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Browse researchers, clinicians, and experts across the RDCRN consortia.

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Inmaculada Aban, PhD
Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNET)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Expertise: Clinical trials, Statistical research methodology

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Denise Martin Adams, MD
Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular mAlformation Research Network with CaNVAS (ARDVARC)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Vascular anomalies, Rare vascular tumors, Rare tumors, Education

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Laura A. Adang, MD, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), Multiple sulfatase deficiency (MSD), x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS)

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Nicholas Ah-Mew, MD
Rare Organic Acidemias Research Consortium (ROAR)

Children’s National Hospital

Expertise: Organic acidemias, Inborn errors of metabolism, Pediatric inherited metabolic disorders

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Nicholas Ashton, PhD
Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium

Banner Health

Expertise: Neurochemistry, Biomarker development

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Erika Augustine, MD, MS
Batten Disease Clinical Research Consortium (BDCRC)

Kennedy Krieger Institute

Expertise: Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs), Clinical trial design and operations

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Peter Baker, MD
Rare Organic Acidemias Research Consortium (ROAR)

University of Colorado Anschutz

Expertise: Organic acidemias, Inborn errors of metabolism, Pediatric metabolic disorders

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Tara Bamat, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Palliative care, Patient-physician communication, Trauma responsive care, Vicarious trauma, Physician well-being

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Peter Barker, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Johns Hopkins University

Expertise: Magnetic resonance imaging, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Quantitative imaging methods

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Martina Bebin, MD, MPA
Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium (DSC)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Expertise: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)

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Michael Benatar, MD
Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium
Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNET)

University of Miami

Expertise: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Myasthenia gravis, Biomarkers, Clinical trials, Pre-symptomatic disease

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Susan Berry, MD
Rare Organic Acidemias Research Consortium (ROAR)

University of Minnesota

Expertise: Organic acidemias, Inborn errors of metabolism, Genetics, Metabolic disorders, Newborn screening and natural history studies

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Craig Blackstone, MD, PhD
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Expertise: Molecular mechanisms of hereditary spastic paraplegia, Membrane trafficking, Endoplasmic reticulum biology

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Joshua L. Bonkowsky, MD, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

University of Utah Health

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Vanishing white matter disease (VWMD)

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Alexandra Borst, MD
Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular mAlformation Research Network with CaNVAS (ARDVARC)

University of North Carolina

Expertise: Vascular anomalies, Rare vascular tumors, Hematologic abnormalities in vascular anomalies, Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), Hemostasis thrombosis

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Richard Boucher, MD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Airway surface liquids, Epitheleal ion transport in human airway disease, Gene therapy, Novel therapy development for human lung disease

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Robert A. Brodsky, MD
Initiation of a cohort to define pathogenic Mechanisms, Precision diagnosis And Complications of Thrombotic Microangiopathies

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Expertise: Hematology, Complement-mediated hemolytic anemias, Bone marrow failure, Bone marrow transplantation

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Joshua Burns, PhD
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Expertise: Neuromuscular diseases, Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), Wearable sensors, Rehabilitation science

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Lindsay Burrage, MD, PhD
Rare Organic Acidemias Research Consortium (ROAR)

Baylor College of Medicine

Expertise: Organic acidemias, Inborn errors of metabolism, Biochemical genetics, Translational research

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Daniel Calame, MD, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

Baylor College of Medicine

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), Cerebral palsy (CP), Clinical genetics, Pediatric genetics, Neurogenetics, Gene discovery

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Spero R. Cataland, MD
Initiation of a cohort to define pathogenic Mechanisms, Precision diagnosis And Complications of Thrombotic Microangiopathies

The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital

Expertise: Hematology, Clinical and translational research in thrombotic microangiopathies

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Shruti Chaturvedi, MBBS, MS
Initiation of a cohort to define pathogenic Mechanisms, Precision diagnosis And Complications of Thrombotic Microangiopathies

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Expertise: Clinical and translational research, Epidemiology, Strombo microangiopathy, Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Complement

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Gang Chen, PhD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Lung stem/progenitor cells, Airway mucins, Inflammation in health and diseases

