Grants Review Working Group Members

Patient Advocates of the ICOC

    

Affiliation
Jonathan Thomas (ex-officio) ICOC Chairman 
Marci Feit ICOC Patient Advocate - Type II Diabetes
Sherry Lansing ICOC Patient Advocate - Cancer
Francisco Prieto ICOC Patient Advocate - Type I Diabetes
Joan Samuelson (Vice Chair) ICOC Patient Advocate - Parkinson’s Disease
David Serrano Sewell ICOC Patient Advocate - MS/ALS
Jeff Sheehy ICOC Patient Advocate - HIV/AIDS
Jonathan Shestack ICOC Patient Advocate - Mental Health
Scientists Affiliation Expertise
Gyula Acsadi Children's Hospital of Michigan  Pediatric Neurology; Gene Therapy for Motor Neuron Disease
Judy Anderson University of Manitoba Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle Regeneration
Jonathan Auerbach GlobalStem, Inc. Stem Cell Culture and Maintenance
Andrew Balber Cicada Biopharmaceutical Consulting Immunology, Cellular Therapeutics
Margaret Baron Mount Sinai School of Medicine Hematopoiesis, Embryogenesis, Gene Expression
Amelia Bartholomew University of Illinois - Chicago Stem Cell Biology; Transplantation Tolerance
Nessen Bermingham Bio Equity Capital, LLC Commercial Viability of Drug Development
Mick Bhatia McMaster University Somatic & Pluripotent Stem Cell Development; Hematopoiesis
Sangeeta Bhatia Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bioengineering, Nanotechnology
Lauren Black Charles River Navigator Services Regulatory (Pharmacology / Toxicology) 
Bruce Blazar University of Minnesota Immunobiology of Transplantation; Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation
Paula M. Bokesch Hospira Drug Development
Susan Bonner-Weir Joslin Diabetes Center Diabetes
Michael Boulton University of Florida Retinal Disease; Stem Cell Biology
Barbara Boyan Georgia Institute of Technology Tissue Engineering, Bone/Cartilage Cell Biology
Ali Brivanlou The Rockefeller University Developmental Biology
Patrik Brundin Lund University Neural Transplantation (PD) 
Jeff Bulte Johns Hopkins University Cellular Imaging
D. Bruce Burlington D. B. Burlington Consulting Regulatory Affairs; Drug Development
Scott Burger Advanced Cell & Gene Thrapy Process Development; GMP Manufacturing 
Joy Cavagnaro Access BIO Regulatory; Preclinical Development; Cell & Gene Therapy
Rajesh Chopra Celgene Corporation Oncology; Hematology; Stem Cells; Translational Medicine 
Jose Cibelli Michigan State University Cellular Reprogramming; Stem Cell Biology; Pluripotency
Hans Clevers Hubrect Institute Wnt Signaling & Cancer; Adult Stem Cells
Anne Cooke University of Cambridge Autoimmunity & Beta Cell Restoration
Chad Cowan Harvard University Stem Cell Biology, In vitro Models of Disease
Charles Cox, Jr University of Texas Medical School at Houston Pediatric Trauma; Neurologic Injury; Bio-hybrid Organs; Cardiopulmonary
George Daley Harvard Stem Cell Institute Stem Cell Biology; Reprogramming; Blood Disorders; Disease Process
Marc Diamond Washington University School of Medicine Therapeutic Targets & Small Molecules (HD & Tauopathies)
John DiPersio Washington University School of Medicine Leukemias, Bone Marrow Transplantation
Boro Dropulic Lentigen Lentiviral Vector Technology; HIV/AIDS
Gary du Moulin Genzyme Quality Compliance for Cell Therapy/Tissue Engineering 
Ian. D. Duncan University of Wisconsin Neurodegenerative Diseases (MS)
Douglas C. Eaton Emory University School of Medicine Cellular Signaling
Jay Edelberg Bristol-Myers Squibb Cardiovascular Disease Therapies, Biomarkers
Kevin Eggan Harvard University Epigenetics, Stem Cell Biology
Wafik El-Deiry University of Pennsylvania Hematology-Oncology; Radiobiology
James Ellis Hospital for Sick Children Vector Development; Reprogramming; iPSC Banking
Stephen Emerson University of Pennsylvania Hematopoietic Cells and Transplantation
Todd Evans Weil Cornell Medical College Developmental and Molecular Biology
Charles ffrench-Constant University of Cambridge Neurogenesis, Neurodegenerative Diseases (MS)
Richard Finkel Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders; Fetal Neurology; Metabolic Disorders 
Gordon Fishell New York University School of Medicine Developmental Genetics
Alan Flake Children's Hospital of Philadelphia In Utero Cell & Gene Therapy; Pediatric Surgery
Thomas Freeman University of South Florida Neural Transplantation; Spine Surgery
Joyce Frey-Vasconcells PharmaNet Consulting Regulatory (CMC)
Mark Furth Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Fetal & Adult Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine
