GASND

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
Bobby Thomas, Ph.D., Professor
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Mark R. Cookson, Ph.D. Senior Investigator
Laboratory of Neurogenetics,NIA/NIH, USA
Yidong Bai, Ph.D., Professor
University of Texas Health San Antonio, USA
Elisa Greggio, Ph.D.Associate Professor
University of Padova, ITALY
Elias Aizenman, Ph.D., Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
Marie-Ève Tremblay, Ph.D. Professor
University of Victoria, Canada

GASND office contact
Amber M. Smith
Julia Y. Zhu
Email: Gasnd.association@gmail.com

Chairs:
Gemma Casadesus (Current president)
Wanli Smith (Chief Executive officer, co-chair of the board directors)
Members:
Zixu Mao (Past president)
Michael K. Lee (Incoming president)
Xiongwei Zhu (Chair of the board directors)
Xinglong Wang (GASND Secretary)
Mali Jiang (GASND Treasure)

GASND Founders
• Wanli W. Smith
• Xinglong Wang
• Mark Cookson
• Xiongwei Zhu

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
Chair of the Board of Directors: Xiongwei Zhu, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University
Secretary: Xinglong Wang, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Treasure: Mali Jiang, MD., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Office Staff: Amber M. Smith
Julia Y. Zhu
IT Support Staff: Zhong Zhou

Mailing Address:
Global Association for Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases, INC. (GASND)
1031 Pipercove Way, Bel Air, MD 21014
Tel: 520-656-5624; 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

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
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