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CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW SPECIAL EMPHASIS PANEL

ZRG1  IIDA - W (50)
RFA-AI-24-065: DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTICS FOR SELECT FUNGAL PATHOGENS (R21/R33 CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)
07/14/25 - 07/15/25
Meeting Roster


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CHAIRPERSON
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KRYSAN, DAMIAN J, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA, 52242

ACTING CHAIR
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SHERMAN, DAVID H, PHD
HANS W. VAHLTEICH PROFESSOR OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
PROFESSOR OF MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE
MEDICAL SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48199

MEMBERS
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ALSPAUGH, ANDREW, MD
PROFESSOR
CHIEF, DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NC, 27710

AZIE, NKECHI E., MD
VICE PRESIDENT OF CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT
SCYNEXIS, INC.
JERSEY CITY, NJ, 07302

BROWN, JESSICA CONRAD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84112

CLANCY, CORNELIUS J, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15261

CROOK, NATHAN C., PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND
BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
RALEIGH, NC, 27695

ESPOSITO, EMILIO XAVIER, PHD
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER
EXERESEARCH LLC
EAST LANSING, MI, 48823

FIRESTINE, STEVEN M, PHD
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
DETROIT, MI, 48201

FRANZ, KATHERINE J., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NC, 27708

HEIDEBRECHT, RICHARD W., PHD
VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
GLYCOLOGIX
BEVERLY, MA, 01915

HOHL, TOBIAS M, PHD, MD
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
CHIEF, INFECTIOUS DISEASE SERVICE
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
NEW YORK , NY, 10065

HOSKINS, AARON ANDREW, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
MADISON, WI, 53706

HUBERMAN, LORI B, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT SCIENCE, PLANT
PATHOLOGY AND PLANT-MICROBE BIOLOGY SECTION
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
ITHACA, NY, 14853

HUIGENS, ROBERT WILLIAM, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS, GA, 30602

KAUR, RUPINDER, PHD
STAFF SCIENTIST AND GROUP LEADER
LABORATORY OF FUNGAL PATHOGENESIS DBT
WELLCOME TRUST INDIA ALLIANCE SENIOR FELLOW
CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA STATE, 500039

KOLLS, JAY K, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICINE AND PEDIATRICS
TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112

LOCKE, JEFFREY, PHD
VICE PRESIDENT OF NONCLINICAL DEVELOPMENT
ELION THERAPEUTICS
BOSTON, MA, 02111

MARTINEZ, LUIS R, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL, 32610

MCPHAIL, KERRY LEIGH, PHD
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
L.S. SKAGGS PHARMACY INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84112

MEAD, HEATHER LYNN, PHD
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
IMMUNOLOGY AND MICROBIAL GENOMICS DIVISION
THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
PHOENIX, AZ, 85004

RIVERA, AMARILIZ, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
CENTER FOR IMMUNITY AND INFLAMMATION
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL
NEWARK, NJ, 07101

SAVILLE, STEPHEN P, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78249

SETTLES, ERIK W, PHD
ASSOCIATE RESEARCH PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
FLAGSTAFF, AZ, 86011

VARGAS-MUNIZ, JOSE, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
VIRGINIA TECH
BLACKSBURG, VA, 24061

WADDELL, SHERMAN T, PHD
VICE PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF CHEMISTRY
PROKARYOTICS, INC.
UNION, NJ, 07083

WANG, JEFFREY, PHD
PROFESSOR OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH AND GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
POMONA, CA, 91766

WUEST, WILLIAM M, PHD
GRA DISTINGUISHED INVESTIGATOR AND PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

YANG, LIJU, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
BIOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
AND TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NC, 27707

YU, FEIFAN, DSC
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
ALPHATHERA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19146

ZARO, JENNICA L., PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90033

MAIL REVIEWER
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WICKES, BRIAN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND
MOLECULAR GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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WALKER-ABBEY, ANNIE, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW PROGRAM
DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES, ROOM 3E70A
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH/NIAID
5601 FISHERS LANE, MSC 9834
BETHESDA, MD, 208929834

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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SPECTOR, JUDITH
LEAD EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES A/DPPS
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892


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