Scientific Advisory Board

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    Brian Bettencourt, PhD

    Chair of Scientific Advisory Board

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    Dinah Sah, PhD

    Senior Advisor

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    Robert Desimone, PhD

    Director, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT

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    John Rubenstein, MD, PhD

    Co-Founder, Neurona; Faculty Member at UC-San Francisco

  • A woman with shoulder-length dark hair, glasses, and a pearl necklace, wearing a white blazer against a dark grey background.

    Wendy Chung, MD, PhD

    Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital

  • A smiling man in a light purple dress shirt and dark tie, standing against a plain light background.

    Steven Wolf, MD

    Director of Pediatric Epilepsy, Boston Children’s Health Physicians

  • A smiling man with glasses and a checkered shirt standing indoors with a blurred background.

    Eugene Schneider, MD

    VP and Head of Clinical Development, Ionis Pharmaceuticals

  • Headshot of a woman with dark brown hair, wearing a beige blazer and pearl earrings, smiling against a gray background.

    Petra Kaufmann, PhD

    VP, R&D, Translational Medicine at AveXis

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    Anna Greka, MD, PhD

    Institute Member, Broad Institute

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    Lauren Black, PhD

    Distinguished Scientist, Charles River Labs

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    Athma Pai, PhD

    Assistant Professor, RNA Therapeutics Institute, UMass Medical School

  • A young man with light skin, short brown hair, wearing a blue and white checkered shirt, smiling slightly, against a plain beige background.

    Matthew Lyst, PhD

    Molecular Biologist, University of Edinburgh

  • Professional woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a gray blazer and white blouse, smiling at the camera.

    Patricia McGoldrick, NP, MPA, MSN

    Nurse Practitioner, Boston Children's Health Physicians

  • Woman smiling in a laboratory with glass jars and bottles on shelves behind her.

    Summer Thyme, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Neurobiology at UAB

  • Headshot of a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes smiling, wearing a dark top against a gray background.

    Lindsay Swanson, MS, CGC

    Genetic Counseling Program Manager, Boston Children’s Hospital

  • A man smiling outdoors with sunglasses on his head and a barren landscape in the background.

    Ramon Y. Birnbaum, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  • A woman with curly, shoulder-length hair sitting at a desk in an office setting, wearing a purple top and a layered necklace.

    Bruria Ben-Zeev, MD

    Assistant Professor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  • A man with curly dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a light blue button-up shirt, smiling at the camera against a neutral background.

    Dan DiPietro

    Partner, Aceras Life Sciences LLC; Co-founder, Modis Therapeutics

  • Professional headshot of a man with brown hair, blue eyes, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie, against a blue background.

    Steven Schreiber, MD

    Chief of Neurology, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center

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    Lakshmi Mehta, MD, FACMG

    Department of Genetics, Columbia University