CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW SPECIAL EMPHASIS PANEL
ZRG1 KUDS - R (10)SMALL BUSINESS: DIGESTIVE SCIENCES
11/20/25 - 11/21/25
Meeting Roster
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CHAIRPERSON
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SHAH,
ERIC
DINESH, MBA, BS, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR,
MI,
48109
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ALAM,
M. ASHFAQUL, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY,
IMMUNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON,
KY,
40536
BRENNER,
DAVID
A., BS, MD
PRESIDENT AND CEO
DONALD BREN CHIEF EXECUTIVE CHAIR
SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS
LA JOLLA,
CA,
92037
CAO,
WEIBIAO, MD
PROFESSOR
SURGICAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL PATHOLOGIST
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH
PROVIDENCE,
RI,
02903
DEO,
HRISHIKESH, PHD, BS
FOUNDER AND CEO
ERGAMI ENDOSCOPY
BROOKLYN,
NY,
11215
ENG,
OLIVER
S, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SURGERY
DIVISION OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
ORANGE,
CA,
92868
GAO,
SONG, BS, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
HOUSTON,
TX,
77004
GHAZZI,
MAHMOUD
N, MPH, MD, PHD
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
BOARD MEMBER, EVERSIGHT EYE BANK
NAPLES,
FL,
34108
GLOVER,
SARAH
C, DO, BA
PROFESSOR & DIVISION CHIEF
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY HEPATOLOGY
AND NUTRITION
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
TULANE UNIVERSITY
NEW ORLEANS,
LA,
70112
GUPTA,
SANJEEV, MRCP, MD, MBBS, FRCP
PROFESSOR
THE ELEAZAR AND FEIGE REICHER CHAIR IN
TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
BRONX,
NY,
10461
JAIN,
ANAND
SAGAR, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF DIGESTIVE DISEASES
DIRECTOR, ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ATLANTA,
GA,
30322
KIRCHNER,
VARVARA
A, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SURGERY
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
DIVISION OF ABDOMINAL TRANSPLANTATION
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
STANFORD,
CA,
94305
LENNON,
ELIZABETH
M., DVM, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA,
PA,
19104
LI,
QINGJIE, PHD, MS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
INTERNAL MEDICINE
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
GALVESTON,
TX,
775551074
LI,
JIE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY AND
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
AUSTIN,
TX,
78712
LIEDEL,
JENNIFER
L, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, ORLANDO
ORLANDO,
FL,
328270
LORD,
JAMES
DANIEL, PHD, MD
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE MEMBER
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH DIVISION
BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SEATTLE,
WA,
98101
M'KOMA,
AMOSY
EPHREIM, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CANCER BIOLOGY
MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NASHVILLE,
TN,
37208
MA,
BING, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
BALTIMORE,
MD,
21201
MCVICKER,
BENITA
L., PHD, BS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
INTERNAL MEDICINE - GASTROENTEROLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
OMAHA,
NE,
68198
MELIA,
JOANNA
MILLER PELOQUIN, BA, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BALTIMORE,
MD,
212050
NYBERG,
SCOTT
L, MD, BS, PHD
PROFESSOR
MAYO CLINIC & MAYO FOUNDATION
TRANSPLANT CENTER
ROCHESTER,
MN,
55905
RAFFNER,
ABIGAIL, BS, MS, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND LIVER DISEASE
DIGESTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND,
OH,
044106
RAJENDRAN,
VAZHAIKKURICHI
M., BS, MS, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
MORGANTOWN,
WV,
26506
SANABRIA,
JUAN
RAMON, MD, BS, MS
PROFESSOR OF SURGERY
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
JOHN C. EDWARD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
HUNTINGTON,
WV,
25701
SHORT,
SARAH
PALMER, BS, PHD, BA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, AND
BLOOD & MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY,
IA,
52242
SIDDIQUI,
MOHAMMAD
S, MD, BS
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE INTERNAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA
RICHMOND,
VA,
23298
SOHEILYPOUR,
MOHAMMAD, BS, MS, PHD
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER
NEXILICO, INC.
DANVILLE,
CA,
94506
TARLOW,
BRANDEN
D, BS, MD, PHD
PARTNER PHYSICIAN
THE OREGON CLINIC
PORTLAND,
OR,
97232
TEIGEN,
LEVI
M, BA, RD, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
ST. PAUL,
MN,
55108
TU,
FRANK
FU-SHENG, AB, MD, MPH
CLINICAL PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OB/GYN
PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
EVANSTON,
IL,
60201
WAHL,
ALAN
F, BS, MS, PHD
CEO
D BIOTHERAPEUTICS, LLC
SALT LAKE CITY,
UT,
841093
WALLACE,
BRET
DAVID, BS, PHD
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
SYMBERIX, INC.
DURHAM,
NC,
27701
WILSON,
NICOLE
APRIL, PHD, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
OKLAHOMA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
OKLAHOMA CITY,
OK,
73104
WU,
XIANFANG, MBBS, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS
LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
CLEVELAND,
OH,
44196
WURDIG ROESCH,
LUIZ FERNANDO, PHD, MS, BS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND CELL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINSVILLE,
FL,
32606
WYATT,
CORY
R., BS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
PORTLAND,
OR,
97239
ZHANG,
WENJUN
ASSOCIATE RESEARCH PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
INDIANAPOLIS,
IN,
46202
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RAMESH,
GANESAN, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
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ORTIZ,
CYNDY
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
WASHINGTON,
KELLIE
L
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
* Temporary Member
* Flexible