GASND

Yun Li, Current President 2027

Wanli Smith, Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Xin Qi, Elected President 2028

Michael K. Lee, Past President 2026

Xiongwei Zhu, Chair of the GASND advisory board
Xinglong Wang, Secretary
Mali Jiang, Treasure

Director of Board: Xiongwei Zhu, Ph.D., Professor
Case Western Reserve University, USA
Co-Director of Board: Wanli W. Smith, MD., Ph.D. Professor
Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Xinglong Wang, Ph.D., Professor
College of Medicine, University Nebraska Medical Center, USA
Yidong Bai, Ph.D., Professor
University of Texas Health San Antonio, USA
Marie-Ève Tremblay, Ph.D. Professor
University of Victoria, Canada

Robert A. Clark, MD, Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center

Krishna M Bhat, MD, PhD, Professor
University of Alabama Birmingham

Matthew J. LaVoie, PhD, Professor
The University of Florida College of Medicine

Michael S. Wolfe, Ph.D., Professor
University of Kansas

Borad office staff: Julia Y. Zhu

Legal and Media Office:
Director: Xinglong Wang
Staff: Grace S. Wang

Chair: ShingHua Ding, University of Missouri

Chair: Junmin Peng, St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Chief Executive 0fficer: Wanli W. Smith, MD.,Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Secretary: Xinglong Wang, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Treasure: Mali Jiang, MD., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Office Staff: Amber M. Smith
IT Support: Zhong Zhou

Mailing Address:
Global Association for Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases, INC. (GASND)
1031 Pipercove Way, Bel Air, MD 21014
Tel: 4439560168
Email: gasnd.association@gmail.com
Website: GASND.org

2021:
Christopher A. Ross, MD., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ted M. Dawson, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2022:
George Perry, Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio
2023:
Joan S. Valentine, Ph.D, University of California, Los Angeles
2024:
David Borchelt, PhD, University of Florida
Allan Levey, MD, PhD, Emory University
2025:
Leonard Petrucelli, PhD., Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL
Chiara Zurzolo, MD, PhD, Institut Pasteur (Paris)
2026:
Michael Greenberg, PhD., Harvard University
Harry Orr, Ph. D., University of Minnesota

Presidents
• 2021 – Wanli W. Smith, MD., Ph.D, Johns Hopkins University
• 2022 – Xinglong Wang, Ph.D., University Nebraska Medical Center
• 2023 – Haining Zhu, Ph.D., University of Arizona
• 2024 – Zixu Mao, Ph.D. Emory University
• 2025 – Gemma Casadesus, Ph.D. University of Florida
• 2026 – Michael K. Lee, Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Vice-Presidents
• 2021 – Xionglong Wang, Ph.D., University Nebraska Medical Center
• 2022 – Haining Zhu, Ph.D., University of Arizona
• 2023 – Zixu Mao, Ph.D., Emory University
• 2024 – Gemma Casadesus, Ph.D. University of Florida
• 2025 – Michael K. Lee, Ph.D. University of Minnesota
• 2026 – Yun Li, University of Wyoming