List of ICOC Members

List of ICOC Members

To learn more about each member, click on their name for a detailed biography.

Vito Imbasciani, Ph.D., M.D.

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Chair of the ICOC, Governing Board

Maria Gonzalez Bonneville

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Vice Chair of the ICOC, Governing Board

Mohamed Abousalem, Ph.D.

San Jose State University
An executive officer from a California University

Kim Barrett, Ph.D.

University of California, Davis
An executive officer from the UC

Dan Bernal

University of California, San Francisco
Patient Advocate, HIV/AIDS

George Blumenthal, Ph.D.

University of California, Santa Cruz
An executive officer from a California University

Linda Boxer, M.D., Ph.D.

Stanford University School of Medicine
An executive officer from a California University

Judy Chou

AltruBio Inc.
Executive Officer of a Commercial Life Science entity

Carol Christ, Ph.D., M.P.H.

University of California, Berkeley
An executive officer from a California University

Le Ondra Clark Harvey, Ph.D.

California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies
Patient Advocate, Mental Health Conditions

Deborah Deas, M.D., M.P.H.

University of California, Riverside
An executive officer from a California University

Anne-Marie Duliege, M.D.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
An executive officer of a Commercial Life Science Entity

Ysabel Duron

Latino Cancer Institute
Patient Advocate, Cancer

Mark Fischer Colbrie, M.B.A.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Patient Advocate, Type I Diabetes

Fred Fisher, MSW, LCSW

The ALS Association Golden West Chapter
Patient Advocate, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Elena Flowers, Ph.D., R.N.

University of California, San Francisco
Nurse with experience in clinical trial management or stem cell or genetic therapy delivery

Judith C. Gasson, Ph.D.

University of California, Los Angeles
An executive officer from a UC

Larry Goldstein, Ph.D.

University of California, San Diego
An executive officer from a UC

David Higgins, Ph.D.

Michael J. Fox Foundation (formerly Parkinson’s Action Network)
Patient Advocate, Parkinson’s Disease

Stephen Juelsgaard, D.V.M., J.D.

Rio Grande Neurosciences, Inc.
An executive officer of a Commercial Life Science Entity

Rich Lajara

Americans for Cures
Patient Advocate, Spinal Cord Injury

Pat Levitt, Ph.D.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles
An executive officer from a California Research Institute

Linda Malkas, Ph.D.

City of Hope
An executive officer from a California Research Institute

Shlomo Melmed, M.D.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
An executive officer from a California Research Institute

Christine Miaskowski, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN

University of California, San Francisco
Nurse with experience in clinical trial management or stem cell or genetic therapy delivery

Lauren Miller Rogen

Hilarity for Charity
Patient Advocate, Alzheimer’s Disease

Adriana Padilla, M.D.

Community Medical Providers
Patient Advocate, Type II Diabetes

Joe Panetta

BioCom
An executive officer from a Commercial Life Science Entity

Marvin Southard, D.S.W.

University of Southern California
Patient Advocate, Mental Health Conditions

Michael J. Stamos, M.D.

University of California, Irvine
An executive officer from a UC

Karol E. Watson, M.D., Ph.D., FACC

American Heart Association
Patient Advocate, Heart Disease

Kevin-Xu

Kevin Xu

MEBO International
Patient Advocate, Mental Health

Keith R. Yamamoto, Ph.D.

University of California, San Francisco
An executive officer from a UC

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