Advisory Board

Dr. Brian Tseng

As an assistant professor, Dr. Tseng joined the faculty at Harvard Medical School/ MGH in the Department of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology. With an MD/PhD background, he is a physician-scientist working to find better treatments and better care for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Dr. Tseng is also a board-certified pediatric neurologist with neuromuscular interest.Dr. Tseng received his medical and doctoral degrees from the University of Texas, Houston. He completed his Pediatric Residency at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and his Fellowship in Child Neurology at the University of California San Francisco.

Carlo Rago Ph.D

Dr. Rago has authored nearly 30 papers in high-profile journals including Science, Nature, and PNAS. He received his BS in Biology from Rider University where he honed his passion for research while working in the immunology lab of Dr. James Riggs. As a graduate student in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, his work focused on cancer genetics and therapeutics. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow in the Vogelstein lab. Many of Dr. Rago's experiences in cancer research share extensive overlap with work in the field of DMD, including small molecule drug screens, use of AAV, and development of biologic and antisense therapeutics.

Dr. Robert McDonald

Dr. McDonald currently operates his own private practice in Jefferson City, Missouri. He received his medical degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and postgraduate training in Neurosurgery at Temple University. Dr. McDonald has a wide range of research experience to offer in the area of microbiology, cell biology, and molecular genetics.

In addition to his medical background, Dr. McDonald is also a parent of a young boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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