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Key Staff eyeGENE®
Project Officer
Santa Tumminia, PhD
santa.tumminia@nih.gov
Principal Investigator
Brian Brooks, MD, PhD
brian.brooks@nih.gov
Coordinating Center
Health Science Program Manager
Kerry Goetz, MS
kerry.goetz@nih.gov
Technical Laboratory Manager
Melissa Reeves, MS, MB(ASCP)CM
melissa.reeves@nih.gov
Coordinator
Ryan Cohen, BS
ryan.cohen2@nih.gov
Genetic Counselor
Delphine Blain, ScM, MBA, CGC
delphine.blain@nih.gov
eyeGENE® Laboratory
CLIA Director
Xinjing Wang, MD, PhD
xinjing.wang@nih.gov
Senior Laboratory Technician
Vida NDifor, MS
vida.ndifor@nih.gov
Laboratory Technician
Alexandra Garafalo
alexandra.garafalo@nih.gov
Laboratory Technician
Rebecca Parrish, MS
rebecca.parrish@nih.gov
Laboratory Technician
Annette Yim
Annette.yim@nih.gov
Clinical Review Team
Brian Brooks, MD, PhD
brian.brooks@nih.gov
Catherine Cukras, MD, PhD
catherine.cukras@nih.gov
Benedetto Falsini, MD
benedetto.falsini@nih.gov
Brett Jeffery, PhD
brett.jeffrey@nih.gov
Catherine Meyerle, MD
catherine.meyerle@nih.gov
Wadih Zein, MD
wadih.zein@nih.gov