Board of Governors Gene Therapeutics Research Institute Team
The Board of Governors Gene Therapeutics Research Institute is co-directed by Pedro R. Lowenstein, MD, PhD, and Maria G. Castro, PhD, both internationally recognized leaders in gene therapeutics research. They lead a dynamic team of experienced virologists, research scientists, clinicians and molecular and imaging technologists working in the exciting frontier of gene therapy.
Our Expert Team
 Pedro R. Lowenstein, MD, PhD Director, Board of Governors - Gene Therapeutics Research Institute |  Maria Castro, PhD Co-Director, Board of Governors Gene Therapeutics Research Institute |
 Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD Principal Investigator and Neurosurgeon Pain Research Lab |  Susan Hansen Management Assistant |
 Marianela Candolfi, VMD, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher |  Ivan B. Di Stefano Research Associate II |
 Kurt Kroeger Research Associate III |  Chunyan Liu Research Associate II |
 Mariana Puntel, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher |  Weidong Xiong, MD Research Scientist I |
 A.K.M. Ghulam Muhammad, MBBS., Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher |  Jieping Yang, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher |
 Nicholas Sanderson, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher |  Kader Yagiz, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher |
 Robert Barrett, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher |  Jean-Philippe Vit, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher |
 Christopher Sundberg Research Associate II |  Maksim Khayznikov Research Associate II |
 Naiyou Liu,PhD Postdoctoral Researcher |  Jonathan Lerner Research Assistant |
 David Foulad Research Assistant |  Hikmat Assi Research Assistant |
