Scientific Advisory Board

Andrea Cortese, MD, PhD

Professorial Research Fellow - Neuropathies, Muscle and NMJ Disorders, Neurogenetics Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences University of Pavia Pavia, Italy

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Puneet Opal, MD

Lewis John Pollock Professor of Neurology Professor, Neurology (Movement Disorders) Feinberg School of Medicine - Cell and Developmental Biology Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois

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Liana Rosenthal, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Professor in Ataxia Director, Johns Hopkins Ataxia Center Co-director, LBDA Center of Excellence Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland

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David Pellerin, MD, PhD, MSc, FRCPc

McGill University Montreal, Quebec

Peter Todd, MD, PhD

Chester and Anne Alecks Sackett Endowed Professor Professor of Neurology Associate Chair for Research, Department of Neurology Medical Director, Neurology Professor of Human Genetics, Medical School University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Stephan Züchner, MD, PhD

The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida

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Paul Lockhart, PhD

Professor of Medicine and Neurogenetics Researcher Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia

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