Scientific Advisory Board

Alex Mackenzie, MD, PhD

CEO and Scientific Director
Vice President, Research
University of Ottawa
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute

Thomas Prior, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology and Neurology

Ohio State University

Ching Wang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Division of Pediatric Neurology

Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences

Stanford University Medical Center

Corey Braastad, PhD

Manager, Operations and Practical Process Improvement

Athena Diagnostics, Inc.

Kenneth Hobby

President

Families of SMA

Christann Jackson, MD

Clinical Genetics and Obstetrics

Chief of West Penn Division of Reproductive Genetics

 

Deborah Heine

Claire Altman Heine Foundation

 

Thomas J. Musci, MD

San Francisco Perinatal Associates

San Francisco, California

Dr. Musci is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Medical Genetics

 

 

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