Advisory Board
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Melanie Battye
SYNGAP1 Family Member
President, SYNGAP1 Foundation UK
Fundraiser
BAE Systems
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Karen Altobello, BA
SYNGAP1 Family Member
SYNGAP1 Foundation
Family Advisory Chairwoman
Private Fundraiser
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Jamie Roberston
SYNGAP1 Family Member
Assoc. Dir. Head Global Serialization
Eisai, Inc.
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Pam Cusick
Vice President
Rare Patient Voice
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Michael Chez, MD
Research Pediatric Neurologist
Sutter Health Institute
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Rodrigo Gomez, BSc, MSc
Regional Director
Veluvine B.V. (Netherlands)
Scientific Advisory Board
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Nathan Foreman, PT
Principal & Co-Founder RehabMetrics
Advisory Board Chair
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Ben Hall, Ph.D.
Director Circuit Biology Dept.
Lundbeck Pharmacuticals
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Senior Scientist
Krembil Research Institute
Associate Professor
University Health Network (UHN)
Honorary Board Members
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Nicole Merrium, BS, MBA
SYNGAP1 Family Member
Founding Board Member 2014 - 2019
Board Chairwoman 2017 - 2019
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Jojo DeBord, M.Ed.
SYNGAP1 Family Member
Board Member 2018 - 2020
Family Advisory Committee
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Candace Lerman, Esq.
Board Member 2016 - 2019
Government Affairs
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Chuck Bergamo, JD., ChSNC
SYNGAP1 Family Member
Board Chair 2019 - 2023