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Research Coordination Network
Steering Committee

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​Seung Yon Rhee,
PhD

Carnegie Institution for Science

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Ken Birnbaum,
​PhD

New York University​

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Julia Bailey-Serres,
PhD

University of California, Riverside
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Siobhan Brady,
​PhD

University of California, Davis

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​David Ehrhardt,
​PhD

Carnegie Institution for Science

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Marisa Otegui,
PhD

University of Wisconsin
​
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Nicholas Provart,
​PhD

University of Toronto
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2021-2022
Research Coordination Network Committees

Click on the committee names below to learn more about the PCA RCN committee members.

Communications Committee
Committee Lead
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Selena Rice,
​PhD

Carnegie Institution for Science
Committee Members
  • Kevin Cox (Donald Danforth Center, USA)
  • Luigi Di Costanzo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
  • Tie Liu (University of Florida, USA)
  • Maria (Maite) Teresa Saura Sanchez (VIB-U Ghent, Belgium)
Computation, Modeling, & AI Committee
Committee Lead
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Shao-shan Carol Huang, PhD
New York University

Committee Members
  • George Bassel (University of Warwick, UK)
  • Stefania Giacomello (SciLifeLab, Sweden)
  • Cornelia Hooper (University of Western Australia, Australia)
  • Dae Kwan Ko (Michigan State University, USA)
  • Mao Li (Donald Danforth Center, USA)
  • Terri Long (North Carolina State University, USA)
  • Kangmei Zhao (Carnegie Institution for Science, USA)
Comparative Biology & Evolution Committee
Committee Lead
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TBD
TBD
Committee Members
  • José Dinneny (Stanford University, USA)
  • Andrew Farmer (National Center for Genome Resources, USA)
  • Aman Husbands (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
  • Lachezar Nikolov (Indiana University, USA)
  • Gergo Palfalvi (Max Planck Institute, Germany)
  • Clay Wright (Virginia Polytechnic University, USA)
Data Management Committee
Committee Lead
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Benjamin Cole,
​PhD

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Committee Members
  • Rob Davey (Earlham Institute, UK)
  • Luigi Di Costanzo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
  • Fabio Gomez Cano (Michigan State University, USA)
  • Andrew Farmer (National Center for Genome Resources, USA)
  • Maria (Maite) Teresa Saura Sanchez (VIB-U Ghent, Belgium)
  • Rachel Shahan (Duke University, USA)
Data Infrastructure Committee
Committee Lead
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Noah Fahlgren,
​PhD

Donald Danforth Center
Committee Members
  • George Bassel (University of Warwick, UK)
  • Alex Borowsky (University of California, Riverside, USA)
Imaging Committee
Committee Lead
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Kirk Czymmek,
​PhD

Donald Danforth Center
Committee Co-Lead
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Michelle Facette,
​PhD

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Committee Members
  • Christopher Anderton (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
  • Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso (University of Leeds, UK)
  • Tessa Burch-Smith (Donald Danforth Center, USA)
  • Georgia Drakakaki (University of California, Davis, USA)
  • David Ehrhardt (Carnegie Institute for Science, USA)
  • Suryatapa Ghosh (Claremont McKenna College, USA)
  • Kun Huang (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA)
  • Charlotte Kirchhelle (ENS Lyon, France)
  • Heather McFarlane (University of Toronto, Canada)
  • Marc Libault (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA)
  • Batthula Vijaya Lakshmi Vadde (Cornell University, USA)
Metabolomics Committee
Committee Lead
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Christopher Anderton, PhD
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Committee Members
  • Amir Ahkami (Pacific Northwest National Lab, USA)
  • Sibongile Mafu (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
  • Toshihiro Obata (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA)
Outreach Committee
Committee Lead
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Selena Rice,
​PhD

Carnegie Institution for Science
Committee Members
  • Kevin Cox (Donald Danforth Center, USA)
  • Margaret Frank (Cornell University, USA)
  • Terry Jackson (Jaxsun Enterprises, USA)
  • Elena Lazarus (Carnegie Institution for Science, USA)
  • Sam Leiboff (Oregon State University, USA)
Phenomics Committee
Committee Lead
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Margaret Frank,
​PhD

Cornell University


Committee Members
  • Amir Ahkami (Pacific Northwest National Lab, USA)
  • Noah Fahlgren (Donald Danforth Center, USA)
  • Mao Li (Donald Danforth Center, USA)
  • R. Glen Uhrig (University of Alberta, Canada)
Proteomics Committee
Committee Lead
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R. Glen Uhrig,
​PhD

University of Alberta​

Committee Members
  • Amir Ahkami (Pacific Northwest National Lab, USA)
  • Devang Mehta (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
  • Justin Walley (Iowa State University, USA)
  • Zhiyong Wang (Carnegie Institution for Science, USA)
  • Shouling Xu (Carnegie Institution for Science, USA)
Rubrics Committee
Committee Lead
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Ken Birnbaum,
​PhD

New York University​

Committee Members
  • Julia Baliey-Serres (University of California, Riverside, USA)
  • Jennifer Brophy (Stanford University, USA)
  • Benjamin Cole (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
  • Stefania Giacomello (SciLifeLab, Sweden)
  • Kaisa Kajala (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
  • Lachezar Nikolov (Indiana University, USA)
Single-cell Sequencing Committee
Committee Lead
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Marc Libault,
​PhD

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Committee Members
  • Benjamin Cole (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
  • Kevin Cox (Donald Danforth Center, USA)
  • Stefania Giacomello (SciLifeLab, Sweden)
  • Fabio Gomez Cano (Michigan State University, USA)
  • Gergo Palfalvi (Max Planck Institute, Germany)
  • Rachel Shahan (Duke University, USA)
  • Batthula Vijaya Lakshmi Vadde (Cornell University, USA)
  • Shouling Xu (Carnegie Institution for Science, USA)
Systems & Synthetic Biology Committee
Committee Lead
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Jennifer Brophy,
​PhD

Stanford University

Committee Members
  • George Bassel (University of Warwick, UK)
  • Alex Borowsky (University of California, Riverside, USA)
  • Cesar Cuevas-Velazquez (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México)
  • Cornelia Hooper (University of Western Australia, Australia)
  • Marc Libault (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA)
  • Shelley Lumba (University of Toronto, Canada)
  • Thelma Madzima (University of Washington Bothell, USA)
  • Jennifer Mortimer (University of Adelaide, Australia)
  • Nicola Patron (Earlham Institute, UK)
  • Clay Wright (Virginia Polytechnic University, USA)
  • Shouling Xu (Carnegie Institution for Science, USA)
  • Kangmei Zhao (Carnegie Institution for Science, USA)
Training & Networking Committee
Committee Lead
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Sam Leiboff, PhD
Oregon State University
Committee Members
  • Luigi Di Costanzo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
  • José Dinneny (Stanford University, USA)
  • Georgia Drakakaki (University of California, Davis, USA)
  • Suryatapa Ghosh (Claremont McKenna College, USA)
  • Elizabeth Haswell (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
  • Purva Karia (Carnegie Institution for Science, USA)
  • Thelma Madzima (University of Washington Bothell, USA)
  • Jennifer Mortimer (University of Adelaide, Australia)
  • R. Glen Uhrig (University of Alberta, Canada)
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