Name and Degree Subsequent Positions Current Employment/Organization Current Title
Valérie Allamand, Ph.D. (1996-2000) Research Investigator, INSERM Institute de Myologie, Paris, France INSERM, Institute de Myologie, Paris, France Group Leader
Rita Barresi, Ph.D. (1998-2004) Associate, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of IA NSCT Diagnostic & Advisory Service for Rare Neuromuscular Diseases, Muscle Immunoanalysis Unit, Dental Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Consultant Clinical Scientist and Head of Muscle Immunoanalysis Unit
Aaron Beedle, Ph.D.
(2003-2008)
Associate, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA SUNY Binghamton University, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghampton, NY Vice-Chair and Associate Professor
Daniel Beltran, Ph.D. 
(2004-2013)
Associate, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Invitae, San Francisco, CA Lead of Metabolic Operations
Oxana Beskrovanya-
Ibraghimov
, Ph.D. 
(1990-1994)
Senior Scientist, Genzyme Corporation
Framingham, MA
Dyne Therapeutics, Waltham, MA Senior Vice President, Head of Research
Gloria Biddlecome, Ph.D. (1997-1999) Research Scientist I, Amgen, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA 
 
Research Scientist II, Amgen, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA
Summer Stream Homes, LLC, Bakersfield, CA Self-employed
Chien-Chang Chen, Ph.D.
(1998-2004)
Assistant Research
Fellow, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan Director, Department of International Affairs and Research Fellow
Ronald Cohn, M.D.
(1998-2001)
Chief, Division of Clinical and Metablic Genetics

Co-Director, Center for Genetic Medicine Senior Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children

Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics
University of Toronto, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Center for Genetic Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada President & CEO of The Hospital for Sick Children
Ramon Coral-Vasquez, Ph.D.
(1996-1999)
Research Associate, Unidad de Investigacion Medica en Genetica Humana, Hospital de Pediatria, Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI-IMSS, Mexico

Head of Genomic Medicine Division, National Medicine School-IPN, Mexico
Escuela Superior de Medicina, Intituto Politenico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico Senior Researcher
Rachelle Crosbie, Ph.D.
(1995-1999)
Associate Professor, UCLA, Dept. of Integrative Biology and Physiology Los Angeles, CA

Assistant Professor, UCLA, Dept. of Physiological Science Los Angeles, CA
UCLA, Dept. of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Los Angeles, CA
Professor and Chair, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Jessica de Greef, Ph.D. (2010-2015) Senior Researcher, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands  Senior Researcher
Michel De Waard, Ph.D.
(1991-1995)
Laboratory Director, INSERM, Lab Canaux Calciques Grenoble, France

INSERM, Lab Canaux Calciques Grenoble, France

Group Leader, Neuroscience Institute of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Institute of Thorax, Nantes, France Group Leader
Franck Duclos, Ph.D.
(1994-1998)
Research Investigator I, Bristol-Myers Squibb Princeton, NJ

Research Investigator II, Bristol-Myers Squibb Princeton, NJ

Senior Research Investigator, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute Pennington, NJ
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Pennington, NJ Principal Scientist
Madeleine Durbeej-Hjalt, Ph.D.
(1997-2001)
Assistant Professor, University of Lund, Dept. of Cell and
Molecular Biology Lund, Sweden
Lund University, Dept. of Experimental Medical Science, Lund, Sweden Professor
Toru Egashira, M.D./Ph.D. (1989-1992) Assistant Professor, Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan Assistant Professor
James M. Ervasti, Ph.D.
(1989-1992)
Professor, University of Wisconsin, Dept. of Physiology
Madison, WI
Univeristy of Minnesota, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Paul and Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center, Minneapolis, MN Professor; Research Director
Ricardo Felix, M.D./Ph.D. 
(1995-1998)
Investigator, Cinvestav – IPN
Mexico City, Mexico
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic, Department of Cell Biology, Mexico City, Mexico Professor
Elena Gersten, M.D./Ph.D.
(2005-2008)
Medical Resident Physician, Department of Pathology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN East Tennessee State University, Department of Pathology, Johnson City, TN Clinical Assistant Professor
Severine Groh, Ph.D.
(2001-2008)
Assistant Research Scientist, Curt Sigmund Lab, Department of Cardiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Delta State University, Division of Biological and Physical Sciences, Cleveland, MS Assistant Professor
Matthew Goddeeris, Ph.D. (2007-2014) Scientist, Translational Biology, Mitokyne, Inc., Cambridge, MA

