Committees

The Society encourages all members to participate in the life of the society by taking an active role on a committee. If you are interested, please contact the committees for further information.

Vision and Visibility

This is a presidential committee. The role of this committee is to evaluate adherence to the society mission/vision, spearhead new initiatives in line with the vision, and increase visibility of the society. This committee also conducts research/assessment of how FIT’NG fits within the broader context of academic societies and develop new relationships and maintain/strengthen existing relationships with stakeholders in order to increase the Society’s outreach and support its initiatives.

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Courtney Filippi (Chair)

New York University

Jerod M. Rasmussen (Co-Chair)

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Lindsay Bowman

University of California Davis

Chiara Bulgarelli

Birkbeck, University of London

Sam McCann

King's College London

Joscelin Rocha Hidalgo

Pennsylvania State University

Sam Wass

University of east london

Sobana Wijeakumar

University of Nottingham

Communications Committee

The committee serves to coordinate communications between FIT’NG, its membership, and the public on matters central to the Society’s vision and mission. The committee advises the board on developing and executing a communication strategy consistent with the Society’s values and priority goals as well as administering and overseeing the website and other Society related electronic/print communications including social media and listerv.

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Tara Rutter (Co-chair)

Oregon Health & Science University

Sahar Ahmad (Co-chair)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Gavkhar Abdurokhmonova

University of Maryland

Olivia Allison (Trainee Liaison)

University of Virginia

Holly Bradley

University of Toronto, Mississauga

Claudia Lugo-Candelas

Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute

Roxane Licandro

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Medical University of Vienna

Alice Massera

NYU Langone Health

Ogy Nwana

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Kelly Vaughn

Children’s Learning Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Trainee Committee

The Trainee Committee represents the postdocs and students of FIT’NG. Its goals are to organize professional development activities for students and postdocs, ad-hoc networking opportunities based on research interests, and international collaborations between trainees. The committee manages FIT’NG Together events.

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Áine Travers Dineen (Chair)

Trinity College Dublin

Shelby Leverett (Co Chair)

Washington University in St Louis

Juliette Champaud

University College London

Claudia Adelita Carreno

Virginia Tech

Istvan N Huszar

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Olivia Allison

University of Virginia

Emily M Chen

Stanford University

Huili Sun

Yale University

Marta Korom

University of Delaware

Paige Nelson

University of Iowa

Emma Margolis

Northeastern University

Tristan Yates

Columbia University

2025 Scientific Program Committee

The Scientific Program Committee works to organize the annual conference. Committee leadership select the content of the conference, and organize the review process.

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Nadege Roche-Labarbe (co-chair)

University of Caen Normandy

Lindsey Powell (co-chair)

University of California, San Diego

Tomoki Arichi (board liaison)

King's College London

Paige Nelson (Trainee Liaison)

University of Iowa

Emily M Chen (Trainee Liaison)

Stanford University

Kiho Im

Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital

Sobanawartiny Wijeakumar

University of Nottingham

Rebecca Schwarlzlose

Washington University in St. Louis

Reviewers

Marta Korom, Trainee Liaison, University of Delaware
Lauren Emberson, University of British Columbia
Emily Jones, Birkbeck University of London
Ana Namburete, University of Oxford
Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz, INSERM
Nora Moog, Charité
Ashok Panigrahy, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Wei Gao, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Elizabeth Norton, Northwestern University
Courtney Filippi, New York University
Natasha Marrus, Washington University
Cameron Ellis, Yale University
Gang Li, University of North Carolina
Duan Xu, University of California at San Francisco
Robert Hermosillo, University of Minnesota
Jana Hutter, King’s College London
Elina Thomas, University of Vermont
Cynthia Rogers, Washington University

Scholarly Works Committee

The role of this committee is to spearhead and/or facilitate the realization and dissemination of scholarly works (i.e., collaborative papers, book chapters, symposia/presentations, and other forms of scientific communication) that advance the FIT’NG mission and vision. We also work closely with FIT’NG members to seek grant funding (for example, NIH training-related programs) for FIT’NG initiatives.

We are here to support any FIT’NG member who has an idea for a scholarly work. Please reach out to learn how we can help.

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M Catalina Camacho (Co-Chair)

Washington University St. Louis

Sarah Shultz (Co-Chair)

Emory University

Dustin Scheinost (Co-Chair)

Yale University

Brittany Howell (Board Liaison)

Virginia Tech

Emma Margolis (Trainee Liaison)

Northeastern University

Sustainability and Advancement Committee

The committee focuses on securing funding to ensure FIT’NG’s long-term financial stability. By identifying and pursuing grants, sponsorships, and other opportunities, the committee works to build a strong financial foundation for the society’s future initiatives and growth.

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