Executive Committee and
Working Groups

Executive Committee

Kim Eagle

Chair 

University of Michigan

Executive committee
Helaine BaruchAlan BravermanJoseph Coselli
Patrice Desvigne-NickensLen GirardiJosephine Grima
David LiangEileen MascialeLauren May
Shaine MorrisFiras MussaMichael Weamer

Basic and Translational Science
Working Group

Working Group Mandate: To facilitate research to understand the molecular pathogenesis of thoracic aortic disease, both in individuals without and with bicuspid aortic valves. With understanding of molecular pathogenesis, the working group aims to improve preventative therapies, identify triggers for thoracic aortic disease, and determine the mechanisms by which these factors lead to disease.

Dianna Milewicz

Chair 

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Simon Body

Vice Chair 

Boston University School of Medicine

Working Group Members
Catherine BoileauMiguel CampaneroAlan Daugherty
Alessandro Della CortePatrice Desvigne-NickensDavid Dichek
John ElefteriadesSanthi GaneshJay Humphrey
Mark LindsayBart LoeysCheryl Maslen
Juan Miguel RedondoLynn SakaiMary Sheppard
Sanjay SinhaPatrick SipsToru Suzuki
Aline VerstraetenHiromi Yanagisawa

Biospecimens, Images, and Data
Working Group

Working Group Mandate: To facilitate collaborations by connecting researchers with peers, specimens, data, and images to increase the power of studies and to improve the accessibility of data for new investigators.

Siddharth Prakash

Chair 

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Kathryn Holmes

Vice Chair 

Oregon Health & Science University

Working Group Members
Federico AschAndrea BallottaPatrice Desvigne-Nickens
Marion Hofmann BowmanCheryl MaslenSherene Shalhub
Jason SperlingToru SuzukiEser Tolunay
Elise WoznickiBo Yang

Clinical Science
Working Group

Working Group Mandate: To facilitate new research partnerships, connections, and scope of research in clinical sciences related to genetic aortic and vascular conditions.

Shaine Morris

Chair 

Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine

Working Group Members
Eduardo BossoneCarlo de VincentiisScott Demrauer
Patrice Desvigne-NickensArturo EvangelistaBabar Hasan
Kathryn HolmesGuillaume JondeauRon Lacro
Scott LeMaireRita MilewskiMaral Ouzounian
Reed PyeritzWilliam RavekesMary Roman
Melissa RussoMichael SinghMatthew Solomon
Jonathan WeinsaftBo Yang

Patients, Families, and Clinicians
Education and Communication
Working Group

Working Group Mandate: To educate and communicate with patients, families, and clinicians about genetic aortic and vascular conditions.

Alan Braverman

Chair 

Washington University School of Medicine

Mary Sheppard

Vice Chair 

University of Kentucky

Working Group Members
Juan BowenJulie De BackerPatrice Desvigne-Nickens
Aaron DorfmanGlen IannucciElizabeth Jackson
Jessica KushnerLi LiCindy Retterer
Lynn SandersSherene ShalhubMichael Silberbach
Shani WeberElise Woznicki

If you are interested in joining one of the GenTAC Alliance’s working groups,
please send an email to info@gentacalliance.org with the name of the working group you would like to join and a copy of your CV.

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