Senior Scientist, Translational Biology, Mitokyne, Inc., Cambridge, MA

Sr. Principal Scientist, Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Waltham, MA

Director of Research, Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Waltham, MA
   
Renzhi Han, Ph.D.
(2003-2009)
Assistant Professor, Loyola, Dept. of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Maywood, IL Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH Associate Professor
Yuji Hara, Ph.D.
(2005-2012)
Tenure-track associate professor, Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (TIIMS) Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Kyoto, Japan Associate Professor
Michael Henry, Ph.D.
(1995-1999)
Senior Scientist, Cancer Biology and Genetics, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cambridge, MA

Associate Professor, Depart& Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 
University of Iowa, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Iowa City, IA Professor, Deputy Director for Research, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kate Holt, Ph.D.
(1995-2000)
Vice President of Business Development, KemPharm, Inc.

Director of Molecular Genetics Lexicon Genetics Inc., The Woodlands, TX

Senior Director of Molecular Genetics Lexicon Genetics Inc., The Woodlands, TX

CEO, Memcine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Iowa City, IA

Director Business Development, Enzo Life Sciences

Research Health Science Specialist, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa Ciy, IA

Director, Viral Vector Core Facility, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA

Director Business & Technology Development, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Durham, NC
Locus Biosciences, Inc.  Senior Director Eukaryotic Research 
William Horne, Ph.D.
(1988)
Associate Professor, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Associate Professor
Toshiaki Imagawa, Ph.D.
(1985-1989)
Associate Professor, Hokkaido University, Dept. of Chemistry, Japan Hokkaido University, Dept. of Chemistry, Japan Associate Professor
Kei-ichiro Inamori, Ph.D.
(2006-2013)
Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan Associate Professor
Daniel Jung, Ph.D.
(1993-1996)
Research Scientist 
and Adjunct Professor, Héma-Québec Recherche & Development and Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Laval University, Hema-Quebec Research & Development, Quebec, Canada Associate Professor
Motoi Kanagawa , Ph.D.
(2001-2005)
Lecturer, Department of Medical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Cardiovascular Medicine, Japan

Associate, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, IA

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Japan

Division of Molecular Brain Science, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Associate Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Cardiovascular Medicine, Japan
Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology and Pharmacology, Ehime, Japan Professor
Karl-Heinz Krause, Ph.D.
(1989)
Professor, Belle Idee
Switzerland
Belle Idee
Switzerland
Professor
Yvonne Kobayashi, Ph.D.
(2000-2004)
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Associate

ARMGO Pharma, Inc., Tarrytown, NY

Principal Research Scientist, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN
Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN Senior Director, Emerging Technology & Innovation
Kazuhiro Kobuke,Ph.D.
(2003-2009)
Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osakasayama City, Japan

Lecturer, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osakasayama City, Japan
Kandai University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka, Japan Instructor
Hajime Kusano, Ph.D.
(2000-2005)
Principle Scientist, Asahi Kasei Pharma, Department of Pharmacology, Shizuoka, Japan

Senior Scientist, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Nagoya Laboratories, Taketoyo, Japan
Business Development and Licensening, Tokyo, Japan Manager
Connie Lebakken, Ph.D.
(1997-2001)
Scientist in Protein Purification, PanVera Corporation, Madison, WI

Group Leader in Protein Purification, PanVera Corporation, Madison, WI

Manufacturing Manager, Pan Vera LLC/Invitrogen Corporation, Madison, WI

Staff Scientist, Life Technologies Corporation, Primary Stem Cell Sytems, Research & Development, Madison, WI
Stem Pharm, Inc., Madison, WI  President and Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Levy, Ph.D. (2008-2016) Coalition to Cure Calpain 3, Bryn Mawr, PA Coalition to Cure Calpain 3, Bryn Mawr, PA Scientific Director
John Lueck, Ph.D. (2008-2014) Assistant Professor, University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Rochester, NY University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Rochester, NY Assistant Professor
Kiichiro Matsumura, M.D.
(1990-1993)
Associate Professor, Teikyo University Medical School,
Dept. of Neurology, Tokyo, Japan
Teikyo University Medical School,
Dept. of Neurology, Tokyo, Japan
Professor
Daniel Michele, Ph.D.
(2000-2004)
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Dept. Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Ann Arbor, MI

