2025 Planning Committee

2025 Planning Committee

 

Andrei Ivanov, PhD

Andrei Ivanov, PhD, Chair
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
ivanova2@ccf.org 

Christi Kolarcik, PhD

Christi Kolarcik, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
clk39@pitt.edu

 

Kari Nejak-Bowen, PhD

Kari Nejak-Bowen, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
knnst5@pitt.edu

Wendy Mars, PhD

Wendy Mars, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
wmars@pitt.edu

 

D. Hunter Best, PhD

D. Hunter Best, PhD
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
hunter.best@utah.edu

Jayshree Mishra, PhD

Jayshree Mishra, PhD
Texas A&M University
Kingsville, TX
jayshree.mishra@tamu.edu

 

Triet Bui, PhD

Triet Bui, PhD
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
trietbui2022@u.northwestern.edu

Maryknoll Palisoc Linscott, BS, MS

Maryknoll Palisoc Linscott, BS, MS (Trainee)
Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, PA
mpalisoc@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

 

Sanjukta Chakraborty

Sanjukta Chakraborty
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Bryan, TX
schakraborty@tamu.edu

Ramon Bossardi Ramos, PhD

Ramon Bossardi Ramos, PhD
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY
bossarr@amc.edu

 

Yabing Chen PhD

Yabing Chen, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
chenyab@ohsu.edu

Douglas Stairs, PhD

Douglas Stairs, PhD
Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, PA
dbs18@psu.edu

 

Piyali Dasgupta, PhD

Piyali Dasgupta, PhD
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
dasgupta@marshall.edu

 

James R. Stone, MD, PhD

James R. Stone, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA
jrstone@partners.org

 

Wen-Xing Ding, PhD

Wen-Xing Ding, PhD
University of Kansas
Kansas City, KS
wxding@kumc.edu

Ronen Sumagin, PhD

Ronen Sumagin, PhD
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
ronen.sumagin@northwestern.edu

 

Andrew Duncan, PhD

Andrew Duncan, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
duncana@pitt.edu

Michael Thompson, MD, PhD

Michael Thompson, MD, PhD
Washington University
School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
thompsonmd@wustl.edu

 

Bethany Hannafon, BS, PhD

Bethany Hannafon, BS, PhD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Ctr.
Oklahoma City, OK
bethany-hannafon@ouhsc.edu

Menglu Yang, PhD, MD

Menglu Yang, PhD, MD
Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Boston, MA
menglu_yang@meei.harvard.edu

 

Dennis Jones, PhD

Dennis Jones, PhD
Boston University
Boston, MA
djones1@bu.edu

Xiao-Ming Yin, MD, PhD

Xiao-Ming Yin, MD, PhD
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
xmyin@tulane.edu

 

Bilon Khambu, PhD

Bilon Khambu, PhD
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
bkhambu@tulane.edu