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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Robert Kimberly, M.D. (Chair)
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine

Cindy Coney, M.S.
Lupus Foundation of America

Col. Jess Edison, M.D., U.S. Army
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Gary Gilkeson, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina

Alison Lee, B.S.
Lupus Research Alliance

Roger Levy, M.D., Ph.D.
GlaxoSmithKline

Susan Manzi, M.D., MPH
Allegheny Health Network

Timothy Niewold, M.D., FACR
Hospital for Special Surgery

Andras Perl, M.D., Ph.D.
State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Last updated Wednesday, September 3, 2025