULAR AND
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
KNOXVILLE, TN, 37996

MANU, MANU, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, ND, 58202

OCHMAN, HOWARD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AUSTIN, TX, 78712

OTOMO, TAKANORI, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTEGRATIVE STRUCTURAL
AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LA JOLLA, CA, 92037

PHELAN, VANESSA V., PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ
AURORA, CO, 80045

PICK, LESLIE, PHD
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
COLLEGE PARK, MD, 20742

RENATA, HANS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
JUPITER, FL, 33458

RICHTER, JILLIAN ROUSE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
DIVISION OF TRAUMA & ACUTE CARE SURGERY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

SIGNOR, SARAH, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
FARGO, ND, 58102

SINGHAL, SONIA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY
SAN JOSE, CA, 95192

STAVOE, ANDREA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROBIOLOGY AND ANATOMY
MCGOVERN MEDICAL SCHOOL
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

TOMIDA, JUNYA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE, NC, 28223

VARMA, DILEEP, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO, IL, 60611

YIN, YI, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095

YU, JI, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
FARMINGTON, CT, 06030

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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KORETSKY, TRACY, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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