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Combined Injury Symposium: Models, Mechanisms, and Countermeasures

April 5, 2012, symposium sponsored by:
The Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland. To learn more about the symposium, please contact symposium chairman, Dr. Juliann G. Kiang (e-mail or 301-295-1076), or symposium officer-in-charge, LT Joshua M. Swift (e-mail or 301-295-1947).

Number of participants:  174

A diverse group of experts from a broad range of specialties has registered to attend the 2012 Radiation Combined Injury Symposium: Models, Mechanisms, and Countermeasures. Confirmed attendees include:

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William J. Adams, Jr., CAPT, USN
Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense in Washington, DC

Mansoor M. Ahmed, PhD
Radiation Research Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland

Aysha Akhtar, MD
Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Silver Spring, Maryland

Isaf Al-Nabulsi, PhD
U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, DC

John Alverdy, MD, FACS
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois

Ms. Amanda L. Anderson
U.S. Department of Energy in Alexandria, Virginia

Kimberly Armstrong, PhD
Chemical & Biological Technologies Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Ms. Robyn S. Ashton
Department of Transplantation, Health Resources & Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Rockville, Maryland

Ms. Mona Atkinson
Joint Program Executive Office, Chemical Biological Medical Systems at Fort Detrick, Maryland

Sunny Awe, PhD
Division of Medical Imaging, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Silver Spring, Maryland

Judith L. Bader, MD
National Cancer Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland

Ms. Elizabeth S. Barrows
Fabiani & Company in Washington, DC

Mr. Adel Baryoun
National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Dr. Tanis M. Batsel Stewart, CAPT, USN
Brigade Commander at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Marc Benderitter, PhD
Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire in Fontenay Aux Roses, France

Ramachandra K. Bhat, PhD
Air Force Medical Operations Agency in Arlington, Virginia

Siham Biade, PhD
Office of New Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Silver Spring, Maryland

William Blakely, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Daniel J. Blumenthal, PhD
Office of Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, DC

David L. Bolduc, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Cari Borrás, PhD
Consultant, Radiation Physics & Health Services in Washington, DC

James S. Bowman III, MD
Division of Transplantation, Health Resources & Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Rockville, Maryland

Itzhak Brook, MD
Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University in Washington, DC

Mr. True Burns
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Ms. Julia K. Burr
Strategy, Forces, and Resources Division; Institute for Defense Analysis in Alexandria, Virginia

Georgetta Cannon, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Darrell H. Carney, PhD
Radix Therapeutics, Inc., in Galveston, Texas

Lynnette H. Cary, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Mr. Cullen Case, Jr.
Radiation Injury Treatment Network, National Marrow Donor Program in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Benny Jun Chen, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Cellular Therapy/Bone Marrow Transplant, Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina

Kenneth D. Cliffer, PhD
Medical Countermeasure Strategy & Requirements, Office of Policy & Planning, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC

Mr. Donald Condliffe
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

John Cuellar, LTC, USA
Environmental Health & Occupational Safety, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Carl A. Curling, PhD
Strategy, Forces and Resources Division, Institute for Defense Analyses in Alexandria, Virginia

Mr. Donald "Dack" W. Dalrymple
Dalrymple & Associates, LLC, in Washington, DC

Regina Day, PhD
Department of Pharmacology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

CPT Ian Dews, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Andrea L. DiCarlo, PhD
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland

Willliam E. Dickerson, MD
Division of Medical Imaging Products, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Silver Spring, Maryland

Ms. Jennifer S. Dickey
Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Silver Spring, Maryland

Mr. Mark E. Dillon
Bio Med Sciences, Inc., in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Mrs. Laura M. DiSalvo
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Gere S. diZerega, MD
US Biotest, Inc., in San Luis Obispo, California

Uvetta Dozier, PhD
Natural Sciences Department, Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland

Dolph D. Ellefson, PhD
Neumedicines, Inc., in Pasadena, California

Thomas B. Elliott, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Ms. Christy Emond
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Alan Epstein, PhD
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland

