Scientific Advisory BoardThe Packard Center's scientific advisors are internationally prominent scientists with expertise in basic cell biology, neurodegeneration, clinical investigation and the workings of the biopharmaceutical industry. They develop and approve the Center's research agenda as well as approve all ALS research grants. David Borchelt, PhD
Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Disease
Director, SantaFe Health Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
McKnight Brain Institute
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL Peter Carmeliet, MD, PhD
Transgene Technology & Gene Therapy
University of Leuven
Belgium Pico Caroni, PhD
Mechanisms of Neuronal Connections
Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Switzerland Don W. Cleveland, PhD
Transgenic Models of ALS and Mechanisms of SOD1 Toxicity
Laboratory of Cell Biology
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
University of California in San Diego
San Diego, CA Marie T. Filbin, PhD
Motor Axon Regrowth, Axon and Schwann Cell Interactions
Department of Biological Sciences
Hunter College
New York, NY Kenneth Fischbeck, MD
Genetics
Neurogenetics Branch Chief
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Bethesda, MD Fred H. Gage, PhD
Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases
Laboratory of Genetics
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
San Diego, CA Zach Hall, PhD
Neuromuscular Junction, Neurodegenerative Disease, Stem Cells
Emeritus Professor and Executive Vice-Chancellor, UCSF Former Director NINDS Former President
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Retired/Consultant
Wilson, WY Thomas Jessell, PhD
Motor Neuron Biology
HHMI Investigator
Center for Neurobiology and Behavior
Columbia University
New York, NY
Harry Orr, PhD
Triple Repeat Disease, Neurodegeneration
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN Mahendra S. Rao, MD, PhD
Stem Cell Biology
iPSC Chief
Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology/Center for Regenerative Medicine National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Wim Robberecht, MD, PhD
Motor Neuron Degeneration, Molecular Genetics
University of Leuven
Belgium Sangram Sisodia, PhD
Protein Interactions, Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodegeneration
Departments of Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Cell Physiology
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL Maurice Swanson, PhD
RNA-mediated Disease Mechanisms
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and the Genetics Institute
Associate Director, Center for NeuroGenetics
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL Frank S. Walsh, PhD
Nervous System Development and Regeneration
King's College, London
United Kingdom | 
