CHAIRPERSONS

KAPLAN, DAVID L., PHD
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
MEDFORD, MA 02155

MERKEL, PETER A., MD
CHIEF
DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104

SAH, ROBERT L., MD
PROFESSOR AND VICE-CHAIRMAN
DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA 92093

TSOKOS, GEORGE C., DSC, MD
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
CHIEF OF RHEUMATOLOGY DIVISION
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
BOSTON, MA 02115

MEMBERS

ANDERSON, BOGI, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICINE AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
IRVINE, CA 92697

BAGEILLA, EMILIA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CENTER FOR BIOSTATISTICS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EVIDENCE & POLICY
MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NEW YORK, NY 10029

CHAKRAVARTY, ELIZA F, MD
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
ARTHRITIS AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73104

CHEN, SUEPHY C., MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA 30322

ELLIOTT, DAWN M., PHD
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
NEWARK, DE 19716

FURST, DANIEL ERIC, MD
CARL M. PEARSON
PROFESSOR OF RHEUMATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA 90024

GROSSMAN, DOUGLAS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGICAL SCIENCES
HUNTSMAN CANCER INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112

HUNG, CLARK T., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY 10027

KACENA, MELISSA A., PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
PURDUE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202

KLEEREKOPER, MICHAEL, MD, MACE
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
TOLEDO, OH 43614

LAVKER, ROBERT M., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY
THE FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 
CHICAGO, IL 60611

LE POOLE, ISABELLE CAROLINE, PHD
PROFESSOR OF PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
MAYWOOD, IL 60153

LEVENSTON, MARC ELLIOT, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
STANFORD, CA 94304

LORENZO, JOSEPH A., MD
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER
FARMINGTON, CT 06030

LINK, THOMAS M., MD, PHD
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND QUANTITATIVE IMAGING RESEARCH 
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL IMAGING
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143

LOTZ, JEFFREY CHARLES, PHD
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR
BIOENGINEERING LABORATORY
DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143

LOTZ, MARTIN K., MD
PROFESSOR AND HEAD
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LA JOLLA, CA 92037

POPE, RICHARD M., MD
MABEL GREENE MYERS PROFESSOR
CHIEF, DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO, IL 60611

ROBINSON, MICHAEL EDWARD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL 32610

SANDELL, LINDA J., PHD
PROFESSOR AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR
BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL
DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63110

SOSLOWSKY, LOUIS J., PHD
PROFESSOR AND VICE CHAIR FOR RESEARCH
DEPARTMENTS OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND BIOENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104

TAICHMAN, RUSSELL S., DMD
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF PERIODONTICS AND ORAL
MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
ANN ARBOR, MI 48109

WATKINS, SIMON C., PHD
PROFESSOR AND VICE CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGIC IMAGING
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15261

XIA, YANG, PHD
PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
ROCHESTER, MI 48309

ZUSCIK, MICHAEL J., PHD
DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER
ROCHESTER, NY 14642

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICERS

LIN, HELEN, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS, MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD 20892

WASHABAUGH, CHARLES H., PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD 20892

ZHENG, XINCHENG, MD, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANTS

HINES, SHANTEL
GRANTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD 20892

MCGHEE, INDIA
GRANTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD 20892

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