Who We Are

We need your help. Call 310-829-6285

Who We Are

NDF is a non-profit organization whose goal is to find a cure for neuromuscular diseases, including Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy (HIBM).

Since the formation of NDF in 2006, our renowned researchers around the globe have been working to find cures for neuromuscular diseases such as HIBM. Our doctors and scientists are finding ways to halt these diseases' progression and actually improve muscle function in people already suffering the effects of these diseases.

2008 Board of Directors

Doran Adhami
Michael Banayan
Robert Becher
Lonni Delshad
Catherine Gabbay
Larry Gold

Nir Hanien
Haleh Mehdizadeh
Gila Michael
Halston Mikail
Kathy Shenassa
Emmanuel Yashari

Scientific Advisory Committee

Wayne Grody, M.D., Ph.D.
UCLA School of Medicine
Department of Pathology &
Laboratory Medicine, Human Genetics, Pediatrics

Siavash Kurdistani, M.D.
UCLA School of Medicine
Department of Pathology &
Laboratory Medicine, Molecular Biology

Research Committee

Zohar Argov, M.D. Senior Academic Physician Department of Neurology Hadassah University Hospital Jerusalem, Israel		William A. Gahl, M.D., Ph.D. National Institutes of Health Office of Rare Diseases Head, National Human Genome Research Institute Bethesda, Maryland
Richard A. Gatti, M.D. UCLA School of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Macdonald Research Laboratories Los Angeles, California		Wayne Grody, M.D., Ph.D. UCLA School of Medicine Divisions of Medical Genetics & Molecular Pathology Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Pediatrics and Human Genetics UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, California
John. J. Nemunaitis, M.D. Executive Director Mary Crowley Medical Research Center Dallas, Texas		Ichizo Nishino, M.D., Ph.D. National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP) Director, Department of Neuromuscular Research National Institute of Neuroscience Tokyo, Japan