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Michelle R. Christie, MD
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

Scottish Rite for Children

Expertise: Neuromuscular disorders, Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)

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Stacey Clardy, MD, PhD
Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus Research Network (ARISEN)

University of Utah Health

Expertise: Autoimmune neurology

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Gary Cutter, PhD
Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNET)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Expertise: Clinical trial design, Analysis and interpretation, Epidemiological studies and evaluation research

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Hong Dang, PhD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Bioinformatics, Genetics, Molecular biology, High-throughput data analysis, Biological databases and data mining, Biostatistics, Computer system administration

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An N. Dang Do, MD, PhD
Batten Disease Clinical Research Consortium (BDCRC)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Expertise: Cellular stress in development and diseases

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Stephanie Davis, MD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Cystic fibrosis, Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), Impact of preterm birth on lung disease

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Marie Y. Davis, MD, PhD
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

University of Washington Medical School

Expertise: Movement disorders, Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), Neurogenetics

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Shanlee Davis, MD, PhD
Network for Advancing Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy Research Readiness (NASCARR)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Expertise: Cardiometabolic health and gonadal function in infants, children and adolescents with X and Y chromosome variations, including Klinefelter and Turner syndromes

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Katherine (Alex) Despotes, MD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Cystic fibrosis, Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, Modulator therapy

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Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari, MD, PhD
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

Boston Children's Hospital

Expertise: Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), Neurodegeneration, Pediatric neurology, Movement disorders, Neurogenetics

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Florian Eichler, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), Canavan disease (CD), CSF1R-related leukoencephalopathy (ALSP)

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Lisa T. Emrick, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Texas Children's Hospital

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, Neurogenetics, Neurometabolics, Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, Lacticacidosis, Strokelike episodes (MELAS)

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Charles Esther, MD, PhD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Cystic fibrosis, Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

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S. Ali Fatemi, MD, MBA
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Kennedy Krieger Institute

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL)

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Richard S. Finkel, MD
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Expertise: Neuromuscular disorders, Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), Clinical trial design

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Kristen Fisher, DO
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Baylor College of Medicine

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, Neuroinflammatory disorders, Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS)

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A photo of Brian T. Fisher, DO, MPH, MSCE.
Brian T. Fisher, DO, MPH, MSCE
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Infections in immunocompromised children

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Jeanne M. Franzone, MD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Nemours Children's Hospital

Expertise: Clubfoot, Fracture management, Limb length discrepancy, Osteogenesis imperfecta

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Jamie L. Fraser, MD, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children’s National Medical Center

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, Biochemical genetics, Medical genetics, Leukoencephalopathy with calcifications and cysts (LCC)

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Alexandra Freeman, MD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

National Institutes of Health

Expertise: Primary immunodeficiencies, STAT3-Hyper IgE syndrome, Inborn errors of immunity

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Francesco Gavazzi, MD, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, Outcome measure design and validation, Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), TUBB4A-related Leukodystrophy, Pol III-related leukodystrophy, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), Multiple sulfatase deficiency (MSD), Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS), WDR45-related disorders

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Michael Gelb, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

University of Washington

Expertise: Clinical enzymology, Phospholipases, Protein prenylation, Anti-parasite therapeutics, Mass spectrometry, Newborn screening assay development

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Lindsey George, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Hemostasis and thrombosis disorders, Hemophilia gene therapy, Hemophilia

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A photo of Donald L. Gilbert, MD, MS.
Donald L. Gilbert, MD, MS
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Movement disorders, Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)

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Allan Glanzman, DPT
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Neuromuscular disorders, Rehabilitation

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Grace Gombolay, MD
Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus Research Network (ARISEN)

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Expertise: Multiple sulfatase deficiency (MSD), ADEM, MOGAD, Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

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Danielle Gomez Reynolds, MD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

University South Florida

Expertise: Pediatric endocrinology

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Robert Grundmeier, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: General pediatrics, Clinical informatics

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Adrienne Hammill, MD, PhD
Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular mAlformation Research Network with CaNVAS (ARDVARC)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Expertise: Vascular anomalies, Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), Sturge-Weber syndrome

