2014 Scientific Committees

AFAR Research Grant for Junior Faculty Selection Committee

Holly Brown-Borg, PhD Chair
University of North Dakota

Heinrich Jasper, PhD
Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Matt Kaeberlein, PhD
University of Washington

Sylvia Lee, PhD
Cornell University

Radhika Muzumdar, MD
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Peter Rabinovitch, MD, PhD
University of Washington

New Investigator Award in Alzheimer's Disease Selection Committee

Norman Relkin, MD, PhD Chair
Weill Cornell Medical College

Chad Dickey, PhD
University of Southern Florida Byrd Alzheimer's Institute

Orly Lazarov, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago

Mary Sano, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

BIG and Midcareer Selection Committee

Jim Kirkland, MD, PhD Chair
Mayo Clinic

Andrew Dillin, PhD
University of California, Berkeley

Peter Hornsby, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center

William Sonntag, PhD
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center

Yusin Suh, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Glenn/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Translational Research on Aging Selection Committee

Jeff Halter, MD Chair
University of Michigan

Andrew Brack, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Anne Cappola, MD
University of Pennsylvania

Salvatore Oddo, PhD
Banner Sun Health Research Institute

Martin Sadowski, MD, PhD
New York University School of Medicine

Norman Sharpless, MD
University of North Carolina

Randy Strong, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Grace (Beth) Stutzmann, PhD
Rosalind Franklin University

George Taffet, MD
Baylor College of Medicine

Bruce Troen, MD
University at Buffalo - SUNY

Holly Van Remmen, PhD
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Program Advisory Committee for the Beeson Career Development Award

Thomas Gill, MD Chair
Yale University School of Medicine

Kenneth Covinsky, MD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Jean Kutner, MD, MSPH
University of Colorado Health Science Center

Mark Lachs, MD
Weill Medical Colllege of Cornell University

Kristine Yaffe, MD
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Raymond L. Yung, MBChB
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program National Selection Committee

Alison Moore, MD, MPH, Chair
University of California, Los Angeles

Julie Bynum, MD
Dartmouth Medical School

Kamal Masaki, MD
University of Hawaii

Theodore Johnson, MD, MPH
Emory University

Ellen Roberts, MD, MP
University of North Carolina

Heather Whitson, MD, MHS
Duke University School of Medicine

Glenn/AFAR Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging Selection Committee

Paul Agris, PhD, Chair
State University of New York at Albany

Dena Dubal, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco

William Ja, PhD
The Scripps Research Institute

Nathan LeBrasseur, PhD
The Mayo Clinic

Jonathan Wanagat, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles

National Scientific Advisory Council (NSAC)

