2016 Grant Reviewers

Regenerative Medicine Minnesota enlists world-renowned experts in science and medicine to thoroughly review grant proposals to ensure that the best and most promising applications are selected for funding.

Ondine Cleaver, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Molecular Biology | UT Southwestern Medical School

Dennis Clegg, PhD | Professor | Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | University of California, Santa Barbara

Dawn Cornelison, PhD | Associate Professor | Biological Sciences | Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center | University of Missouri

Stephen Dalton, PhD | Professor | Department of Cellular Biology | Franklin College of Arts and Sciences | University of Georgia

Brian R. Davis, PhD | Director | Center for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine | University of Texas

Greg Davis, PhD | R&D Manager | MilliporeSigma | St. Louis, Missouri

Benjamin Deneen, PhD | Associate Professor | Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Center | Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas

Patricia Dickson, MD | Associate Professor | Division of Medical Genetics | Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Andrew Dietz, MD | Attending Physician | Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Brian Dynlacht, PhD | Professor | New York University School of Medicine

Adam Engler, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Bioengineering | University of California, San Diego

Francisco Fernandez-Aviles, MD, PhD | Director | Madrid Cardiovascular Center | San Rafael Hospital | Madrid, Spain

Patrick J. Hanley, PhD | Director of GMP for Immunotherapy | Children’s National Medical Center | Washington, DC

Atsuhiko Kawamoto, MD, PhD | Director | Unit of Regenerative Medicine | Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation | Kobe, Japan

Timothy Lyden, PhD | Professor | Department of Biology | University of Wisconsin: River Falls

Kacey G. Marra, PhD | Associate Professor | Adipose Stem Cell Center | University of Pittsburgh

Cheryl Matter, PhD | Vice President of Research and Intelligence | Medical Alley Association | Golden Valley, MN

Eneida Nemecek, MD | Professor | Oregon Health & Science University | Portland, OR

Sophie Paczensny, MD, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Pediatrics, Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplantation Program | Indiana University

Ryan Porter, PhD | Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Harvard Medical School

Susan E. Prockop, MD | Pediatric Oncologist | Memorial Sloan Kellering Cancer Center | New York, NY

Mahendra Rao, MD, PhD | Scientific Co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board | Q Therapeutics | Salt Lake City, Utah

Robert Schwartz, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor of Medicine | Weill Cornell Medical College | New York, NY

András Simon, PhD | Professor | Department of Cell and Molecular Biology | Karolinska Institute | Solna, Sweden

Martin Stoddart, PhD | Principal Scientist | AO Research Institute | Davos, Switzerland

Rocky S. Tuan, PhD | Director | Cellular and Molecular Engineering Lab | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | School of Medicine | University of Pittsburgh

Chrysanthi (Sandy) Williams, PhD | President and Founder | Access Biomedical Solutions, LLC | Eden Prairie, MN