Project Team

PaVe-GT is a collaboration among scientists from NCATS (National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences), NHGRI (National Human Genome Research Institute), NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) and the Clinical Center (CC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The PaVe-GT team comprises basic researchers, disease specialists and drug development experts supported by a strong project management team.

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Elizabeth Ottinger, PhD

Director, Therapeutic Development Branch

Philip J Brooks, PhD

Deputy Director, Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation

Rodica Stan, PhD

Therapeutic Development Project Lead

Richa M. Lomash, PhD

Therapeutic Development Project Manager

London Toney, MS

Sr. Project Analyst

Venkata Mangalampalli, PhD

Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) Lead

Pramod Terse, PhD

Group Leader, Safety Evaluation/Toxicology

Xin Xu, PhD

Director of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Core

Catherine Chen, PhD

Biology Lead

Catherine Gordon, MD, MS

Clinical Director

NICHD

Malar Dular, PhD, MBA

Toxicologist

Rahul Nandre, PhD

Toxicologist

Amy Wang, PhD

Staff Scientist, Bioanalysis Lead

Erik J.Wagner

Research Scientist, Bioanalytical

Asvelt Nduwumwami, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Brothely M. Jones, PhD

Biology Postdoctoral Fellow

Anjali Sarkar, PhD

Scientific Program Manager – Dissemination

Krishna Balakrishnan, PhD, MBA

Director, Office of Strategic Alliances

Suryanarayana Vepa, PhD, JD

Deputy Director, Office of Strategic Alliances

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Charles Venditti, MD, PhD

Chief, Metabolic Medicine Branch

Eirini Manoli, MD, PhD

Clinician Associate Investigator

Carolina Gaiarreta, MD

Staff Clinician

Jennifer Sloan, PhD, MS

Staff Scientist

Genetic Counselor

Susan Ferry, RN, BSN

Research Nurse Specialist

Carol Van Ryzin, RN, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Randy Chandler, PhD

Staff Scientist

Associate Investigator

Eun-Young Choi, PhD

Scientist

Oleg Shchelochkov, MD

Senior Clinician

Associate Investigator

Eggerton Campbell, PhD

Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager

National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS)

Carsten G. Bönnemann, MD

Senior Investigator

Meghan MacAnally, MD, MPH

Clinical Research Fellow

Pankaj Pathak, PhD

Research Fellow

Jachinta Rooney, PhD

Biologist

Yaqun Zou, MD

Staff Scientist

Sahil Malhotra

Fellow

Christopher Mendoza

Patient Care Coordinator

Rotem Orbach, MD

Staff Clinician

Minal Jain, PT, DSc

Acting Chief Physical Therapy Section

Gilberto V. Averion, RN, BSN

Clinical Research Nurse

Oksana Dukhanina, PhD

Senior Technology Portfolio Manager