CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW SPECIAL EMPHASIS PANEL
ZRG1 CII - A (11)SMALL BUSINESS: CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY DEVELOPMENT
11/18/26 - 11/19/26
Meeting Roster
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CHAIRPERSON
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SOHN,
LYDIA
L, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
BERKELEY,
CA,
94720
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AHMED,
JALAL, PHD, MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK,
NY,
10029
BALAJ,
LEONORA, PHD
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
BOSTON,
MA,
02114
BYERS,
LAUREN
AVERETT, MD
PROFESSOR
THORACIC/HEAD AND NECK MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
HOUSTON,
TX,
77030
CARTER,
DARRICK
ALBERT, PHD
CEO OF PAI LIFE SCIENCES
PAI LIFE SCIENCES
SEATTLE,
WA,
98102
CHENG,
MICHAEL
L., MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
THORACIC SURGERY AND ONCOLOGY CLINIC
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO,
CA,
94143
CLEGG,
JOHN
R, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
STEPHENSON SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
NORMAN,
OK,
73019
DE CUBAS,
AGUIRRE
A, PHD
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NASHVILLE,
TN,
37232
DEISHER,
THERESA
A, PHD
PRESIDENT AND CEO
AVM BIOTECHNOLOGY, LLC.
SEATTLE,
WA,
98109
DINIZ,
MARCIO, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SCIENCE
DIRECTOR, BIOSTATISTICS SHARED RESOURCE
MOUNT SINAI TISCH CANCER CENTER
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK,
NY,
10029
FU,
YUANYUAN, PHD
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
HONOLULU,
HI,
96813
GHOSH,
PARAMITA
M., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY SURGERY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
SACRAMENTO,
CA,
95817
GIACALONE,
MATTHEW, PHD
CEO
VAXIION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
SAN DIEGO,
CA,
92121
HEIN,
SARAH
MARIE, PHD
COFOUNDER & CEO
MARCH BIOSCIENCES
HOUSTON,
TX,
77021
HOUSER,
BRANDY
LYNN, PHD
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
TRAVERSE BIOTECH, INC.
NEW YORK,
NY,
10014
HU,
MICKEY, PHD
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
DIRECTOR, DISCOVERY ONCOLOGY
PANORAMA INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
PANORAMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SUNNYVALE,
CA,
94089
KAADIGE,
MOHAN
RAO, PHD
SENIOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST
CENTER FOR TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
HONORHEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
PHOENIX,
AZ,
85004
LAI,
JAMES, PHD
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
TRULY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
SEATTLE,
WA,
98095
LAMOUILLE,
SAMY, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
FRALIN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
VIRGINIA TECH
ROANOKE,
VA,
24016
LEONARDI,
PETER, PHD
CEO
OMNICYTE
NEW YORK,
NY,
10036
LIU,
YUAN, PHD
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA,
GA,
30322
MAO,
LEIDONG, PHD
PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS,
GA,
30602
MELENHORST,
JAN
J, PHD
VICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR
CENTER FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY & IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY (CITI)
CELL THERAPY/IMMUNO-ENGINEERING PROGRAM
LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE CLEVELAND CLINIC,
CLEVELAND,
OH,
44106
METELITSA,
LEONID
S, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF PEDIATRICS,PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
TEXAS CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTER
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON,
TX,
77030
MUNIYAN,
SAKTHIVEL, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
OMAHA,
NE,
68198
PORTER,
MARC
D, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY,
UT,
84112
RAFII,
SHAHIN, MD
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE
NEW YORK,
NY,
10065
ROSENBLATT,
JACALYN, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
HARVARD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
BOSTON,
MA,
02215
SU,
XIAOLI, PHD
SENIOR SCIENTIST
VIC FOUNDRY, INC.
FAYETTEVILLE,
AR,
72701
TSAY,
JUN-CHIEH
JAMES, MD
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK,
NY,
10003
UNTERNAEHRER-HAMM,
JULIA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
BIOCHEMISTRY DIVISION
AND GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY
LOMA LINDA,
CA,
92354
USHERWOOD,
EDWARD
J, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT DARTMOUTH
LEBANON,
NH,
03756
YAMAMOTO,
MASATO, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR AND CHIEF
DIVISION OF BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS,
MN,
55455
ZHENG,
YUN-LING, PHD, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ONCOLOGY
CHIEF, LABORATORY OF TELOMERE HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS OF ONCOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
LOMBARDI COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON,
DC,
20057
ZHOU,
XIANZHENG, PHD, MD
FOUNDER AND CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
TINKESO THERAPEUTICS, INC
NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE
VALHALLA,
NY,
10595
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HAIDER,
ASIFA, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
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HESTER,
AMELIA
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
* Temporary Member
* Flexible