Medical and Scientific Advisory Board

Our professional group of experts who guide PC Project and who genuinely care about patients

Eli Sprecher, MD, PhD, is the Chair of the MSAB and the International PC Consortium (IPCC). Within the MSAB are active working committees that meet regularly and perform specific roles, including the IPCC Steering Committee.

Pierre A. Coulombe, PhD

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

IPCC Steering Committee
Research Committee Lead

Christine Bodemer, MD, PhD

Hopital Necker Enfants Malades Paris

Stine Bjørn Gram, MD, PhD

Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

IPCC Genetics Team

Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

Keith Choate, MD, PhD

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

Tracy L. Funk, MD

Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR, USA

Antoni Gostynski, MD

Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands

IPCC Genetics Team

C. David Hansen, MD

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

IPCC Steering Committee
IPCC Genetics Team
IPCRR Principal Investigator

Ángela Hernández Martín, MD

Hospital Infantil Universitario del Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain

Robyn P. Hickerson, PhD

Ten Bio, Kannapolis, NC, USA & University of Dundee, Dundee Scotland UK

IPCC Steering Committee Research Committee

Alain A. Hovnanian, MD, PhD

University of Paris, Paris, France

IPCC Steering Committee
IPCC Genetics Team Research Committee

Roger L. Kaspar, PhD

Ayni Therapeutics, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

IPCC Steering Committee

David Kelsell, PhD

Queen Mary University of London, London, England UK

Research Committee

Sancy A. Leachman, MD, PhD

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Evelyn Lilly, MD

Massachusettes General Hospital, Danvers, MA, USA

Irwin McLean, PhD, DSc, FRS, FRSE, FMedSci

Scotland UK

Edel O’Toole, MD, PhD, FRCPI, FRCP

Queen Mary University of London, London, England UK

IPCC Steering Committee
IPCC Genetics Team

Amy S. Paller, MD

Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

IPCC Genetics Team

Eli Sprecher, MD, PhD

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Chair, IPCC/MSAB
IPCC Steering Committee
IPCC Genetics Team

Joyce M. Teng, MD, PhD

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA

IPCC Steering Committee

Peter van den Akker, MD, PhD

University Medical Centre Groningen, the Netherlands

IPCC Genetics Team

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PC LEGENDS: Honorary Members
Thanks to those who advanced research and helped build the foundation for PC Project.  The organization is where it is today because of the sacrifice and contribution of each person. The following individuals will be forever in our hearts:
Sherri J. Bale, PhD
Peter R. Hull, MD, PhD, FFDERM, FRCP
Leonard M. Milstone, MD
Birgitte Lane, PhD, FRSE, FMedSci
Mary Schwartz, Founder
Frances Smith, PhD
Peter Steijlen, MD
Jean Y. Tang, MD, PhD
Maurice A.M. van Steensel, MD, PhD