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Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD<\/p>\n
Neurologist-in-Chief<\/p>\n
Managing Director<\/p>\n
Dr. Sahin is the Rozamund Stone Zander Chair Professor of Neurology at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. In addition to his roles as founder and Managing Director of our Center, Dr. Sahin is the Rosamund Stone Zander Professor at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, Co-Director of the IDDRC (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center), and Director of the Translational Research Program at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital. In 2023, Dr. Sahin was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. As a physician-scientist, he runs a laboratory focused on investigating the basic mechanisms by which nerve cells communicate with one another. He also cares for children with neurogenetic conditions such as tuberous sclerosis.<\/p>\n
Sahin Profile at Boston Children’s > <\/a> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PubMed-Logo-150×53-1.png” alt=”PubMed-Logo” title_text=”PubMed-Logo-150×53″ url=”https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/myncbi\/10WNtkmiGsm\/bibliography\/public\/” url_new_window=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”30%” width_tablet=”15%” width_phone=”25%” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KD-1.24.24-Square-v3-Cropped-more.jpg” alt=”Kira Dies, ScM, CGC” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”200px” module_alignment=”left” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Kira A. Dies, ScM, CGC<\/p>\n Executive Director<\/p>\n As a Board Certified and Massachusetts Licensed Genetic Counselor, Ms. Dies has focused her work on neurodevelopmental disorders including elucidating genetic causes, performing gene-specific clinical treatment trials, and providing genetic counseling in a clinical setting. Since 2008, she has worked in various roles at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital (BCH), including Senior Genetic Counseling Program Manager and Co-Director of Clinical Research Operations of the Translational Neuroscience Center. In January 2021, she was named Executive Director of the Translational Neuroscience Center at BCH. She completed a fellowship in Bioethics at Harvard Medical School in May 2024 and serves as an Ethics Associate on the Ethics Advisory Committee at BCH. She is also a Clinical Instructor for the Boston University School of Medicine genetic counseling graduate program and a faculty member of LEND Boston.<\/p>\n Dies Profile at Boston Children’s_<\/span>><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PubMed-Logo-150×53-1.png” alt=”PubMed-Logo” title_text=”PubMed-Logo-150×53″ url=”https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=kira+dies” url_new_window=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”30%” width_tablet=”15%” width_phone=”25%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Prock-Lisa-396×396-1.jpg” alt=”Lisa Prock” title_text=”Prock-Lisa-396×396″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Lisa Albers Prock, MD, MPH<\/p>\n Clinical Director<\/p>\n Dr. Prock serves as the Clinical Director of the TNC. She provides oversight for clinical operations and directs clinical education for our fellowship programs. Dr. Prock has led multiple clinical trials focused on the treatment of children and adolescent patients with Fragile X Syndrome.<\/span> She is also the Associate Chief of the Division of Developmental Medicine, Director of the Developmental Medicine Center, and Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.<\/p>\n Prock Profile at Boston Children’s ><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PubMed-Logo-150×53-1.png” alt=”PubMed-Logo” title_text=”PubMed-Logo-150×53″ url=”https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=lisa+albers+prock” url_new_window=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”30%” width_tablet=”15%” width_phone=”25%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”35px|0px|30px|0px|false|false” border_color_bottom=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Brewster-Stephanie-300×300-1.jpg” alt=”Stephanie Brewster” title_text=”Brewster-Stephanie-300×300″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Stephanie Jo Brewster, MS, CGC<\/p>\n Director, Clinical Research Operations<\/p>\n Ms. Brewster is a board-certified and licensed genetic counselor with over 20 years of clinical research experience. In her current and previous positions, Ms. Brewster has implemented and overseen numerous pediatric studies and clinical trials, providing guidance around protocol and consent form composition, Institutional Review Board (IRB) facilitation, infrastructure creation and study staff supervision. She is a current member of the Institutional Review Board and Director, Genetic Counseling at Boston Children\u2019s. Ms. Brewster oversees our Clinical Research Operations Core.<\/p>\n Brewster Profile at Boston Children’s ><\/a> Elizabeth Buttermore, PhD<\/p>\n Director, Translational In Vitro Models<\/p>\n Dr. Buttermore completed her postdoctoral training in 2016 in the laboratory of Clifford Woolf, in the Kirby Neurobiology Center at Boston Children’s Hospital and stayed on to lead phenotypic assay development with iPSC-derived human neurons in the Human Neuron Core. At the TNC, she provides guidance to investigators in the development of translational in vitro<\/em> models and assay development for neurodevelopmental disorders<\/span>.