A key element in the APMRF’s carefully focused research program is the Scientific Advisory Board comprised of internationally recognized geneticists, molecular biologists, neurologists and pathologists. This Board formulates the direction of APMRF-sponsored research and recommends specific grant proposals to the National Board of Directors.

William E. Balch, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
The Scripps Research Institute

Ed Holson, Ph.D
Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer at Photys Therapeutics

Dan S. Ory, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Arbor Biotechnologies

Marc C. Patterson, M.D.
Pediatric Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

William J. Pavan, Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institute of Health

Suzanne Pfeffer, Ph.D.
Chairman, Biochemistry
Emma Pfeiffer Merner Professor of Medical Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine

Denny Porter, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Program Head
Clinical Director at NICHD
National Institute of Health