John L. Esker, PhD
Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC

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Mrs. Lynne Fairobent
American Association of Physicists in Medicine in College Park, Maryland

Peter M. Falk, PhD
Science & Technology Manager, Defense Threat Reduction Agency in Edgewood, Maryland

Ann Farese, MD
Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland

Carolyn J. Fisher, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Mr. Dadin Fu, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Risaku Fukumoto, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Timothy K. Gallaher, PhD
Neumedicines in Pasadena, California

Michael C. Garofalo, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland

Ms. Manoshi Gayen
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Sanchita P. Ghosh, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Amanda M. Gillum, PhD
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc., in Newtown, Pennsylvania

John R. Gilstad, CAPT, USN, MD
Head of Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Ronald E. Goans, MD
MJW Corporation in Clinton, Tennessee

Ms. Manijeh N. Goldberg
Privo Technologies/MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Nikolai V. Gorbunov, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Robert M. Gougelet, MD
New England Center for Emergency Preparedness, Dartmouth Medical School in Lebanon, New Hampshire

Marcy B. Grace, PhD
Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC

Raymond A. Guilmette
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ms. Paridhi Gupta
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Cam Ha, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Richard Hatchett, PhD
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC

Ileana Hauge, Maj, USAF
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Tom Hu, PhD
Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC

Carol Iddins, MD
Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Narayan Iyer, PhD
Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC

Mina Izadjoo, PhD
Diagnostics & Translational Research Center, Henry M. Jackson Foundation in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Mr. Sachin S. Jadhav
School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California

Shalini Jaiswal, PhD
Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Richard Jankosky, CPT, USN
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Olcay Y. Jones, MD, PhD
Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland

John F. Kalinich, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Juliann G. Kiang, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

John P. Kirby III, MD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri

CPT Amory L. Koch, DVM
Veterinary Sciences Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Mr. Jonathan R. Kording
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Force Health Protection & Readiness in Arlington, Virginia

Chandra C. Kumar, PhD
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc., in Newtown, Pennsylvania

Michael R. Landauer, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Ms. Kim Larson
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Zelmira Lazarova, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

James A. Lederer, MD
BWH Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts

G. David Ledney, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Richard R. Levine, PhD
Office of Research, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Andy O. Li, PhD
Applied Research Associates, Inc.

Ms. Xianghong Li
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Ms. Penny Liao
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Christopher R. Lissner, PhD
Scientific Director, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Brian E. Livingston, Capt, USAF
Military Medical Operations, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Robert Lowy, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Xinyue Lu, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

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Francesca Macchiarini, PhD
Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland

Thomas J. MacVittie, PhD
Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland

Ms. Christa Madock
Investigational New Drugs for Force Health Protection, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at Fort Detrick, Maryland

Radha K. Maheshwari, PhD
Professor of Pathology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Bert W. Maidment, PhD
DAIT/Radiation and Nuclear Countermeasures Program, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland

Ralph Marro, CDR, USN
Radiation Sciences Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Sanjeev K. Mathur, PhD
Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Michael J. McCreery, PhD
Office of the Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland

John M. McNamara, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)
Arlington, Virginia

Patrick M. Mehl, PhD
Vitreous State Laboratory, Physics Department, The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC

Prof. Dr. Viktor Meineke, COL MC
Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology in Munich, Germany

Mr. Jose A. Mendez
INOVA Medical Physics in Falls Church, Virginia

Noelle F. Metting, PhD
Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, DC

Mark Michaud, CAPT, USN
Undersea Medicine and Radiation Health, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in Washington, DC

Alexandra C. Miller, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Donald L. Miller
Center for Devices & Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Silver Spring, Maryland

Erin Milner, PhD, CPT, USA
Chemical Biological Medical Systems in Frederick, Maryland

Maria Moroni, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Nutan Mytle, PhD
Emergent Biosolutions in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Vitaly Nagy, PhD
Radiation Sciences Department-Dosimetry, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Jayasree Nath, PhD
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Maryland