Martin L. Adamo, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center
Peter D. Adams, PhD
Glasgow University
Ayotunde S. Adeagbo, PhD
The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC)
Shawn C. Ahmed, PhD
University of North Carolina
Mikhail Alexeyev, PhD
University of South Alabama
Stephen E. Alway, PhD, FACSM
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Ottavio Arancio, MD, PhD
Columbia University
David L. Armstrong, PhD
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH
Craig S. Atwood, PhD
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Corinne Augelli-Szafran, PhD
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Center for Neurologic Diseases
Brian J. Bacskai, PhD
MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Nancy L. Baenziger, PhD
Washington University
Narayan Bhat, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina
Paula C. Bickford, PhD
University of South Florida
Lester I. Binder, PhD
Michigan State University
Gal Bitan, PhD
David Geffen School of Medical at UCLA
T. Keith Blackwell, MD, PhD
Joslin Diabetes Center/Harvard Medical School
Rolf Bodmer, PhD
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
Andrea Bodnar, PhD
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
Adele L. Boskey, PhD
Weill Medical College
Andrew Brack, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Robert M. Brosh, Jr., PhD
National Institute on Aging/NIH
Marco Brotto, BSN, MS, PhD
University of Missouri at Kansas City
Anne Brunet, PhD
Stanford University
Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM
Perelman School of Medical at the University of Pennsylvania
Cathy S. Carlson, DVM, PhD
University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medical
S. Thomas Carmichael, MD, PhD
Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Christy S. Carter, PhD
University of Florida
Mary Lou Caspers, PhD
University of Detroit Mercy
Jane Cauley, DrPH
University of Pittsburgh
Sandy Chang, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
Hina W. Chaudhry, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Abha Chauhan, PhD
NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
Zheng-Yi Chen, PhD
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Danica Chen, PhD
University of California, Berkeley
Kewei Chen, PhD
Banner Alzheimer's Institute(BAI) & Samaritan PET Center
Wallace S. Chick, PhD
University of Colorado Denver
Eduardo N. Chini, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
James Chrobak, PhD
University of Connecticut
Charleen T. Chu, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medical
Katrin F. Chua, MD, PhD
Stanford University Medical Center
Harvey Jay Cohen, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Lucio Comai, PhD
University of Southern California
Cheryl A. Conover, PhD
Mayo Clinic College of Medical
Anna Csiszar, MD, PhD
University of Oklahoma
Christine A. Curcio, PhD
University of Alabama School of Medical/EyeSight of Alabama Laboratories
Sean Curran, PhD
USC Davis School of Gerontology
Thuy-Tien Dam, MD
Columbia University
Abbe N. de Vallejo, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medical
Ferenc Deak, MD, PhD
University of Oklahoma HSC
Serkalem Demissie, PhD
Boston University School of Public Health
Nancy A. Dennis, PhD
The Pennsylvania State University
Chad Dickey, PhD
University of South Florida
Andrew Dillin, PhD
University of California, Berkeley
Luisa DiPietro, DDS, PhD
UIC College of Dentistry
Linda A. Dokas, PhD
University of Michigan
Lily Q. Dong, PhD
University of Health Sciences San Antonio
Isabelle Draper, PhD
Tufts Medical Center, MCRI
Monica Driscoll, PhD
Rutgers University
Atanu Duttaroy, PhD
Howard University
Jerri Edwards, PhD
University of South Florida
Joseph El Khoury, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Paul J. Eslinger, PhD
Hershey Medical Center/Penn State College of Medicine
Anne Etgen, PhD
Albert Einstein Col. of Medical
James R. Fadel, PhD
University of South Carolina School of Medical
Jeff C. Falcone, PhD
University of Louisville Health Scienc Center
Deborah A. Ferrington, PhD
University of Minnesota
Roger A. Fielding, PhD
JMHNRC Tufts University
Els Fieremans, PhD
New York University School of Medical
Caleb Finch, PhD
University of Southern California
Mark J. Fisher, MD
UC Irvine Medical Center
Alfred L. Fisher, MD, PhD
University of Texas Health Sciences San Antonio
Tracy S. Fitzgerald, PhD
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders/NIH Thomas Flatt, PhD
University of Lausanne
Luigi Fontana, MD, PhD
Washington University
Norman L. Foster, MD
University of Utah
Sonia Franco, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Sally R. Frenkel, PhD
NYU School of Medicine
Sebastian D. Fugmann, PhD
Chang Gung University
Imed E. Gallouzi, PhD
McGill University
Veronica Galvan, PhD
University of Health Sciences San Antonio
David M. Gardiner, PhD
University of California, Irvine
Godfrey S. Getz, MBBCH, DPhil(Oxon)
The University of Chicago
Jadwiga Giebultowicz, PhD
Oregon State University
Thomas M. Gill, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Matthew Gill, PhD
The Scripps Research Institute - Scripps Florida
Aaron D. Gitler, PhD
Stanford University School of Medical
Lidia Glodzik, MD
NYU School of Medicine
Jonathan P. Godbout, PhD
The Ohio State University
Alfred L. Goldberg, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Todd E. Golde, MD, PhD
University of Florida
Scott E. Gordon, PhD
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Andrea C. Gore, PhD