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Lawrence Hirsch, MD
Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus Research Network (ARISEN)

Yale School of Medicine

Expertise: Adult epilepsy, NORSE/FIRES, Status epilepticus, Seizures, EEG monitoring

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Robyn Howarth, PhD, ABPP
Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus Research Network (ARISEN)

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Expertise: Pediatric autoimmune encephalitis

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Charles Howe, PhD
Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus Research Network (ARISEN)

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Expertise: Pediatric seizure disorders, CNS autoimmunity, Novel human model systems, Neuroimmunology, Neuroinflammation

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Jing Huang, PhD
Advancing Craniosynostosis Treatment Rare Diseases Consortium (ACT)

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Expertise: Biostatistics, Epidemiology

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Anna Huppler, MD
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

Medical College of Wisconsin

Expertise: Infections in immunocompromised children and adults

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Jennifer Hwang, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Palliative care, Patient-physician communication, Medical education

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Anuja Java, MD
Initiation of a cohort to define pathogenic Mechanisms, Precision diagnosis And Complications of Thrombotic Microangiopathies

Washington University St. Louis

Expertise: Genetics and treatment of complement mediated kidney diseases including thrombotic microangiopathies, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, C3 glomerulopathy, Management of recurrent glomerular diseases after kidney transplant

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Michael R. Jeng, MD
Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular mAlformation Research Network with CaNVAS (ARDVARC)

Stanford Medicine

Expertise: Pediatric hematology, Vascular anomalies, Histiocytic disorders

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A photo of Shafali Jeste, MD.
Shafali Jeste, MD
Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium (DSC)

University of California at Los Angeles

Expertise: Autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders

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A photo of Henry J. Kaminski, MD.
Henry J. Kaminski, MD
Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNET)

George Washington University

Expertise: Myasthenia gravis

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John Kane Fink, MD
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

University of Michigan Medical School

Expertise: Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), Neurogenetics

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Mary Karalius, MD
Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus Research Network (ARISEN)

USCF Health

Expertise: Autoimmune and infectious encephalitis, MOGAD, NMO, ADEM, Transverse myelitis, Optic neuritis

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Stephanie Keller, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Emory University

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy

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Anna Kerr, PhD
Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular mAlformation Research Network with CaNVAS (ARDVARC)

Washington University St. Louis

Expertise: Healthcare communication, Family-centered care, Qualitative research, Medical education

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Mehmet Kesimer, PhD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Airway mucins, Mucus biochemistry, Proteomics, Chronic lung disease

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Alexander Kolevzon, MD
Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium (DSC)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Expertise: Autism, Phelan-McDermid syndrome, FOXP1 syndrome, ADNP syndrome

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Deborah Krakow, MD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

University of California Los Angeles

Expertise: Osteogenesis imperfecta

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Darcy Krueger, MD, PhD
Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium (DSC)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Expertise: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)

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Linda L. Kusner, PhD
Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNET)

George Washington University

Expertise: Pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis

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Brendan Lee, MD, PhD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Baylor College of Medicine

Expertise: Developmental, translational and clinical studies of skeletal dysplasias and inborn errors of metabolism

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Janice Lee, DDS, MD, MS
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Expertise: Craniofacial and oral anomalies

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Eric Chien-Wei Liao, MD, PhD
Advancing Craniosynostosis Treatment Rare Diseases Consortium (ACT)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Craniofacial genetics and biology, Cleft lip and palate repair, Complex pediatric reconstruction

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Feng-Chang Lin, PhD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Development of novel statistical methods for modeling recurrent events

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Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico, PhD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Animal models of inflammatory and obstructive lung diseases, Lung mucosal immunology, Mucus biology, Ex vivo phenotyping of human muco-inflammatory lung diseases

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Joana Mack, MD
Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular mAlformation Research Network with CaNVAS (ARDVARC)

Arkansas Children's

Expertise: Vascular anomalies

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Eric Macklin, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Expertise: Neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases, Clinical trial design, Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

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Micah T. McClain, MD, PhD
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

