List of ICOC Members
List of ICOC Members
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Vito Imbasciani, PhD, MD
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Chair of the ICOC, Governing Board
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Maria Gonzalez Bonneville
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Vice Chair of the ICOC, Governing Board
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Mohamed Abousalem, PhD
San Jose State University
An executive officer from a California University
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Kim Barrett, PhD
University of California, Davis
An executive officer from the UC
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Dan Bernal
University of California, San Francisco
Patient Advocate, HIV/AIDS
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George Blumenthal, PhD
University of California, Santa Cruz
An executive officer from a California University
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Linda Boxer, MD, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine
An executive officer from a California University
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Judy Chou
AltruBio Inc.
Executive Officer of a Commercial Life Science entity
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Carol Christ, PhD, MPH
University of California, Berkeley
An executive officer from a California University
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Le Ondra Clark Harvey, PhD
California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies
Patient Advocate, Mental Health Conditions
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Deborah Deas, M.D., MPH
University of California, Riverside
An executive officer from a California University
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Anne-Marie Duliege, MD
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
An executive officer of a Commercial Life Science Entity
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Ysabel Duron
Latino Cancer Institute
Patient Advocate, Cancer
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Mark Fischer Colbrie, MBA
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Patient Advocate, Type I Diabetes
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Fred Fisher, MSW, LCSW
The ALS Association Golden West Chapter
Patient Advocate, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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Elena Flowers, PhD, RN
University of California, San Francisco
Nurse with experience in clinical trial management or stem cell or genetic therapy delivery
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Judith C. Gasson, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
An executive officer from a UC
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David Higgins, PhD
Michael J. Fox Foundation (formerly Parkinson’s Action Network)
Patient Advocate, Parkinson’s Disease
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Stephen Juelsgaard, DVM, JD
Rio Grande Neurosciences, Inc.
An executive officer of a Commercial Life Science Entity
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Rich Lajara
Americans for Cures
Patient Advocate, Spinal Cord Injury
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Pat Levitt, PhD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
An executive officer from a California Research Institute
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Linda Malkas, PhD
City of Hope
An executive officer from a California Research Institute
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Shlomo Melmed, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
An executive officer from a California Research Institute
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Carolyn Meltzer, MD
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
An executive officer from a California University
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Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN
University of California, San Francisco
Nurse with experience in clinical trial management or stem cell or genetic therapy delivery
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Lauren Miller Rogen
Hilarity for Charity
Patient Advocate, Alzheimer’s Disease
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Adriana Padilla, MD
Community Medical Providers
Patient Advocate, Type II Diabetes
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Joe Panetta
BioCom
An executive officer from a Commercial Life Science Entity
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Marvin Southard, DSW.
University of Southern California
Patient Advocate, Mental Health Conditions
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Michael J. Stamos, MD
University of California, Irvine
An executive officer from a UC
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Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FACC
American Heart Association
Patient Advocate, Heart Disease
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Kevin Xu
MEBO International
Patient Advocate, Mental Health
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Keith R. Yamamoto, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
An executive officer from a UC