DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

FY25 Programmatic Panel:

Jennifer French, MBA (Chair)
Neurotech Network

Linda Bambrick, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Timothy Brindle, Ph.D.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Kenneth Curley, M.D.
Operational Medical Systems, Defense Health Agency

Jeffrey East
Paralyzed Veterans of America

Naomi Kleitman, Ph.D.
The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

Col. Randall McCafferty, M.D., U.S. Air Force Retired
El Mirador Surgery Center

Kasey Moritz, Ph.D.
Biological Systems Portfolio, Defense Health Agency

Vanessa Noonan, M.S., Ph.D., P.T.
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute

Cmdr. Paul Porensky, M.D., U.S. Navy
Naval Medical Center San Diego

Jason Stoffer
Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

Keith E. Tansey, M.D., Ph.D., FASNR, FASIA
Methodist Rehabilitation Center

J. Andrew Taylor, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School

Last updated Wednesday, March 12, 2025