Roster of the National Advisory Council For Human Genome Research

Chairperson

Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive
Building 31, Room 4B09
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 496-0844
Fax: (301) 402-0837
E-mail: egreen@nhgri.nih.gov

Members

(Term expiration date in parentheses)

Michael L. Boehnke, Ph.D. (2012)
Richard G. Cornell Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics
Director, Center for Statistical Genetics
University of Michigan
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 -2029
Phone: (734) 936-1001
Fax: (734) 615-8322
E-mail: boehnke@umich.edu

Carlos D. Bustamante, Ph.D. (2015)
Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive Lane Building Room L-301
Stanford CA 94305-5120
Phone: (607) 280-3233
Fax: (650) 723-3667
E-mail: cdbustam@stanford.edu

Mark S. Chee, Ph.D. (2012)
President and CEO
Prognosys Biosciences
505 Coast Boulevard South
Suite 405
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (858) 459-2428
Fax: (858) 459-2429
E-mail: mchee@prognosysbio.com

Rex L. Chisholm, Ph.D.(2012)
Vice Dean for Scientific Affairs & Graduate Education
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
420 E. Superior Street, 12th Floor-105
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 503-3209
Fax: (312) 908-5502
E-mail: r-chisholm@northwestern.edu

James P. Evans, M.D., Ph.D. (2015)
Bryson Distinguished Professor of Genetics & Medicine
CB #7264
Department of Genetics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7264
Phone: (919) 966-2007
E-mail: jpevans@med.unc.edu

Ross C. Hardison, Ph.D. (2013)
T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
The Pennsylvania State University
304 Wartik Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-0113
Fax: (814) 863-7024
E-mail: rch8@psu.edu

David M. Kingsley, Ph.D. (2013)
Professor of Developmental Biology
HHMI and Stanford University School of Medicine
Beckman Center B300, 279 Campus Drive
Stanford, CA 94305-5329
Phone: (650) 725-5954
Fax: (650) 725-7739
E-mail: kingsley@stanford.edu

Amy L. McGuire, JD, Ph.D. (2015)
Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics
Associate Director of Research
Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: (713) 798-2029
Fax: (713) 798-5678
E-mail: amcguire@bcm.edu

Howard L. McLeod, PharmD. (2014)
Fred N. Eshelman Distinguished Professor
Director, UNC Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Campus Box 7361
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7361
Phone: (919) 966-0512
E-mail: hmcleod@unc.edu

Deirdre R. Meldrum, Ph.D. (2014)
Senior Scientist
Director, Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation
The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University
P.O. Box 877101
Tempe, AZ 85287-7101
Phone: (480) 727-9397
E-mail: deirdre.meldrum@asu.edu

Jill P. Mesirov, Ph.D. (2014)
Associate Director & Chief Information Officer
Director, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
7 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 714-7070
Fax: (617) 714-8991
E-mail: mesirov@broad.mit.edu

Anthony P. Monaco, M.D., Ph.D. (2015)
President
Tufts University
Ballou Hall 2nd floor
Medford, MA 02155
Phone: (617) 627-3300
Fax: (617) 627-3555
E-mail: anthony.monaco@tufts.edu

Richard M. Myers, Ph.D. (2012)
President and Director
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
601 Genome Way
Huntsville, AL 35806
Phone: (256) 327-0431
Fax: (256) 327-0978
E-mail: myers@hudsonalpha.org

P. Pearl O'Rourke, M.D.(2012)
Director, Human Research Affairs
Partners HealthCare Systems, Inc.
116 Huntington Avenue
Suite 1002
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 424-4152
Fax: (617) 424-4111

Pamela L. Sankar, Ph.D. (2013)
Associate Professor of Medical Ethics
Department of Medical Ethics
University of Pennsylvania
3401 Market Street, Suite 320
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 898-7136
Fax: (215) 573-3036
E-mail: sankarp@mail.med.upenn.edu

David R. Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H. (2013)
Florence Sprague Norman & Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health
Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology
Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard University
677 Huntington Ave, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 432-6807
Fax: (617) 432-3755
E-mail: dwilliam@hsph.harvard.edu

Richard K. Wilson, Ph.D. (2013)
Director
The Genome Institute
Campus Box 8501
4444 Forest Park Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 286-1809
Fax: (314) 286-1810
E-mail: rwilson@wustl.edu

Ad Hoc

Lon R. Cardon, Ph.D.
SVP Alternative Discovery and Development
GlaxoSmithKline
709 Swedeland Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: (610) 270-6866
Fax: (610) 270-5880
lon.r.cardon@gsk.com

Joseph Ecker, Ph.D.
Professor
Howard Hughes Medical Institute-GBMF Investigator
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
10010 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (858) 453-4100 x1752
Fax: (858) 558-6379
ecker@salk.edu

Howard J. Jacob, Ph.D.
Director, Human and Molecular Genetics Center
Warren P. Knowles Chair of Genetics
Professor, Department of Physiology
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 955 4887
Fax: (414) 456 6516
Jacob@mcw.edu

Robert Nussbaum, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Chief of Division of Genomic Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
513 Parnassus Ave. HSE901E, Box 0794, UCSF
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 476-3200
Fax: (415) 502-0720
Robert.nussbaum@ucsf.edu

Lucila Ohno-Machado, M.D., Ph. D.
Professor and Division Chief
Division of Biomedical Informatics
University of California, San Diego
10100 Hopkins Drive, 2nd Floor East
La Jolla, CA 92093-0505
Phone: (858) 822-4931
lohnomachado@ucsd.edu

Arti Rai, JD
Elvin R. Latty Professor
Duke Law School
210 Science Drive
Durham, NC 27705
Phone: (919) 613-7276
Fax: (919) 613-7231
rai@law.duke.edu

Executive Secretary

Mark S. Guyer, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, National Human Genome Research Institute
Director, Division of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9305
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 496-7531
Fax: (301) 480-2770
E-mail: guyerm@mail.nih.gov

Liaisons

Joann A. Boughman, Ph.D.
American Society of Human Genetics
Executive Vice President
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 634-7307
Fax: (301) 634-7079
E-mail: jboughman@ashg.org

Ellen Giarelli, Ed.D., R.N., CRNP
International Society of Nurses in Genetics
Associate Professor
Drexel University
College of Nursing and Health Professions
1505 Race Street, Bellet Bldg-526
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (215) 762-7086
Fax: (215) 762-4080
E-mail: eg446@drexel.edu

James O'Leary
Genetic Alliance
Chief Innovation Officer
4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 404
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202) 966-5557 x206
Fax: (202) 966-8553
joleary@geneticalliance.org

Rhonda L. Schonberg, M.S.
National Society of Genetic Counselors
Coordinator and Genetic Counselor
Division of Fetal & Transitional Medicine
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010
Phone: (202) 476-3526
Fax: (202) 476-2390
E-mail: rlschonb@childrensnational.org

Michael S. Watson, M.S., Ph.D.
American College of Medical Genetics
Executive Director
7220 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 718-9603
Fax: (301) 718-9604
E-mail: mwatson@acmg.net

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Last Updated: September 3, 2012