Made up of internationally renowned scientists, the Committee’s task is to ensure that Telethon funds are assigned to the most promising projects from among those submitted in response to our calls for proposals. It also participates in the evaluation of the scientific projects of our Institutes.
Our Scientific Committee places excellence at the heart of every evaluation; this is the principle on which its members base their choice of which projects are worthy of funding, never overlooking the fact that those same projects must be relevant to patients’ needs and contribute towards finding a cure. Our Scientific Committee members are from all over the world and remain in office for four years.
The members of the Scientific Committee
- [Chairperson] Beverly Davidson, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (University of Pennsylvania)
- [Vice Chairperson] Thomas A Rando, M.D, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology, Stanford (Stanford)
- Yvan Arsenijevic, PhD, Ophthalmology Associate Professor (University of Lausanne, Switzerland/Fondation asile des aveugles)
- Jacques Beckmann, Ph.D, Honorary Professor, Faculty of Biology and Medicine (Genetic Medicine Université de Lausanne)
- Paola Bovolenta, Ph.D., Research Professor and Head of the Development and Differentiation Department at the Center for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM, (Madrid, Spain)
- Fabio Candotti, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Head Physicien (CHUV, Université de Lausanne)
- Jeffrey Dilworth, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (University of Ottawa)
- Mauro Giacca, Head of the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences (King's College London)
- Angela Giangrande, Full professor (DR1 CNRS) at the Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (Strasbourg, FRANCE, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire)
- Paul Gissen, Clinical Professor and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Metabolic Diseases (University College London)
- Markus Glatzel, Prof. Dr, Head of Clinic, Institute of Neuropathology (UKE Hamburg)
- Simon Heales, MD, Professor of Clinical Chemistry, Genetics & Genomic Medicine Dept., UCL GOS Institute of Child Health (UCL University College London)
- Albert La Spada, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in Pathology, Neurology, Biological Chemistry (School of Medicine, UC Irvine)
- Holger Lerche, Prof. Dr., Center of Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department Neurology and Epileptology, (University of Tuebingen)
- Barry London, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine (University of Iowa)
- Angeliki Louvi, Professor of Neurosurgery and of Neuroscience - Deputy Director of the MD-PhD Program (Yale School of Medicine)
- Punam Malik, M.D., Director, Cincinnati Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center (Cincinnati Children’s Cincinnati Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Cincinnati Children’s)
- Diane Merry, Ph.D. Professor Vice Chair for Faculty Development & Engagement Co-Director, T32 Cellular, Biochemical, & Molecular Sciences Training Program (Thomas Jefferson University)
- Alysson Muotri, Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Cellular & Molecular Medicine (University of California, San Diego)
- Michael P. Murphy, Ph.D., Professor of Mitochondrial Redox Biology, MRC Investigator, Wellcome Trust Investigator (University of Cambridge)
- Bradley Olwin, Ph.D. Professor, Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology (University of Colorado Boulder)
- Massimo Pandolfo, MD, Professor of Neurology (McGill University)
- Ambra Pozzi, Ph.D., Associate Professor Departments of Medicine and Cancer Biology, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (Vanderbilt University)
- Ahad Rahim, PhD, Professor of Translational Neuroscience Wellcome Chair & Head of Department of Pharmacology (UCL School of Pharmacy | University College London)
- Paul Robbins, Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics (University of Minnesota)
- Gonzalo 'Sánchez-Duffhues, PhD, Group leader & "Ramon y Cajal" fellow Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC) Tissue-specific BMP signalling ISPA-HUCA (Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN))
- Hans 'van Bokhoven, PhD, Head and Full Professor of the Unit of Molecular Neurogenetics at Rabdoud University, Nijmegen (Rabdoud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands)
- Roberto Zoncu, Ph.D., Professor, Division of Molecular Therapeutics Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (University of California at Berkeley)
