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Dr. Xinli Nan earned his Ph.D. in molecular biology through joint training at the University of Ulm and the Paul Ehrlich Institute in Germany, following medical and graduate education in China. He completed postdoctoral training and conducted research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the…
Dr. Hasan Siddiqui received his Ph.D. in cancer and cell biology from the University of Cincinnati. He completed extensive postdoctoral training at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in molecular oncology and epigenetics. Subsequently, he was a staff scientist at Nationwide…
Dr. Jennifer C. Villa received a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences and conducted her thesis research on gamma-secretase regulation of notch signaling in hypoxic breast cancer at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She received postdoctoral training…
Dr. Iyer received her Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Mumbai, India, where she developed novel linkers for applications in combinatorial chemistry. She completed post-doctoral training at the National Institutes of Health, where she synthesized and characterized oxidative…
Dr. Sindhu Kizhakke Madathil received a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Calcutta, India, where she focused on neuroprotective strategies for Parkinson’s disease in preclinical models. She then moved to the University of Kentucky, where she conducted…
Dr. Jian Yang attained his Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from the Ohio State University, Columbus, where he studied RNA biology. After completing postdoctoral training on cholesterol metabolism in mammalian systems at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, he joined the…
Dr. Victor Henriquez received his Ph.D. in neuroscience from The State University of New York at Stony Brook. He did his postdoctoral training at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), where he trained in the neurological control of speech and swallowing while…
Dr. Poonam Pegu received her Ph.D. in infectious diseases and microbiology from the University of Pittsburgh, focusing on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine design using small animal models. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), leading…
Ms. Sharon Sealey is Chief of CSR’s Committee Management Branch (CMB). She and her staff of committee management specialists monitor CSR’s compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and other laws, regulations, policies and guidelines that govern the operation and management of the center’s…
Welcome to the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) Dr. Bruce Reed is Acting Director of CSR. In this role he works to optimize peer review at the NIH through implementation of CSRs strategic plan. He has led multiple special efforts to develop new review practices and policies. He plays a…