2006 National DNA Online Chatroom Schedule of Experts

A listing of NHGRI experts who answered questions in the Online Chatroom on April 25, 2006

Time	Expert	Research Area/Focus
8-9 a.m.	Vence Bonham, J.D. Chief Education and Community Involvement Branch Associate Investigator Social Behavioral Research Branch	The ethical, legal, social and policy implications of genomic discoveries, particularly health professionals' and lay persons' understanding of race, ethnicity and genetics.
	Belen Hurle, Ph.D. Research Fellow Genome Technology Branch Science Educator Education and Community Involvement Branch	Generating data for use in developing and refining computational tools for comparing genomic sequence from multiple vertebrate species.
	Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. Scientific Director Division of Intramural Research	Mapping and sequencing eukaryotic genomes and developing approaches that use the resulting data to study biological problems.
	Dale Lea, R.N., M.P.H., C.G.C., F.A.A.N. Health Educator Education and Community Involvement Branch	Developing genetics, health education and community involvement programs and resources, and translating genetic and genomic information for the public.
9-10 a.m.	Phyllis Frosst, Ph.D. Science Policy Analyst Policy and Program Analysis Branch	Investigating genetic discrimination, direct to consumer marketing of genetic tests and pharmacogenomics.
	Chris Austin, M.D. Associate Investigator Genome Technology Branch Director NIH Chemical Genomics Center *Senior Advisor for Translational Research* Office of the Director	Developing a toolbox of reagents and technologies to translate genome sequence into functional insights.
	Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. Scientific Director Division of Intramural Research	Mapping and sequencing eukaryotic genomes and developing approaches that use the resulting data to study biological problems.
10-11 a.m.	Nathaniel Sutter, Ph.D. Postdoc Cancer Genetics Branch	Comparing the dog genome to the human genome in an effort to answer questions about disease in both dogs and humans.
	Barbara Biesecker, M.S. Associate Investigator Social and Behavioral Research Branch Head Genetic Services Research Unit Director JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program	Researching ways to make genetic counseling as effective as possible.
	Vivian Ota Wang, Ph.D. Program Director Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Program	Complex traits, behavioral and community research.
	Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. Director NHGRI Senior Investigator Genome Technology Branch.	Identifying and understanding genes involved in human disease, including type II diabetes.
11 a.m.-Noon	Shawn Burgess, Ph.D. Investigator Genome Technology Branch Head Developmental Genomics Section	Studying developmental processes and their relation to human genetic disease.
	Alan Guttmacher, M.D. Deputy Director NHGRI Director Office of Policy, Communications and Education	Developing new research tools to translate the findings of the Human Genome Project (HGP) into new diagnostic tests and therapies.
	Laura Lyman Rodriguez, Ph.D Special Advisor to the Director NHGRI Health Policy Analyst Policy and Programs Analysis Branch	Identifying and understanding genes involved in human disease, including type II diabetes.
	William Gahl, M.D. Clinical Director NHGRI Senior Investigator Medical Genetics Branch Head Human Biochemical Genetics Section	Studying rare inborn errors of metabolism through the observation and treatment of patients in the clinic and through biochemical, molecular biological, and cell biological investigations in the laboratory. His lab focuses on a number of disorders, including cystinosis, Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, alkaptonuria, and sialic acid diseases.
12-1 p.m.	Tim Leshan, M.P.A. Chief & Senior Policy Analyst Program and Policy Analysis Branch Coordinator NHGRI/ASHG Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship	Directing public policy for the institute and serving as a liaison to Capitol Hill, federal agencies and the White House.
	Jeff Schloss, Ph.D. Program Director Genome Technology Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science Division of Extramural Research	Supporting research to develop new methods, technologies and instruments that enable rapid, low-cost determination of DNA sequence, SNP genotyping and functional genomics experiments. Also supporting thetransfer of technology from developers to users, and promoting collaborative, multidisciplinary programs that closely integrate research projects at academic and industrial laboratories.
	Jean Jenkins, R.N., Ph.D. Senior Clinical Advisor Office of the Director	Conceptualizing and developing national initiatives in the area of health professional education regarding the clinical application of genomics discoveries.
	Alan Guttmacher, M.D. Deputy Director NHGRI Director Office of Policy, Communications and Education	Developing ways to communicate information about genetics and genomics to the general public.
1-2 p.m.	David Bodine, M.D., Ph.D. Investigator Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch Head Hematopoiesis Section	Investigating the genetics of pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells (PHSCs) to improve the effectiveness of bone marrow transplantation and to find better ways to use these unique cells for gene replacement therapy.
	Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D. Deputy Clinical Director NHGRI Investigator Medical Genetics Branch	Investigating diseases resulting from abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates
	Jean McEwen, J.D., Ph.D. Program Director Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Program and the International HapMap Project	Working with the HapMap: a catalogue of human genetic variation that is speeding the search for genes involved in common diseases, such as cancer and diabetes.
2-3 p.m.	Heidi Parker, Ph.D. Postdoc Cancer Genetics Branch	Comparing the dog genome to the human genome in an effort to answer questions about disease in both dogs and humans.
	Colleen McBride, Ph.D. Chief Social and Behavioral Research Branch Head Public Health Genomics Section	Developing new interventions to promote changes in people's behavior in ways that will lower their risk of developing certain diseases.
	Don Hadley, M.S., C.G.C. Investigator Social and Behavioral Research Branch	Researching the components of a genetic counseling session, including how people are informed of genetic disorders and how they make decisions regarding genetic testing.
3-4 p.m.	Tyra Wolfsberg, Ph.D. Associate Investigator Genome Technology Branch Associate Director Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core	Applying bioinformatics techniques to a variety of genomic research questions, such as identifying gene-regulatory sequences on a genome-wide basis and understanding the behavior of retroviruses used as vectors in gene-therapy experiments.
	Jennifer Sloan, M.S., Ph.D., C.G.C. Genetic Counselor Genetic Disease Research Branch	Involved in Genetic Counseling, as well as studying the very rare metabolic condition Methylmalonic Acidemia, and the more common condition Neurofibromatosis Type I.
	Barbara Fuller, J.D. Deputy Ethics Counselor Assistant Director for Ethics Office of the Director	Assisting NHGRI staff to meet the requirements of the statutes and regulations governing behavior of employees of the federal government.
4-5 p.m.	Carla Easter, Ph.D. Science Education Specialist Education and Community Involvement Branch	Creates and implements genetic education programs. Works with the branch to create science education products for high school students.
	Ashley Weedn, M.D. Education and Community Involvement Branch	Assisting with genetics education outreach projects. Medical school at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Pediatric residency at Arkansas Children's Hospital to begin this summer.
	Les Biesecker, M.D. Senior Investigator Genetic Disease Research Branch Head Human Development Section	Researching the clinical and molecular delineation of human malformation syndromes.
5-6 p.m.	Kim Kaphingst, Sc.D. Investigator Social and Behavioral Research Branch Head Communication Research Section	Developing ways to communicate information about genetics and genomics to the general public
	Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Advisor to the Director for Population Genomics Office of the Director	Advises development of large scale, population genomic research studies
	Kris Wetterstrand, M.S. Program Analyst Division of Extramural Research	Working with the Sequences, Maps and Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) Libraries Program and the ENCODE (ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements) project.

Last updated: March 27, 2012