The strength of the Rett Syndrome Research Trust lies in its leadership, which includes key contributors to the field of Rett research.

Adrian P. Bird, Ph.D.
Professor of Genetics, University of Edinburgh
Director, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology
Deputy Chair, Wellcome Trust

Monica Coenraads
Co-Founder, Executive Director

Heidi Epstein

Ingrid Love Harding
Co-Founder
Founder and President, Girl Power 2 Cure, Inc.

Lawrence Mattis
Founder, Circle of Confusion

Scientific Advisory Board

Adrian P. Bird, Ph.D.
Professor of Genetics, University of Edinburgh
Director, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology
Deputy Chair, Wellcome Trust

J. Michael Bishop, Ph.D.
Chancellor University of California San Francisco
Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Distinguished Professor
Nobel Laureate

Geoff Duyk, M.D., Ph.D.
Managing Director, TPG Growth

Fred H. Gage, Ph.D.
Professor, Laboratory of Genetics, Salk Institute of Biological Studies

Michael E. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Chair,  Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience

Franz F. Hefti, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals

David M. Katz, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University

Christopher Lipinski, Ph. D.
Melior Discovery, Inc.

Gail Mandel, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Vollum Institute
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Professor and Chairman, Department of Biochemistry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Luis F. Parada, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Developmental Biology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Axel Unterbeck, Ph.D.
Oxford Bioscience Partners

Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D.
Professor, Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics,
Pediatrics, Neurology, & Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Jan & Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Professional Advisory Council

James N. Gianopulos
Chairman and CEO, Fox Filmed Entertainmnt

Ann Gianopulos
Marketing Consultant, Amplitude Consulting

Jonathan Epstein
President, Hackman Capital Partners

Stephen Levit
Executive Vice President, Chief Creative Officer, McCann

Doris Tulcin
Founder, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Lord Christopher Wellesley
Director Institutional Trading, Tristone Capital

Banner image - Neurons in the dentate gyrus (part of the hippocampus) of a genetically modified "brainbow mouse". The image is taken using a confocal microscope. 
Photograph courtesy of Jean Livet/Nature