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 LiangLauren MayShaine Morris
Firas MussaEileen NovinsMichael 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 identify triggers for thoracic aortic disease, determine the mechanisms by which these factors lead to disease, improve preventative therapies, and identify new therapies.

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-NickensJohn Elefteriades
Santhi GaneshJay HumphreyMark Lindsay
Bart LoeysCheryl MaslenJuan Miguel Redondo
Lynn SakaiMary SheppardSanjay Sinha
Patricks SipsToru SuzukiAline Verstraeten
Hiromi Yanagisawa

Collaborative Clinical Science
Working Group

Working Group Mandate: To encourage and support multicenter, multidisciplinary research collaborations by facilitating access to datasets and harmonizing data across complementary registries – “datasets” include biorepositories, clinical data, and images.

Siddharth Prakash

Chair 

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Kathryn Holmes

Vice Chair 

Oregon Health & Science University

Photo of Shaine Morris, MD, MPH.

Shaine Morris

Vice Chair 

Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine

Working Group Members
Federico AschAndrea BallottaEduardo Bossone
Andreina CarboneCarlo de VincentiisScott Demrauer
Patrice Desvigne-NickensArturo EvangelistaSigita Glaveckaite
Babar HasanMarion Hofmann BowmanGuillaume Jondeau
Ron LacroScott LeMaireCheryl Maslen
Rita MilewskiCatherine OttoMaral Ouzounian
Reed PyeritzWilliam RavekesMary Roman
Melissa RussoAlessandra SalaSherene Shalhub
Michael SinghMatthew SolomonJason Sperling
Toru SuzukiEser TolunayJonathan Weinsaft
Elise WoznickiBo 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
Rajani AatreJuan BowenJulie De Backer
Aaron DorfmanGlen IannucciJessica Kushner
Li LiMichelle LimLaura Muiño Mosquera
Heather PerneSiddharth PrakashSherene Shalhub
Joshua Siar

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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