2020 Annual Meeting Planning Committee
The following are members of the HIRN 2020 Annual Investigator Meeting Planning Committee.
The meeting will be held virtually from Wednesday, September 30 – Friday, October 2.
Learn more HERE.

Todd Brusko, PhD
University of Florida
Committee Co-Chair
Representative of CHIB

Bridget Wagner, PhD
Broad Institute
Committee Co-Chair
Representative of CTAR
TNC Chair

Doris Stoffers, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Committee Co-Chair
Representative of HPAC

Amelia Linnemann, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Representative of CBDS

Holger Russ, PhD
University of Florida
Representative of CBDS

Klaus Kaestner, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Representative of CBDS

Paul Gadue, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Representative of CHIB

Ed Phelps, PhD
University of Florida
Representative of CHIB

Rhonda Bacher, PhD
University of Florida
Representative of CHIB

Sangeeta Dhawan, PhD
City of Hope
Representative of CTAR

Hiroyuki Nakai, MD, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University
Representative of CTAR

Midhat Abdulreda, PhD
University of Miami
Representative of CTAR

Sally Kent, PhD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Representative of CMAI

Qizhi Tang, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Representative of CMAI

Nichole Danzl, PhD
Columbia University
Representative of CMAI

Stephan Speier, PhD
Paul-Langerhans-Institute Dresden
Representative of HPAC

Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Representative of HPAC

Diane Saunders, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Representative of HPAC

Joyce Niland, PhD
City of Hope
Representative of HIREC

John Kaddis, PhD
City of Hope
Representative of HIREC

Kristin Abraham, PhD
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIH NIDDK Representative

Sheryl Sato, PhD
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIH NIDDK Representative

Olivier Blondel, PhD
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIH NIDDK Representative

Layla Rouse, MS
City of Hope
HIREC Program Manager

Nelly Berger
City of Hope
HIREC Program Assistant