The University of Texas at Austin
Myriam Gorospe, PhD
National Institute on Aging/NIH
David A. Goukassian, MD, PhD
Tufts University School of Medical
Cheryl Grady, PhD
Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest
Ann-Charlotte Granholm, PhD, DDS
Medical University of South Carolina
Theodore J. Hahn, MD
VA Greater Los Angeles Medical Cntr/UCLA
William C. Hahn, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Marcia C. Haigis, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Malene Hansen, PhD
Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute
Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, MSME, PhD
Harvard Medical School/Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Laura Haynes, PhD
University of Connecticut Health Center
Cole M. Haynes, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Denise Head, PhD
Washington University
Jean Hebert, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Janet E. Henderson, PhD
Research Institute- McGill University Health Centre
Ahmad R. Heydari, PhD
Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
Fuki M. Hisama, MD
University of Washington
Lap Ho, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Scott Holmes, PhD
Wesleyan University
Avril Holt, PhD
Wayne State University School of Medical
Peter J. Hornsby, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center
Eric W. Howard, PhD
University of Oklahoma HSC
Darlene V. Howard, PhD
Georgetown University
James H. Howard, Jr., PhD
The Catholic University of America
Ao-Lin Hsu, PhD
University of Michigan
Patrick J. Hu, MD, PhD
University of Mich. Medical School
Ting-Ting Huang, PhD
Stanford University and VA Palo Alto
Xudong Huang, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Karen Hubbard, PhD
The City College of New York
Bradley Hyman, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Yuji Ikeno, MD, PhD
University of Health Sciences San Antonio
Shin-ichiro Imai, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medical
Jean-Pierre Issa, MD
Temple University
Michael W. Jakowec, PhD
University of Southern California
Angela Jefferson, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Kailiang Jia, MD, PhD
Florida Atlantic University
Robert Jilka, PhD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Thomas E. Johnson, PhD
University of Colorado at Boulder
Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Pankaj Kapahi, PhD
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
David Karasik, PhD
Hebrew SeniorLife
Rajesh Khanna, PhD
University of Arizona
Konstantin Khrapko, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr and Harvard Medical School
Stuart K. Kim, PhD
Stanford University
Mark S. Kindy, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina
Gwendalyn King, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dalane W. Kitzman, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medical
Wendy M. Kohrt, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Amos Korczyn, MD, MSc
Tel Aviv University
Deborah Kristan, PhD
California State University at San Marcos
George A. Kuchel, MD
University of Connecticut Health Center
Walter A. Kukull, PhD
University of Washington
Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, FACMG
University of California, San Diego
Mary Jo LaDu, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Ashish Lal, PhD
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Bruce T. Lamb, PhD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Thomas Lang, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Frank S. Lee, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Menq-jer Lee, PhD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
William T. Lee, PhD
The David Axelrod Institute
Sean X. Leng, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Rodney L. Levine, MD, PhD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Harry LeVine, III, PhD
University of Kentucky
Efrat Levy, PhD
Nathan S. Kline Institute
Andrew P. Lieberman, MD, PhD
University of Michigan Medical School
Su-Ju Lin, PhD
University of California, Davis
Phyllis-Jean Linton, PhD
San Diego State University
Rui-ming Liu, MD, PhD
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Yie Liu, PhD
National Institute on Aging
Richard F. Loeser, Jr, MD
University of North Carolina
Jianyuan Luo, PhD
University of Maryland Baltimore
Kenneth W. Lyles, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Fernando Macian, MD, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Kathy R. Magnusson, DVM, PhD
Oregon State University
Goldis Malek, PhD
Duke Eye Center
David Marcinek, PhD
University of Washington Medical Center
Ronen Marmorstein, PhD
The Wistar Institute
Michael Marr, PhD
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Brandeis University
Michal Masternak, PhD
University of Central Florida Col. of Medical
Mitch McVey, PhD
Tufts University
Alicia Melendez, PhD
Queens College
Simin Nikbin Meydani, DVM, PhD
Tufts University
Dana L. Miller, PhD
University of Washington
Tom Misteli, PhD
National Cancer Institute/NIH
Charles V. Mobbs, PhD
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
David G. Morgan, PhD
University of South Florida
Raul Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD
MGH Cancer Center
Shin Murakami, PhD
Touro University-California
Coleen T. Murphy, PhD
Princeton University
M. Paul Murphy, PhD
University of Kentucky
Nicolas Musi, MD
University of Health Sciences San Antonio
Radhika H. Muzumdar, MD
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Peter Nelson, MD, PhD