<\/p>\n Buttermore Profile at Boston Children’s ><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PubMed-Logo-150×53-1.png” alt=”PubMed-Logo” title_text=”PubMed-Logo-150×53″ url=”https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=elizabeth+buttermore” url_new_window=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”30%” width_tablet=”15%” width_phone=”25%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chopra_Maya-40672SMsq.jpg” alt=”Maya Chopra” title_text=”Chopra_Maya-40672SMsq” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Maya Chopra, MBBS, FRACP<\/p>\n Director, Translational Genomic Medicine<\/p>\n Dr. Chopra is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. She is a Pediatrician and Clinical Geneticist with expertise in the delineation and discovery of rare genetic pediatric syndromes. Dr. Chopra partners closely with the other TNC core directors to evaluate genetic disorders for suitability for gene-based therapies, clinical-trial readiness, and multidisciplinary clinics. She collaborates closely with local and external investigators in research efforts to understand the mechanisms underpinning neurodevelopmental syndromes, and how they can translate into treatment options.<\/p>\n Chopra Profile at Boston Children’s ><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PubMed-Logo-150×53-1.png” alt=”PubMed-Logo” title_text=”PubMed-Logo-150×53″ url=”https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=maya+chopra” url_new_window=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”30%” width_tablet=”15%” width_phone=”25%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”35px|0px|30px|0px|false|false” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hubbs_Jed-39834-sq.jpg” alt=”Je Hubbs” title_text=”Hubbs_Jed-39834 sq” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Jed Hubbs, PhD<\/p>\n Director, Medicinal Chemistry<\/p>\n Dr. Hubbs is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and medicinal chemist focused on neuroscience drug discovery. His experience includes training in synthetic organic chemistry, leading drug discovery projects in industry and founding a biotech company as an entrepreneur. He takes a collaborative and flexible approach in his research aimed at bringing new molecules to patients. At the TNC, he provides input on experiments involving bioactive small molecules and works to improve their properties by designing analogs.<\/p>\n Hubbs Profile at Boston Children’s ><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PubMed-Logo-150×53-1.png” alt=”PubMed-Logo” title_text=”PubMed-Logo-150×53″ url=”https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=jed+hubbs” url_new_window=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”30%” width_tablet=”15%” width_phone=”25%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trelles-pilar-md-2017-web-e1734712445540.jpg” title_text=”Trelles, Pilar MD 2017″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”_initial” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Pilar Trelles, MD<\/p>\n Associate Chief of Psychiatry, Outpatient Psychiatric Services<\/p>\n Dr. Trelles is a child psychiatrist whose clinical and research work has been dedicated to improving access to care for under-resourced communities with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). She is an advocate for decreasing barriers to care and increasing the representation of populations traditionally underrepresented in research through stakeholder engagement. Dr. Trelles has developed clinical programs for children with NDDs at Mount Sinai Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital directly linked to research initiatives and educational programs for clinical trainees. Dr. Trelles will help develop community-based programs and provide mentorship to trainees.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PubMed-Logo-150×53-1.png” alt=”PubMed-Logo” title_text=”PubMed-Logo-150×53″ url=”https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=jed+hubbs” url_new_window=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”30%” width_tablet=”15%” width_phone=”25%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=”DomainExperts” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_id=”DomainExperts” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”35px|0px|30px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Eurnestine-Brown-2.2.24-1-e1706909239805.jpg” alt=”Eurnestine Brown” title_text=”Eurnestine Brown 2.2.24″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Eurnestine Brown, PhD<\/p>\n Senior Strategic Advisor<\/p>\n Dr. Brown is a developmental psychologist committed to transforming the narrative about the strengths and challenges of babies, children, families, and communities experiencing poverty and trauma. Dr. Brown is dedicated to elevating processes, models, and policies that foster holistic wellness (mental, physical, and community). She is the Program Director at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center, Boston Children\u2019s Hospital Division of Developmental Medicine (DDM). She will share her deep expertise in strategic planning, content review, and community engagement. She will partner with us on our innovative initiatives across BCH, locally and nationally.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peter-Davis-300×300-3.jpg” alt=”Peter Davis” title_text=”Peter Davis” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Peter Davis, MD<\/p>\n Clinical Trialist<\/p>\n Dr. Peter Davis, MD is a pediatric neurology specialist in Boston, MA. He received his medical degree from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, <\/span>and completed a residency at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Davis is board certified in Neurology.