List of ICOC Members

List of ICOC Members

To learn more about each member, click on their name for a detailed biography.

Vito Imbasciani, PhD, MD

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Chair of the ICOC, Governing Board

Maria Gonzalez Bonneville

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Vice Chair of the ICOC, Governing Board

Eyad Almasri, MD

UCSF Fresno
An executive officer from a UC

Kim Barrett, PhD

University of California, Davis
An executive officer from the UC

Dan Bernal

University of California, San Francisco
Patient Advocate, HIV/AIDS

George Blumenthal, PhD

University of California, Santa Cruz
An executive officer from a California University

Linda Boxer, MD, PhD

Stanford University School of Medicine
An executive officer from a California University

Judy Chou, PhD

AltruBio Inc.
Executive Officer of a Commercial Life Science entity

Le Ondra Clark Harvey, PhD

California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies
Patient Advocate, Mental Health Conditions

Deborah Deas, MD, MPH

University of California, Riverside
An executive officer from the UC

Anne-Marie Duliege, MD

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
An executive officer of a Commercial Life Science Entity

Ysabel Duron

Latino Cancer Institute
Patient Advocate, Cancer

Mark Fischer Colbrie, MBA

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Patient Advocate, Type I Diabetes

Elena Flowers, PhD, RN

University of California, San Francisco
Nurse with experience in clinical trial management or stem cell or genetic therapy delivery

Judith C. Gasson, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles
An executive officer from a UC

David Higgins, PhD

Michael J. Fox Foundation (formerly Parkinson’s Action Network)
Patient Advocate, Parkinson’s Disease

Rich Lajara

Americans for Cures
Patient Advocate, Spinal Cord Injury

Pat Levitt, PhD

Children's Hospital Los Angeles
An executive officer from a California Research Institute

Hala Madanat, PhD, MS

San Diego State University
Vice President of Research and Innovation

Linda Malkas, PhD

City of Hope
An executive officer from a California Research Institute

Shlomo Melmed, MD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
An executive officer from a California Research Institute

Carolyn Meltzer, MD

Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
An executive officer from a California University

Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN

University of California, San Francisco
Nurse with experience in clinical trial management or stem cell or genetic therapy delivery

Lauren Miller Rogen

Hilarity for Charity Patient Advocate, Alzheimer’s Disease

Adriana Padilla, MD

Community Medical Providers
Patient Advocate, Type II Diabetes

Joe Panetta

BioCom
An executive officer from a Commercial Life Science Entity

Marvin Southard, DSW

University of Southern California
Patient Advocate, Mental Health Conditions

Michael J. Stamos, MD

University of California, Irvine
An executive officer from a UC

Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FACC

American Heart Association
Patient Advocate, Heart Disease

Kevin-Xu

Kevin Xu

MEBO International
Patient Advocate, Mental Health

Keith R. Yamamoto, PhD

University of California, San Francisco
An executive officer from a UC

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