University of Kentucky
Kristy Nielson, PhD
Marquette University
Janko Nikolich-Zugich, MD, PhD
University of Arizona Col. of Medical
Mariana N. Nikolova-Karakashian, PhD
University of Kentucky
Philipp Oberdoerffer, PhD
National Cancer Institute
William C. Orr, PhD
Southern Methodist University
David K. Orren, PhD
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Adam K. Pack, PhD
Utica College
Linda Partridge, DPhil
University College London
Giulio M. Pasinetti, MD, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Hemal H. Patel, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Daniel P. Perl, MD
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Michael Petrascheck, PhD
The Scripps Research Institute
Scott Pletcher, PhD
University of Michigan
LeBris S. Quinn, PhD
VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
Jacob Raber, PhD
ONPRC Oregon Health & Science University
Ravichandran Ramasamy, PhD
NYU Langone Medical Center
Jon J. Ramsey, PhD
University of California
Qitao Ran, PhD
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Ravi Ranjan, PhD
University of Health Sciences San Antonio
Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, PhD
University of Michigan
Michael Rich, MD
Washington University School of Medical
Russell S. Richardson, PhD
University of Utah
Paul D. Robbins, PhD
Scripps Florida
Susanna Rosi, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Edwin W Rubel, PhD
University of Washington
Olav Rueppell, PhD
University of North Carolina
Martin Sadowski, MD, PhD
New York University School of Medicine
Hiroshi Saito, PhD
University of Kentucky Col. of Medical
Adam Salmon, PhD
Barshop Institute/University of Health Sciences San Antonio
Paul M. Salvaterra, PhD
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Kumar Sambamurti, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina
Andrew Samuelson, PhD
University of Rochester Medical Center
Nanette Santoro, MD
University of Colorado at Denver
David Schlessinger, PhD
National Institute on Aging, IRP
Ann Marie Schmidt, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center
Marion Schmidt, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Steven S. Schreiber, MD
University of California, Irvine
Michael M. Seidman, PhD
LMG/NIA/NIH
Christian Sell, PhD
Drexel University
Colin Selman, PhD
University of Glasgow
Andrei Seluanov, PhD
University of Rochester
Eric A. Shelden, PhD
Washington State University
Alan R. Shuldiner, MD
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Einar Sigurdsson, PhD
New York University Langone Medical Center
David K. Simon, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Neurology
Meharavan Singh, PhD
University of North Texas health Science Center
Frank J. Slack, PhD
Yale University
Jeffrey S. Smith, PhD
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Erik L. Snapp, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medical
John D. Sorkin, MD, PhD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Farzaneh Sorond, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard
Alexander Soukas, MD
Mass General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Stephen M. Strittmatter, MD, PhD
Yale University
Randy Strong, PhD
University of Health Sciences San Antonio
Yousin Suh, PhD
Albert Einstein Col. of Medical
Patrick G. Sullivan, PhD
The University of Kentucky Chandler Col. of Medical
Nathalie Sumien, PhD
University of North Texas HSC
Mark A. Supiano, MD
University of Utah
Karen L. Swisshelm, PhD
University of Colorado Denver
George E. Taffet, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Suzette D. Tardif, PhD
University of Health Sciences San Antonio
Nektarios Tavernarakis, PhD
Hellas Medical School, University of Crete
J. Andrew Taylor, PhD
Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Edmund Teng, MD, PhD
UCLA Dept. of Neurology
Dellara F. Terry, MD, MPH
Kyruus
Nikolai Timchenko, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Qiang Tong, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
John G. Tower, PhD
University of Southern California
R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD
Georgetown University Medical Center
Dennis A. Turner, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Zoltan Ungvari, MD, PhD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Linda Van Eldik, PhD
University of Kentucky
Rachael van Pelt, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Holly Van Remmen, PhD
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Edouard Vannier, PharmD, PhD
Tufts Medical Center
Ruben Vidal, PhD
Indiana University School of Medical
Hongbing Wang, PhD
Michigan State University
Xin Wang, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Huber R. Warner, PhD
Gordon L. Warren, PhD
Georgia State University
Noah Weisleder, PhD
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Edward Weiss, MSEd, PhD
Saint Louis University
Robert L. West, PhD
Iowa State University
Fletcher A. White, PhD
Indiana University School of Medical
John L. Woodard, PhD
Wayne State University
Dean T. Yamaguchi, MD, PhD
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Asma Zaidi, PhD
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Biao Zheng, MD, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Yixian Zheng, PhD
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Shuanhu Zhou, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Nicholas Ziats, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
Sige Zou, PhD
National Institute on Aging
Driss Zoukhri, PhD
Tufts University