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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

FY25 Programmatic Panel

Sharon Hesterlee, Ph.D. (Chair)
Muscular Dystrophy Association

Aaron Beedle, Ph.D.
Binghamton University

Emily Carifi, Ph.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Emma Ciafaloni, M.D.
University of Rochester Medical Center

Patricia Furlong
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

Lt Col Michele Gatheridge, M.D., U.S. Air Force Reserve
San Antonio Military Medical Center

Huiqing Li, M.D., Ph.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Debra Miller
CureDuchenne

Lee Sweeney, Ph.D.
University of Florida

Last updated Wednesday, September 17, 2025