HHV-6 FOUNDATION - Key Persons
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- Assistant Professor / University of Washington
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- Associate Professor / Medical College of Wisconsin / USA
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- Associate Professor / Karolinska Institute / Sweden
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- Associate Professor / Karolinksa Institute / Sweden
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research ( INSERM ) France
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- Professor & Division Chief / University of Washington & Seattle
Danny received his Master's in Medical Sciences from Alpert Medical School of Brown University and was formerly a Research Affiliate in the Attention Lab at UCSB. He received his BS in Biopsychology with Honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Danny led a study that sought to use attentional deficits to predict Alzheimer's Disease and is interested in understanding the effects of HHV-6 on the brain.
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- Foundation Staff Member
- Scientific Director
- Vice President
A medical student At Baylor College of Medicine, Harrison is a research associate and newsletter writer for the HHV-6 Foundation and works with physicians on literature reviews relating to HHV-6. He previously studied biochemistry at University of Texas.
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- Department Head / Iwata City Hospital / Department of Dermatology / Japan
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- Foundation Staff Member
- Special Projects Manager
Jason Stanley - Conference Administrator Jason Stanley holds a BA in Legal Studies from UC Berkeley and handles most general IT and day-to-day tasks for the foundation. He is an avid woodworker and can often be found cruising the surf on a stand-up paddleboard.
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- Foundation Staff Member
- Vice President
- Repository Manager
- Vice President / HHV - 6 Foundation
Jill Chase - Vice President Jill brings an extensive background in clinical research and administration to the Foundation. With graduate degrees in Neuroscience and Neuropsychology and a Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Jill worked on multi-site clinical trials at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York while teaching at Columbia University and managed clinical trial studies for a medical device company in Santa Barbara. Jill has worked at the HHV-6 Foundation since 2007, coordinating international research collaborations and managing the HHV-6 & 7 repository with the Scientific Director. She also developed the protocol and IRB proposal to establish the ciHHV-6 repository and registry, which she manages.
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- Assistant Professor / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Judith Anderson - Advisor & Patient Advocate Judith is a sales and marketing consultant in the technology industry who brings her skills to the Foundation to assist with researcher collaborations, outreach, planning, marketing and patient advocacy.
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- Executive Director
- Foundation Staff Member
- President
- Co - Founder and Executive Director of the Foundation
Kristin is the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Foundation. A graduate of Wellesley and Harvard Business School, Kristin was a publishing and marketing executive before devoting herself full-time to non-profit activities. Kristin directs the HHV-6 Foundation staff, administers the Foundation's advocacy and initiates research collaborations along with the Scientific Director.
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- Member of the International Organizing Committee
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- Foundation Staff Member
- Senior Advisor
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- Professor of Medicine / Oita University
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- Member of the International Organizing Committee
- Professor of Medicine / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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- Chairman of the Board
- Founder of Eliassen Group, Inc
Mona is the founder of Eliassen Group, Inc., an industry leader in the IT consulting and staffing industry. Chosen as a finalist in 1998 for Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year," Mona has since been inducted into the Women's Business "Hall of Fame" and selected as Incentive Magazine's "Motivator of the Year." Mona earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Boston University.
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- Associate Professor / University of Ferrara / Department of Medical Sciences / Italy
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- Foundation Staff Member
- Office Manager
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- Chief of Viral Immunology / National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke / USA
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- Professor and Chair / Fujita Health University School of Medicine / Japan
A graduate of Tulane Medical School, Tuan is currently an internal medicine resident at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. Tuan has published a number of papers on HHV-6 including a meta-analysis on HHV6B reactivation and subsequent aGVHD, a review of HHV-6B in liver transplantation and a review of the role of HHV-6B infection on T cell reconstitution.
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- Associate Professor / Fujita Health University School of Medicine / Japan