John Gearhart John Hopkins University School of Medicine Mammalian Developmental Genetics, Human Stem Cell Biology
Gary Gibbons Morehouse School of Medicine Cardiovascular Medicine & Vascular Biology
Jonathan D. Glass Emory University Neuromuscular Disorders; Peripheral neuropathies (ALS)
Marcie Glicksman Brigham and Women’s Hospital Assay Development; Preclinical Development; Animal Pharmacology
Margaret Goodell Baylor College of Medicine Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Gene Therapy
Kevin Gregory-Evans University of British Columbia Ophthalmology
Kurt Gunter Hospira Inc. Regulatory Affairs, Therapy Development
John Hambor The Cell Therapy Group Regenerative Medicine; Drug Discovery; Stem Cell Models & Tools
Brian Harfe University of Florida Developmental Biology, microRNA
Richard Harvey Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Cardiac Developmental Biology, Stem Cells
John Hassell McMaster University Breast Cancer, Stem Cells
Franz Hefti Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Drug Development; Neuroscience (AD)
Shelly Heimfeld Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Cellular Therapy, Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Anthony Hollander University of Bristol Chondrogenesis; Osteoarthritis; Tissue Engineering; Trachea Engineering 
Laurie Jackson-Grusby Children's Hospital Boston Epigenetic Basis of Disease
Marc Jenkins University of Minneota T Cell Biology; Vaccines & Autoimmunity; In Vivo Imaging
Henry Kaplan University of Louisville Ophthalmology
Douglas Kerr Biogen Idec Neuronal Injury; Motor Neuron Disease; Neurodegeneration
Ann Kiessling Harvard Medical School Reproductive Biology, HIV
Olle Korsgren Uppsala University Hospital Islet Allo- & Xenotransplantation; Transplantation Immunology 
Diane Krause Yale University School of Medicine Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells
Paul Kulesa Stowers Institute for Medical Research Cell Migration, Imaging
Andrew Kung Dana Farber Cancer Institute Tumor/Stem Cell Biology, Clinical Transplantation
Joanne Kurtzberg Duke University Children’s Hospital Hematopoiesis, Cord Blood Transplantation
Brian Kwon University of British Columbia Spinal Cord Injury
John Lake University of Minnesota Liver, Solid Organ Transplantation
Olle Lindvall Lund University Neurogenesis & Neural Transplantation (PD, Stroke, Epilepsy)
Christian Lorson University of Missouri Alternative Splicing; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Gene Therapy 
Hai-Quan Mao Johns Hopkins University Nanotechnology, Stem Cell Regulation
William Matsui Johns Hopkins Hospital Stem Cell & Cancer Stem Cell Biology; Clinical Oncology
Todd C. McDevitt Georgia Institute of Technology Bioengineering, Myocardial Repair
David McKenna University of Minnesota Development of Cellular-based Therapies; GMP Manufacturing
Ivar M. Mendez Dalhousie University Neurotransplantation, Neurosurgery, Robotics
Freda Diane Miller Hospital for Sick Children Adult Stem Cells, Neurobiology
C. Randall Mills Osiris, Inc Cell Therapy, Drug Development
Stephen Minger King's College London Stem Cell Biology, Neurobiology
Shoukrhat Mitalipov Oregon Heath & Sciences University Gamete, Embryo, & Stem Cell Biology; Pluripotency
Bruce Montgomery Cardeas Pharma Product Development; Respiratory Disease
Sean Morrison UT Southwestern Cancer Biology; Neural Stem Cells; Hematopoietic Stem Cells; Aging
Christine Mummery Leiden University Medical Center Pluripotency & Differentiation to Cardiovascular Lineages 
Stephen Navran Synthecon, Inc Stem Cell Culture Methods and Applications
Laura Niklason Yale University Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
John Nilson Washington State University Tumorigenesis, Reproductive Endocrinology
Mark Noble University of Rochester Regenerative Medicine; Neural Stem Cells; Neurological Disease & Injury
Jon Odorico University of Wisconsin Diabetes, Transplantation
Grace Pavlath Emory University Skeletal Muscle Growth and Repair
David Pepperl Biologics Consulting Group, Inc. Regulatory (Pharmacology/Toxicology)
John Rasko University of Sydney Hematology, Gene and Stem Cell Therapy
Theodore Rasmussen University of Connecticut Chromatin Dynamics in Pluripotent Cells
Frank Rauscher The Wistar Institute Cancer Center Oncology, Epigenetics
Pamela Raymond University of Michigan Retinal Development and Regeneration
Yair Reisner Weizmann Institute of Science Immunology, Transplantation
Camillo Ricordi University of Miami Islet Transplantation
