WHO WE ARE
Organisation & Scientific Advisors
Dr. med. Arsho Rad
Arsho Rad, MD. MSc. MA, is a medical doctor, clinical and aviation psychologist, the Founder and current Executive Director of the Ataxia Foundation.
Prof. Dr. Mark Payne
Mark R. Payne, MD. FAAP, FACC. Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Riley Hospital for Children Wells Center for Pediatric Research Indiana University of Medicine.
Dr. Louise Corben
Louise Corben, MD, PhD., is an Associate Professor, research Fellow at Genetic Health Research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI).
Prof. Dr. David Lynch
David R. Lynch, MD. PhD., a Professor of Neurology, is an attending Physician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and is a world renowned expert on FA.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Seijersen
Thomas Seijersen, MD. Ph.D., is a Professor in neuropediatrics with a particular main focus on neuromuscular diseases at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, Scandinavia.
Prof. Dr. Steven J. Gray
Steven Gray, Ph.D., in Molecular Biology, an Associate Professor at the Department of Pediatrics, UTSW. He has pioneered gene therapy treatments for various rare neurological diseases.
Dr. Ryan Butler
Ryan Butler, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UTSW. His research focuses on developing gene therapies for neurological conditions.