Jonathan Newmark, PhD
Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical/Biological Defense, Office of the Consultant to the Surgeon General, Chemical Casualty Care, U.S. Army in Burke, Virginia

Mr. Jonathan Niszcak
Bio Med Sciences, Inc., of Allentown, Pennsylvania

Michael A. Noska, CAPT, USN
Agency Safety Coordination Team, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Silver Spring, Maryland

Dilber Nurmemet, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Mr. Darren Oldson
ARA, Inc., in Arlington, Virginia

Natalia I. Ossetrova, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Terry C. Pellmar, PhD
Principal Scientist, Applied Research Associates, in Silver Spring, Maryland

Pataje G. Prasanna, PhD
Radiation Research Program, National Cancer Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland

Adarsh Ramakumar, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Nasser Razmianfar, PhD
Radiation Safety Department, West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia

Glen Reeves, MD
Applied Research Associates, Inc. in Arlington, Virginia

Craig Refosco, Maj, USAF
National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy in Germantown, Maryland

Chen Ren, PhD
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc., in Newtown, Pennsylvania

Niloofar Rezvani, PhD
Graduate School of Nursing at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Mr. Rafael E. Rivas
Research Biologist, Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Gary L. Robinson, PhD
PhaseDesign Research in Framingham, Massachusetts

Stephen Root, PhD
Radiation Safety Department, West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia

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Mr. David J. Sandgren
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Robert Segal, MD
Discovery Laboratories, Inc., in Warrington, Pennsylvania

Anuj Sharma, PhD
Department of Pathology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Pushpa Sharma, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Mr. Matthew Sias
Operations and Emergency Management, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir, Virginia

George Sigal, PhD
Meso Scale Diagnostics in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Vijay K. Singh, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

David Smith, LtCol, USAF
U.S. Air Force Support Agency in Alexandria, Virginia

Tomoko Steen, PhD
Science, Technoloyg & Business Division, The Library of Congress in Washington, DC

Tanis Batsel Stewart, CAPT, USN, MD
Brigade Commander at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Daniela L. Stricklin, PhD
Applied Research Associates, Inc., in Arlington, Virginia

Hobbs Stuart, PhD, CPT, USA
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Joshua M. Swift, LT, USN, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Mr. Gordon Takurukura
Gaithersburg, Maryland

Radia Tamarat, PhD
Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire in Fontenay Aux Roses, France

Talin Tasciyan, PhD
ImgMed LLC in Rockville, Maryland

Mr. Michael Taylor
Radiation Oncology Department, Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia

Ms. Janice E. Teddy
AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Lawrence J. Thomas, PhD
Celldex Therapeutics in Needham, Massachusetts

Mr. Raymond Toles
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Mr. Willy A. Valdivia-Granda
Orion Integrated Biosciences, Inc., in Larchmont, New York

Ms. Anne Van der Meeren
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mr. Vilmar Villa
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Mr. Rodney L. Wallace
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC

Ping Wang, PhD
Surgical Research, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Manhasset, New York

Lynne K. Wathen, PhD
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC

Travis Watson, LTC, USA
Investigational New Drugs for Force Health Protection, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at Fort Detrick, Maryland

Joseph F. Weiss, PhD
Office of Health, Safety and Security, U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, DC

Mark H. Whitnall, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Jacqueline P. Williams, PhD
Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester in Rochester, New York

Mr. James Williams
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, DC

Grace Wong, PhD
ActoKine Therapeutics in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Ms. Laura Wong
National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland

Rosemary S. Wong, PhD
Radiotherapy Development Branch, National Cancer Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland

Mang Xiao, MD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Lucie Yang, MD, PhD
Food & Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Silver Spring, Maryland

Min Zhai, PhD
Scientific Research Department, AFRRI, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Zishan Zhao, PhD
Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Silver Spring, Maryland

To learn more about the symposium, please contact symposium chairman, Dr. Juliann G. Kiang (e-mail or 301-295-1076), or symposium officer-in-charge, LT Joshua M. Swift (e-mail or 301-295-1947).

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