<\/p>\n Davis Profile at Boston Children’s ><\/a>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PubMed-Logo-150×53-1.png” alt=”PubMed-Logo” title_text=”PubMed-Logo-150×53″ url=”https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Peter+Davis” url_new_window=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”30%” width_tablet=”15%” width_phone=”25%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/celia.tam@childrens.harvard.edu-1b0810f8-scaled-e1774550420449.jpg” alt=”Eurnestine Brown” title_text=”celia.tam@childrens.harvard.edu-1b0810f8″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Celia Tam, PhD<\/p>\n Managing Director, Human Neurobehavioral Core Service, Instructor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Tam serves as the Managing Director of the Human Neurobehavioral Core Service (HNBCS). She has over 15 years of <\/span>experience in neuropsychological assessment and phenotypic characterization of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, including ASD and other developmental disabilities, as well as behavioral and family-based interventions. <\/span>Her research has focused on translational neuroscience and intervention for various complex medical and rare genetic conditions associated with developmental disability. At the TNC, her leadership of the HNBCS supports the development of behavioral assessment resources for translational neuroscience research at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital and the greater research community.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”35px|0px|30px|0px|false|false” border_color_bottom=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/April-Levin-MD-BCH-Headshot-e1696365421559.png” alt=”Peter Davis” title_text=”April Levin, MD — BCH Headshot” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n April Levin, MD<\/p>\n Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Research Core<\/p>\n Dr. April Levin, MD is an Assistant Professor and attending physician in neurology at Harvard Medical school. Her clinical work and research focus is on management of autism from a child neurology perspective. At the TNC, her leadership of the Clinical Neurophysiology Research Core (CNRC) strives to break new ground in the acquisition and analysis of high-quality human neurophysiological data to reflect neural circuit integrity in neurologic disease and developmental disorders.<\/span><\/p>\n Levin Profile at Boston Children’s ><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PubMed-Logo-150×53-1.png” alt=”PubMed-Logo” title_text=”PubMed-Logo-150×53″ url=”https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=April+Levin” url_new_window=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”30%” width_tablet=”15%” width_phone=”25%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=”AdminOps” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”6px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” border_width_top=”1px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”AdminOps” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”35px|0px|30px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Belanger-Deloge-Ray-350×350-1.jpg” alt=”Raymond Belanger-Deloge” title_text=”Belanger-Deloge-Ray-350×350″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Raymond Belanger Deloge, MS, GCG<\/p>\n Translational Genomic Medicine Specialist, Community Outreach Coordinator<\/p>\n Mr. Belanger Deloge is a board certified and licensed genetic counselor. He completed his genetic counseling training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. As a Translational Genomic Medicine Specialist and Community Outreach Coordinator with the TNC, he specializes in translational research for rare, genetic, neurodevelopmental disorders and facilitating partnerships between the TNC and Patient Advocacy Groups.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Maddie-Cedrone-Headshot-October-2025-e1762442875197.jpg” alt=”CJ Johnson” title_text=”Maddie Cedrone Headshot October 2025″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Maddie Cedrone, MHA, BS<\/p>\n Program Administration Manager, Clinical Research and Administrative Operations<\/p>\n Ms. Cedrone graduated with her Bachelors Degree in Public Health and Wellness from Curry College and her Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration from Boston College. In her role, she supports the Clinical Research and Administrative Operations for the TNC. Ms. Cedrone assists with TNC conferences, seminars, fellowships, and supports initiatives for our TNC core facilities. She also supports TNC faculty and helps with TNC EDIBAR initiatives, which focus on community partnerships and outreach.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/epitomestaging.com\/tnc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CJ-Johnson-New-Headshot-2026-scaled-e1770163238203.jpg” alt=”CJ Johnson” title_text=”CJ Johnson New Headshot (2026)” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”_initial” height=”200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n CJ Johnson, BA<\/p>\n Executive Assistant, Administrative Operations<\/p>\n After completing a BA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing at Emerson College, Ms. Johnson spent nearly twenty years as an administrative professional in the Radiation Oncology department at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. She then joined the TNC team as Dr. Mustafa Sahin’s executive assistant in 2022. 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In October of 2025, she joined the TNC as a Program Coordinator, where she provides administrative support to leadership and faculty. She also supports the TNC’s Clinical Research Unit and research cores. 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