Duke University School of Medicine

Expertise: Biomarker based diagnostics and severity prediction tools

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Gerry McElvaney, MBBCh, FRCPI, DSc
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Expertise: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), Cystic fibrosis, Proteases, Anti-proteases, Lung inflammation

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Corey McMillan, PhD
Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium

University of Pennsylvania Perlman School of Medicine

Expertise: Neurodegeneration, Neuroimaging, Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

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A photo of Dararat Mingbunjerdsuk, MD.
Dararat Mingbunjerdsuk, MD
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

Seattle Children's Hospital

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), Neurogenetics

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A photo of Ahmed Moustafa, PhD.
Ahmed Moustafa, PhD
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Infectious disease genomics

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A photo of Tahseen Mozafar, MD.
Tahseen Mozafar, MD
Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium

University of California Irvine

Expertise: Inclusion body myositis, Muscle disease, Multi-system proteinopathy, Neuromuscular pathology

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Kristy Murray, DVM, PhD
Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus Research Network (ARISEN)

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Expertise: Neuroimmunological diseases, Neuroinfectious diseases, Epidemiology

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A photo of Sandesh Nagamani, MBBS, MD, FACMG.
Sandesh Nagamani, MBBS, MD, FACMG
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Baylor College of Medicine

Expertise: Genetic disorders

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Amanda Nagy, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, Canavan disease (CD)

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A photo of Hope Northrup, MD.
Hope Northrup, MD
Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium (DSC)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Expertise: Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs), Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)

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A photo of Wanda O'Neal, PhD.
Wanda O'Neal, PhD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Molecular genetics, Molecular biology, Animal models of muco-obstructive lung disease, Cystic fibrosis, COPD, Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), Bronchiectasis, Airway epithelial cell biology, Pulmonary disease

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A photo of Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH.
Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Bronchiectasis, Nontuberculous mycobacteria, Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)

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A photo of Eric Orwoll, MD.
Eric Orwoll, MD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Oregon Health and Science University

Expertise: Endocrinology, Diabetes

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Kevin O’Connor, PhD
Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNET)

Yale School of Medicine

Expertise: Neuroimmunology of myasthenia gravis

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A photo of Pratik Patel, MD.
Pratik Patel, MD
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Expertise: Pediatric transplant and oncology infectious disease, Leukemia/lymphoma, Diagnostics

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Paul J. Planet, MD, PhD
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Microbial ecology and evolution, Bacterial pathogenesis and virulence, Microbiomics and genomics, Phylogenetics, Global spread of antimicrobial resistance, MRSA, Infection in cystic fibrosis

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A photo of Sam Pleasure, MD.
Sam Pleasure, MD
Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus Research Network (ARISEN)

USCF Health

Expertise: Autoimmune neurology, Neurological autoantibody-associated conditions

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A photo of Brenda Porter, MD, PhD.
Brenda Porter, MD, PhD
Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium (DSC)

Stanford University Medical Center

Expertise: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), Epilepsy, Epilepsy surgery, SLC13A5 epilepsy disorder

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Robert Potter, PhD
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Infectious disease genomics, Clinical microbiology

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A photo of Siddharth Prakash, MD, PhD.
Siddharth Prakash, MD, PhD
Network for Advancing Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy Research Readiness (NASCARR)

UT Health Houston

Expertise: Turner syndrome, Congenital heart disease, Cardiovascular genetics

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A photo of Cathleen Raggio, MD.
Cathleen Raggio, MD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Hospital for Special Surgery

Expertise: Skeletal dysplasia, Ehlers-Danlos, Scoliosis, Scoliosis research, Osteogenesis imperfecta

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A photo of Frank Rauch, MD.
Frank Rauch, MD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Shriners Hospital for Children

Expertise: Bone diseases in children

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Armin Raznahan, MD, PhD
Network for Advancing Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy Research Readiness (NASCARR)

NIMH Intramural Research Program

Expertise: Clinical psychiatric phenotyping, Neuroimaging, Genomics, Computational biology