Gail Robertson University of Wisconsin-Madison Cardiac Arrhythmic Disease, ion Channels
Mauricio Rojas University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Stem Cells in Lung Repair and Injury
Maria Grazia Roncarolo San Rafaele Scientific Institute Pediatric Immunohaematology; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Gene Therapy
Raymond Roos University of Chicago Neurodegenerative Diseases (ALS, MS)
Michael R. Rosen Columbia University Cardiovascular Disease
Alan Rosmarin University of Massachusetts Hematology; Transcriptional Regulation
Theodora Ross UT Southwestern Hematopoiesis; Leukemia
Janet Rossant The Hospital for Sick Children Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Anne Rosser Cardiff University CNS Regeneration (HD, PD) 
Josh Rubin Washington University in St. Louis Biology and Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors
Michael Rudnicki Ottawa Health Research Institute Myogenesis, Gene Expression
Alan Russell University of Pittsburgh Chemical and Tissue Engineering
David Sachs Massachusetts General Hospital Immunobiology of Transplantation; Xenotransplantation
Jacqueline Sagen University of Miami Neural Transplantation; Axonal Regrowth; Chronic Pain Syndromes
Michael Schneider Imperial College London Cardiology, Molecular Genetics
Hans Scholer Max Plank Institute for Molecular Biomedicine Stem Cell Pluripotency & Germline Development
James Schwob Tufts University Neural Development; Olfactory Projection; Neurogenesis 
Norman Sharpless The University of North Carolina School of Medicine Clinical Oncology; Tumor Suppressors in Aging & Cancer
Steven Sheridan Milipore, Corp Cell-Based Assay Development
Paul J. Simmons Mesoblast Hematopoiesis, Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Harinder Singh University of Chicago Hematopoietic Cell Differentiation, Immune System
G. Sitta Sittampalam The University of Kansas Medical Center Stem Cell & Cancer Stem Cell Biology & Pharmacology; Drug Discovery
Igor Slukvin University of Wisconsin Hematopoietic Development from Pluripotent Stem Cells 
Glyn Stacey United Kingdom’s Stem Cell Bank Stem Cell Standardization and Banking
Clifford Steer University of Minnesota Hepatology; Gene Therapy; miRNAs as Therapeutic Agents
Dennis Steindler University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute Neurodegenerative Diseases
Gustav Steinhoff University of Rostock Cardiac; Tissues Engineering; Cell Therapy
Charles D. Stiles Dana Farber Cancer Institute Neuro-oncology, Genomics
Rainer Storb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Hematopoiesis, Bone Marrow Transplantation
Stephen Strom University of Pittsburgh Cancer of Liver and Prostate
Lorenz Studer Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Neurogenesis, Differentiation
Megan Sykes Harvard Medical School Transplantation, Immune Mechanisms
Viviane Tabar Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute Stem Cells, Neurobiology, Neurosurgery
Shuichi Takayama University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Bioengineering, Nano/Micro Technologies
Joel Voldman Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bioengineering, Fluid Mechanics, Microscopy
Amy Wagers Harvard Medical School Hematopoietic Stem Cells
John Wagner University of Minnesota Hematopoietic Cells, Transplantation
Herman Walderman University of Oxford Transplantation Tolerance; Therapeutic use of Monoclonal Antibodies 
Hartmut Werkele Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology Neuroimmunology
Margaret Werner-Washburne University of New Mexico in Albuquerque Yeast Genetics, Cell Cycle, Student Training
Theresa Whiteside University of Pittsburgh Tumor Immunology & Immunotherapy; GMP Production of Cells 
Scott Whittemore University of Louisville Spinal Cord Injury 
David Williams Children's Hospital Boston Hematology-Oncology; Gene Therapy; HSC Biology
Hartmut Wekerle Max Plank Institute of Neurobiology Neuroimmunology
Robin Wright University of Minnesota, St. Paul Yeast Genetics, Cold Adaptation, Student Training
Michael B. Yaffe Massachusetts Institute of Technology Protein Phosphorylation & Cell Cycle
Peter Zandstra University of Toronto Stem Cell Bioengineering, Signaling
Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmerman University Medical Center Göttingen Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine & Tissue Engineering
Thomas Zwaka Baylor College of Medicine Stem Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics