Research Advisory Councils
In an effort to bring focus to NAAF’s broadening research efforts, our scientific advisors have been restructured into two groups offering separate counsel on 1) basic research and 2) clinical research. The goal is to foster an open, collaborative system involving all the critical stakeholders without overly burdening these volunteers who so graciously contribute their time and expertise. The objective of these two committees, known as the Basic Research Advisory Council and the Clinical Research Advisory Council, is to have smaller, more focused groups that can work together more efficiently to advance the Alopecia Areata Treatment Development Program.
Basic Research Advisory Council
The Basic Research Advisory Council (BRAC) is comprised of a group of esteemed experts from outside of the foundation who offer a wide range of experiences and perspectives. The BRAC provides advice to NAAF leadership on a variety of matters concerning basic research initiatives, trends and opportunities for progress. The goal is to foster an open, collaborative system involving broad representation of critical stakeholders, bringing diverse institutions and individuals together into an integrated and efficient, innovative and responsive effort to bring the importance of basic research projects to their specific clinical and scientific disciplines.
| Name | Affiliation | Location | Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela M. Christiano, PhD | CHAIR |
Columbia University
|
New York
|
Basic
|
| Jeffrey A. Frelinger, PhD* |
University of Arizona
|
Arizona
|
Basic
|
| Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD* |
University of North Carolina
|
North Carolina
|
Basic
|
| Alan N. Moshell, MD |
Washington Hospital Center
|
District Of Columbia
|
Basic
|
| David A. Norris, MD* |
University of Colorado
|
Colorado
|
Basic
|
| Leonard C. Sperling, MD* |
Uniformed Services University
|
Maryland
|
Basic
|
| John P. Sundberg, DVM, PhD* |
The Jackson Laboratory
|
Maine
|
Basic
|
| Rochelle R. Torgerson, MD, PhD |
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
|
Minnesota
|
Basic
|
| Amos Gilhar, MD |
Technion-Israel Institute Technology
|
Israel
|
Basic
|
| Abrar A. Qureshi, MD, MPH |
Brown University
|
Rhode Island
|
Basic
|
| Sarah E. Millar, PhD |
Icahn School of Medicine-Mount Sinai
|
New York
|
Basic
|
| Keisuke (Chris) Nagao, MD, PhD |
NIAMS, National Institutes of Health
|
Maryland
|
Basic
|
Clinical Research Advisory Council
The Clinical Research Advisory Council (CRAC) is comprised of a group of esteemed experts from outside of the foundation who offer a wide range of experiences and perspectives. The CRAC provides advice to NAAF leadership on a variety of matters concerning clinical research initiatives, trends and opportunities for progress. The goal is to foster an open, collaborative system involving a broad range of critical stakeholders, bringing diverse institutions and individuals together into an integrated and efficient, innovative and responsive effort to discover and move therapies to patients at an accelerated pace.
| Name | Affiliation | Location | Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria K. Hordinsky, MD |
University of Minnesota
|
Minnesota
|
Clinical
|
| Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD |
University of California
|
California
|
Clinical
|
| Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD* |
Cleveland Clinic
|
Ohio
|
Clinical
|
| Madeleine Duvic, MD* |
MD Anderson Cancer Center
|
Texas
|
Clinical
|
| Marc D. Glashofer, MD* |
The Dermatology Group
|
New Jersey
|
Clinical
|
| Julian Mackay-Wiggan, MD, MS |
Siperstein Dermatology
|
Florida
|
Clinical
|
| Amy J. McMichael, MD* |
Wake Forest School of Medicine
|
North Carolina
|
Clinical
|
| Emma Guttman, MD, PhD |
Icahn School of Medicine-Mount Sinai
|
New York
|
Clinical
|
| Sigfrid Muller, MD* |
Las Vegas Skin & Cancer Clinic
|
Nevada
|
Clinical
|
| Elise A. Olsen, MD |
Duke University Medical Center
|
North Carolina
|
Clinical
|
| Vera H. Price, MD* |
UCSF Medical Center
|
California
|
Clinical
|
| Janet L. Roberts, MD* |
Northwest Dermatology
|
Oregon
|
Clinical
|
| Jerry Shapiro, MD | CHAIR |
New York University
|
New York
|
Clinical
|
| James A. Solomon, MD, PhD |
Ameriderm Research
|
Florida
|
Clinical
|
| Richard A. Strick, MD* |
Retired Dermatologist
|
California
|
Clinical
|
| Nia K. Terezakis, MD* |
Terezakis & Grieshaber Dermatology
|
Louisiana
|
Clinical
|
| Brett A. King, MD, PhD |
Yale University School of Medicine
|
Connecticut
|
Clinical
|
| Justin Ko, MD, MBA |
Stanford University School of Medicine
|
California
|
Clinical
|
| Antonella Tosti, MD |
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
|
Florida
|
Clinical
|
| Leslie A. Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD |
NIAMS, National Institutes of Health
|
Maryland
|
Clinical
|
| Paradi Mirmirani, MD |
Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
|
California
|
Clinical
|