Leadership | SEQUINS

BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM
"Setting Strategy and Securing Success for our Stakeholders"

SEQUINS is led by a multidisciplinary, multisectoral, multinational, and multicultural group of committed scientists and leaders

Bruce Ovbiagele, MD

President

Bruce Ovbiagele, MD

University of California, San Francisco

Lilyana Amezcua, MD

Vice President

Lilyana Amezcua, MD

University of Southern California

Morris Scantlebury, MD

Treasurer

Morris Scantlebury, MD

University of Calgary

Carolina Maciel, MD

Secretary

Carolina Maciel, MD

University of Florida

Gabriele C. De Luca, MD

Director

Gabriele C. De Luca, MD

University of Oxford

Mai Nguyen-Huynh, MD

Director

Mai Nguyen-Huynh, MD

Kaiser Permanente, Northern California

Anjail Sharrief, MD

Director

Anjail Sharrief, MD

University of Texas, Houston

Na Tosha Gatson, MD

Director

Na Tosha Gatson, MD

Indiana University

Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD

Director

Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD

Duke University

Chiadi Onyike, MD

Director

Chiadi Onyike, MD

Johns Hopkins

Meeryo Choe, MD

Director

Meeryo Choe, MD

University of California, Los Angeles

Menghis Bairu, MD

Director

Menghis Bairu, MD

Bio Usawa Biotechnology

Karen Orjuela, MD

Journal Editor-in-Chief

Karen Orjuela, MD

University of Chicago

Raelle Tagge, MPH

Chief Program Officer

Raelle Tagge, MPH

Northern California Institute for Research & Education

Committees

Membership Committee

Name	Affiliation	Role
Mai Nguyen-Huynh	Kaiser Permanente	Chair
Anjail Sharrief	UT Health Houston	Vice Chair
Bruce Ovbiagele	University of California, San Francisco	Member
Kendra Anderson	UT Health Houston	Member
Darin Johnson	University of South Carolina	Member

Program Committee

Name	Affiliation	Role
Bruce Ovbiagele	University of California, San Francisco	Chair
Lilyana Amezcua	University of Southern California	Vice Chair
Anjail Sharrief	UT Health Houston	Member
Daniel Lackland	Medical University of South Carolina	Member
Felicia Chow	University of California, San Francisco	Member
Michelle Nichols	Medical University of South Carolina	Member
Federico Rodriguez-Porcel	Medical University of South Carolina	Member
Salina Waddy	National Institutes of Health	Member
Alain Lekoubou Looti	Penn State Health	Member
Nat Tosha Gatson	Indiana University School of Medicine	Member
Cheryse Sankar	National Institutes of Health	Member
Benjamin Roy	Private Practice	Member
Daniela Pimentel Maldonado	US Food & Drug Administration	Member

Budget & Finance Committee

Name	Affiliation	Role
Morris Scantlebury	Alberta Health Services & University of Alberta	Chair
Gabriele De Luca	University of Oxford Nuffield	Vice Chair
Ka-Ho Wong	University of Utah Health	Member

Statements & Publications

Name	Affiliation	Role
Chiadi Onyike	Johns Hopkins University	Chair
Nat Tosha Gatson	Indiana University School of Medicine	Vice Chair
Oswaldo Lorenzo Betancor	University of Washington	Member
Karlo Lizarraga	University of California Los Angeles	Member
Alexis Simpkins	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Member

Education & Career Development Committee

Name	Affiliation	Role
Meeryo Choe	University of California Los Angeles	Chair
Janet Prvu Bettger	University of North Carolina	Vice Chair
Sara Hassani	Northwestern University	Member
Monica Diaz	University of North Carolina	Member
Wole Awosika	University of Cincinnati	Member
Deanna Saylor	University of North Carolina	Member

Correspondents

Name	Affiliation	Role
Ashley Madera	University of California Los Angeles	Conference Correspondent
Deanna Saylor	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Conference Correspondent
Stephanie Hayner	Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center	Conference Correspondent
Monica Diaz	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Conference Correspondent
Kimberly O'Neill	New York University Langone	Conference Correspondent
Cristina Román	Keck Medicine of University of South Carolina	Conference Correspondent
Moira Kapral	University of Toronto	Conference Correspondent

Representatives and Liaisons to Other Organizations

Name	Affiliation	Role
Kenneth Maynard	Takeda Pharmaceuticals	International Brain Research Organization
Clio Rubinos	University of North Carolina	American Neurological Association
Rachel Forman	Yale University	American Neurological Association

BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM "Setting Strategy and Securing Success for our Stakeholders"

Bruce Ovbiagele, MD

Lilyana Amezcua, MD

Morris Scantlebury, MD

Carolina Maciel, MD

Gabriele C. De Luca, MD

Mai Nguyen-Huynh, MD

Anjail Sharrief, MD

Na Tosha Gatson, MD

Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD

Chiadi Onyike, MD

Meeryo Choe, MD

Menghis Bairu, MD

Karen Orjuela, MD

Raelle Tagge, MPH

Committees

Membership Committee

Program Committee

Budget & Finance Committee

Statements & Publications

Education & Career Development Committee

Correspondents

Representatives and Liaisons to Other Organizations

Society for Equity Neuroscience

BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM
"Setting Strategy and Securing Success for our Stakeholders"