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 who 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

Philip D. Gard, MBChB

England UK

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

Alain A. Hovnanian, MD, PhD

University of Paris, Paris, France

IPCC Steering Committee
IPCC Genetics Team

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

Birgitte Lane, PhD, FRSE, FMedSci

Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore, Singapore

Sancy A. Leachman, MD, PhD

Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR, USA

Evelyn Lilly, MD

Massachusettes General Hospital, Danvers, MA, USA

John A. McGrath, MD, PhD

King’s College, London, England 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

Michael Polydefkis, MD

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Dennis R. Roop, PhD

University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA

Eli Sprecher, MD, PhD

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Chair, IPCC/MSAB
IPCC Steering Committee
IPCC Genetics Team

Peter Steijlen, MD

Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands

Joyce M. Teng, PhD

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA

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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
W.H. Irwin McLean, PhD, DSc, FRS, FRSE, FMedSci
Leonard M. Milstone, MD
Mary Schwartz, Founder
Frances Smith, PhD
Jean Y. Tang, MD, PhD
Maurice A.M. van Steensel, MD, PhD