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A photo of Michelle Rengarajan, MD, PhD.
Michelle Rengarajan, MD, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Expertise: Autoimmune endocrine disease, Epithelial-immune interactions, Human immunology, Immune-related adverse events, Quantitative cell biology, Single cell genomics, Systems immunology

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A photo of Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD.
Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD
Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium (DSC)

Boston Children’s Hospital

Expertise: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)

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A photo of Nathan Schloemer, MD.
Nathan Schloemer, MD
Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular mAlformation Research Network with CaNVAS (ARDVARC)

Children's Wisconsin

Expertise: Vascular anomalies, Precision medicine, Rare vascular tumors, Curling, Solid malignancies

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Adam J. Shapiro, MD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

McGill University

Expertise: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, Clinical phenotyping, Chronic respiratory disease in Indigenous populations

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Justine Shults, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Biostatistics, Clinical epidemiology

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Michael Shy, MD
Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

University of Iowa

Expertise: Neuromuscular diseases, Neuropathies, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Inherited neuropathies, Clinical trials

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Bryan Sisk, MD
Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular mAlformation Research Network with CaNVAS (ARDVARC)

Washington University St. Louis

Expertise: Vascular malformations, Vascular anomalies, Pediatric oncology, Histiocytoses, Qualitative research, Patient-reported outcomes

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Pamela SW. Smith, MD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Phoenix Children's Hospital

Expertise: Pediatric bone disorders

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Peter Smith, MD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Shriners Hospital for Children / Marquette University

Expertise: Orthopaedic surgery, Orthopedics

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Amena Smith Fine, MD, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Kennedy Krieger Institute

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL)

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Betty Soliven, MD
Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNET)

University of Chicago

Expertise: Myasthenia, CIDP, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Myopathies

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Latha Soorya, PhD
Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium (DSC)

Rush University Medical Center

Expertise: Pediatric and adolescent psychology

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Daniel Spielman, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Stanford University

Expertise: Magnetic resonance imaging, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Quantitative imaging methods

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Isha Srivastava, MD, PhD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Stanford University

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Cerebral palsy (CP)

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A photo of Jeffrey M. Statland, MD.
Jeffrey M. Statland, MD
Myasthenia Gravis Rare Disease Network (MGNET)

University of Kansas Medical Center

Expertise: Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)

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William J. Steinbach, MD
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

Arkansas Children's

Expertise: Infections in immunocompromised children

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A photo of Julie M. Steinbrink, MD, MHS.
Julie M. Steinbrink, MD, MHS
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

Duke University School of Medicine

Expertise: Infections in immunocompromised adults, Fungal infections, Noninvasive host biomarkers of infection

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Eric Storch, PhD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Baylor College of Medicine

Expertise: Assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and adults with obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (i.e., OCD, Tourette, hairpulling disorder, skinpicking, misophonia) and anxiety disorders

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John Strang, PsyD
Network for Advancing Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy Research Readiness (NASCARR)

Children's National

Expertise: Gender-diverse youth health, Neurodivergence, Advocacy, Community-based research

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Coral Stredny, MD
Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus Research Network (ARISEN)

Boston Children's Hospital

Expertise: Rasmussen syndrome, NORSE/FIRES, Autoimmune encephalitis, Pediatric epilepsy/seizures, Autoimmune neurology

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V. Reid Sutton, MD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)
Rare Organic Acidemias Research Consortium (ROAR)

Baylor College of Medicine

Expertise: Diagnosis of genetic syndromes, Dysmorphology, Genetic mechanisms of disease, Inborn errors of metabolism, Skeletal dysplasia, Organic acidemias, Inherited metabolic disorders, NIH-sponsored clinical trials & natural history studies

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Nicole Tartaglia, MD
Network for Advancing Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy Research Readiness (NASCARR)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Expertise: Developmental-behavioral pediatrics

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Jesse A. Taylor, MD
Advancing Craniosynostosis Treatment Rare Diseases Consortium (ACT)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Cleft lip and palate repair, Congenital and acquired deformities of the skull and face, Craniosynostosis, Facial asymmetry, Jaw surgery, Ear deformities, Plastic surgery

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Laura Tosi, MD
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Children’s National Medical Center

