Scientific Advisory Board
The Canadian Chapter of the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation (CCNNPDF) is a sister chapter to the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation (NNPDF) (U.S.) and receives administrative support from the NNPDF. Money raised through the CCNNPDF is invested in Niemann-Pick Disease research through the NNPDF's research program with guidance from the NNPDF's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), Board of Directors, and Research Committee. This partnership helps eliminate redundancy and maximizes the impact of research dollars. (Tammy Vaughan, chair of the CCNNPDF, serves as secretary of the NNPDF, and is on the NNPDF's Research Committee.)
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) gives guidance to the NNPDF's Board of Directors in determining policies and funding decisions related to research. SAB members evaluate grant and fellowship funding applications to determine where research funds may best be applied as we look to accelerate the pace toward effective treatments and a cure for all types of Niemann-Pick Disease.
Members of the SAB also attend the annual NNPDF Family Support and Medical Conference to give presentations and update families on the latest research developments. They also give generously of their time to talk with families and answer questions families may have relating to clinical and research matters.
The commitment and guidance of the SAB has been critical to our success thus far, and we greatly appreciate all their hard work on behalf of families affected by NPD.
Specialties of SAB members are wide-ranging and include pediatric neurology, genetics, physiology, human nutrition, metabolism and cholesterol trafficking, molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, etc. (To learn more about the work of individual SAB members, visit the links below the photos.)
We are indebted to all of the members of our SAB who so generously offer their time and expertise on a volunteer basis, without remuneration.
Thank you, SAB!
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Daniel S. Ory, M.D., Chair Professor of Medicine Cell Biology and Physiology Washington University School of Medicine |
Peter Pentchev, Ph.D. Emeritus Scientist
West Lafayette, IN
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Jean Vance, Ph.D Professor, Division of Endocrinology University of Alberta |
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Yiannis A. Ioannou, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Genetics & Genomic Science Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
Fran Platt, Ph.D.
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Marie Vanier, M.D., Ph.D. Research Director, INSERM (French National Inst. of Health & Medical Research) |
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Andrew Lieberman, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director, Neuropathology University of Michigan Health System
[email protected]
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Steven U. Walkley, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
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Laura Liscum, Ph.D. Professor of Physiology Tufts University School of Medicine
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Edward H. Schuchman, Ph.D.
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Andrea Ballabio, M.D.
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Marc C. Patterson, M.D., FRACP Chair, Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology; Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics & Medical Genetics; Director, Child Neurology Training Program; Mayo Clinic Children's Center; Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
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Stephen Sturley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Nutrition Institute of Human Nutrition Columbia University
[email protected]
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Jean Gruenberg, Ph.D
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Lola Ledesma, Ph.D
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Heiko Runz, M.D.
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Esteemed Former SAB Members -- Thank you for your dedicated service! |
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Robert J. Desnick, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Human Genetics Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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