Medical & Scientific Advisory Council

Medical and Scientific Advisory Council

The Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MSAC) (formerly the Scientific Advisory Board) is comprised of pre-eminent scientists in such fields as microbiology, genetics, brain circuitry, and epidemiology. These scientists conduct peer-review of research applications for recommendation to the Board for funding. Members set the directions of research and participate in focus workshops.

Mahlon R. DeLong, MD
Scientific Director
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Cynthia Comella, MD - ex officio
Rush University Medical Center/Dystonia Study Group

Ted Dawson, MD, PhD - ex officio
Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation, Inc.

Danilo Tagle, PhD - ex officio
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke

Ron Alterman, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY


Michele Basso, PhD
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Anne Blood, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA

Jeffrey Brodsky, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Don Cleveland, PhD
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA


P. Jeffrey Conn, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Susan Fox, MD, PhD
Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, ON

Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, MD
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Joseph Jankovic, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Bruce Jenkins, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA

H.A. Jinnah, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Christine Klein, MD

University of Luebeck
Luebeck, Germany


Mark LeDoux, MD, PhD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN


Michael Okun, MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL


Laurie Ozelius, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY


Joel Perlmutter, MD
Washington University
St. Louis, MO


Bernard Ravina, MD
University of Rochester   
Rochester, NY

Andrew Singleton, PhD
National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, MD

D. James Surmeier, PhD
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Philip Thomas, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX


Thomas Wichmann, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta,GA


David Yue, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD


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