Meet the Team
JGA Team
Carole Bakhos
Denver, CO
Brittany Cardoza
Washington, D.C.
Christina Janes
Sacramento, CA
Larry Farris
Sacramento, CA
Kayla Saavedra
Sacramento, CA
An International Dream Team
PPP2R5D Researchers
Top researchers from around the globe are assembling to examine the link between known PPP2R5D, PPP2R5C, and PPP2R1A gene variations identified in children and neurodevelopmental disorders including autism, intellectual disabilities, behavioral challenges and seizures.
The international team of human geneticists, neurologists, psychologists, biochemists, protein modelers, model organism researchers and cancer biologists aim to study the mechanism of the gene variation to gain a deeper understanding and develop possible treatments for the future.
Scientific Team
Dr. Wendy Chung, MD, PhD
Columbia University
Dr. Ghayda Mirzaa, MD
Seattle Children's Hospital
Dr. Veerle Janssens, PhD
KU, Leuven
Dr. Richard Honkanen, PhD
University of South Alabama
Dr. Stefan Strack, PhD
University of Iowa
Dr. Yongna Xing, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Brian Wadzinski, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Dr. Houhui (Hugh) Xia, PhD
University of Rochester
Dr. Kyle Fink, PhD
UC Davis Neurology and
Institute of Regenerative Cures
Dr. Jan Nolta, PhD
UC Davis Institute
for Regenerative Cures