Expertise: Rare bone disease, Bone health, Trauma

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Bela Turk, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Kennedy Krieger Institute

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, Outcome measure design and validation, x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL)

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Mark Urata, MD, DDS
Advancing Craniosynostosis Treatment Rare Diseases Consortium (ACT)

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Expertise: Complex craniofacial anomalies, Craniosynostosis, Syndromic reconstruction, Jaw surgery, Jaw deformities

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Marka Van Blitterswijk, MD, PhD
Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium

Mayo Clinic

Expertise: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), Neurogenetics

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Keith P. Van Haren, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Stanford Children's Health

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM)

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Adeline L. Vanderver, MD
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), TUBB4A-related Leukodystrophy, Pol III-related leukodystrophy, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS), Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Undiagnosed leukodystrophies, Next generation sequencing

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A photo of Danita Velasco, MD, FAAP, FACMG.
Danita Velasco, MD, FAAP, FACMG
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Expertise: Pediatric genetics

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Jennifer Vermilion, MD
Batten Disease Clinical Research Consortium (BDCRC)

University of Rochester Medicine

Expertise: Batten diseases, Tourette syndrome

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A photo of Donald Vinh, MD, FRCPC, FACP.
Donald Vinh, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

McGill University

Expertise: Primary immunodeficiencies/inborn errors of immunity (i.e. humoral immuno deficiencies/HID), Molecular genetics, Functional immunology, Novel therapies

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Gerard Vockley, MD, PhD
Rare Organic Acidemias Research Consortium (ROAR)

University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

Expertise: Organic acidemias, Inborn errors of metabolism, Translational research, Industry sponsored clinical trials

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Amy T. Waldman, MD, MSCE
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA-CTN)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Pediatric neurology, Leukodystrophy, Alexander disease, Krabbe disease (KD), Canavan disease (CD), Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Vanishing white matter disease (VWMD)

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A photo of Rachel Wattier, MD, MHS.
Rachel Wattier, MD, MHS
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

Expertise: Pediatric infectious diseases clinical epidemiology and health services research, Implementation science, Patient and family engagement, Qualitative and mixed methods research

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Conrad Chris Weihl, MD, PhD
Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium

Washington University

Expertise: Inclusion body myositis, Muscular dystrophies, Myopathy, Multi-system proteinopathy

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Jill Weimer, PhD
Batten Disease Clinical Research Consortium (BDCRC)

Sanford Health

Expertise: Rare neuropediatric diseases and neurodevelopment

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Nathan P. Wiederhold, PharmD
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

University of Texas, San Antonio

Expertise: Antifungal susceptibility, Clinical diagnostics, Antifungal PK/PD, Investigational antifungals

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A photo of Michael Wilson, MD, MA.
Michael Wilson, MD, MA
Autoimmunity, Rasmussen’s, Inflammation & Status Epilepticus Research Network (ARISEN)

USCF Health

Expertise: Infectious and autoimmune syndromes of the central nervous system

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Matthew Wolfgang, PhD
Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium (RBDC)

UNC Health

Expertise: Respiratory microbiome, Respiratory infection biology, Airway cell culture models of infection, Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis, Antibiotic treatment failure

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A photo of Melinda Wu, MD, MCR.
Melinda Wu, MD, MCR
Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular mAlformation Research Network with CaNVAS (ARDVARC)
Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC)

Oregon Health and Science University

Expertise: Vascular anomalies, Pediatric hematology, Cancer and cellular therapy survivorship, Understanding skeletal fragility of children and young adults

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Gang Wu, PhD
Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Expertise: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), Neurogenetics

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A photo of Joseph P. Zackular, PhD.
Joseph P. Zackular, PhD
Pediatric Fungal Network STudy of Rare Invasive Fungal DisEases in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients (PFN-STRIDE)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Expertise: Microbial ecology, Microbiome, Bacterial pathogenesis and virulence, Enteric infection, Clostridioides difficile infection, Genomics

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Stephan Züchner, MD, PhD
Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN)

University of Miami

Expertise: Genomics, Neurogenetics, Gene discovery

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