Division of Molecular Medicine, Genetics Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Ann Arbor, MI Professor and Graduate Program Director
Kay Ohlendieck, Ph.D.
(1989-1991)
Professor and Head, National University of Ireland, Dept. of Biology
Maynooth, Ireland
National University of Ireland, Dept. of Biology
Maynooth, Ireland
Professor and Chair
Jan Parys, Ph.D.
(1990-1992)
Professor and Head, Katholieke University, Dept. of Physiology, Leuven, Belgium University of Leuven, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Leuven, Belgium Professor and 
Head
Federica Piccolo, Ph.D.
(1998-2002)
Project Manager, Fidia Advanced Biopolymers Abano Terme, Italy

BM3S, European Project Manager, Italy

Grant Writer and Project Manager, Salvazzano Dentro, Italy
Guido Berlucchi Foundation
Brescia, Italy
 
Funding Programme Manager
Erik Rader, Ph.D.
(2006-2012)
West Virginia, Postdoctoral Fellow

Associate Service Fellow, Muscle Pathomechanics, Research Team, Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV
MNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV Associate Service Fellow
Steve Roberds, Ph.D.
(1992-1995)
Senior Principal
Scientist, Senior Principal
Scientist
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, Silver Spring, MD Chief Scientific Officer
Fumiaki Saito, M.D./Ph.D.
(1999-2002)
Instructor and Chief Researcher, Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Instructor, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Associate Professor
Yoshiaki Saito, M.D./Ph.D. 
(2003-2004)
Chief of Outpatient Clinic, Department of Neurology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan

Research Scientist, Yokohama Ryoiku-Iryo Center, Dept. Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology, Yokohama, Japan

Assistant Professor, Department of Child Neurology, Insitute of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Neurology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan Chief of Inpatient Ward
Junshi Sakamoto, Ph.D.
(1989-1991)
Associate Professor, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Dept. of
Biochemical Eng. and Science, Japan

Kyushu Institute of Technology, Dept. of
Biochemical Eng. and Science, Associate Professor, Japan
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Iizuka, Fukuoka-ken, Japan Professor
Jakob Satz, Ph.D.
(2007-2009)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Susan L. Ackerman Lab, HHMI, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME Susan L. Ackerman Lab, HHMI, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME Postdoctoral Fellow
Victoria Scott, Ph.D.
(1994-1996)
Biology Group
Leader, Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, IL

Senior Biology Group Leader, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL
Abbott Laboratories, Abbot Park, IL Principal Research Scientist
Volker Straub, M.D./Ph.D.
(1995-1998)
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Essen, Germany

Harold Macmillan Chair of Medicine and Professor, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Institute of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre
MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases at Newcastle
Harold Macmillan 
Professor of Medicine and
Director, The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre
MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases at Newcastle
Yoshihide Sunada,
M.D./Ph.D.
(1993-1996)
Professor, Kawasaki Medical School, Dept. of Neurology
Okayama, Japan
Kawasaki Medical School, Dept. of Neurology
Okayama, Japan
Vice Dean and Professor
Barry Timms, M.D./Ph.D.
(1985-1988)
Professor, University of South Dakota, Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Vermillion, SD University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Vermillion, SD Professor
Rolf Turk Ph.D. (2005-2014) Research Scientist I, Molecular Genetics Division, Integrate DNA Technologies (IDT), Coralville, IA  Integrate DNA Technologies (IDT), Coralville, IA  Research Scientist I, Molecular Genetics Division
Tobias Willer, Ph.D. 
(2004-2013)
Associate, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Staff Scientist, Metabolic and Muscle Disease Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY
Amicus Therapeutics, Philadelphia, PA  Principal Investigator
Derrick Witcher, Ph.D.
(1991-1995)
Senior Scientist, Eli Lilly & Co. Indianapolis, IN

Eli Lilly & Co. Indianapolis, IN
Lilly Research Laboratory, Indianapolis, IN Senior Research Advisor
Hiroki Yamada, M.D.
(1996-1999)
Assistant Professor, Teikyo University School of Medicine,
Tokyo, Japan
Division of Internal Medicine and Divsion of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan Neurologist in Chief and Division Chief
Takahiro Yonekawa, M.D./Ph.D.(2014-2018) Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Mie, Japan Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Mie, Japan  
Takako Yoshida-Moriguchi, Ph.D.
(2003-2010)
Associate, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, IA

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Senior Scientist, Rare Neuromuscular Disease Group, Sanofi Genzyme

Group Head, Rare Neuromuscular Disease Group, Sanofi
Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc., Cambridge MA Director