National Eye Disease Genotyping Network (eyeGENE^®)

Operations Workgroup

An NEI Operations Workgroup was created to run the day to day operations of eyeGENE^®; and monitor compliance of all Network participants. It has been charged with spearheading the launch of eyeGENE^®.

The members of this committee are:

Delphine Blain, MS, MBA, CGC - Genetics Counselor

Brian Brooks, MD, PhD - Education Sub-Committee

Hemin Chin, PhD - Extramural Program Director, Ocular Genetics

Ian MacDonald, MD, CM - Chair, eyeGENE^® Steering Committee

Vida Ndifor, MS – Research Assistant

TBN - eyeGENE^® Coordinator

David Scheim, PhD - Database Development

TBN - NEI DNA Diagnostic Laboratory

Don Smith, MS - IT Security

Santa Tumminia, PhD - eyeGENE^® Project Officer