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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Paul Rutecki, M.D. (Chair)
University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Lt Col Wendy Chao, D.O.
United States Air Force 

Ben Churn, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 

Jeffrey Goodman, Ph.D.
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 

Kimberly Harding
Consumer, Epilepsy Foundation Florida 

Patty Horan
Consumer, CURE Epilepsy 

Amanda Hunt, Ph.D.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 

Laura Lubbers, Ph.D.
CURE Epilepsy 

James B. Phillips, MBA, Ph.D., PMP
Combat Casualty Care Research Program, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command 

Steven Schachter, M.D.
Harvard University 

Steve White, Ph.D.
University of Washington

Ad Hoc Programmatic Reviewers

Last updated Tuesday, September 2, 2025