The NPC Accelerator team is a volunteer group of people made up of NPC organizations, families, and scientists, and consultants. The five members who oversee the operations of the accelerator report to the foundations who oversaw the NPC PFDD meeting in the Spring of 2019 and you!

NPC Therapy Accelerator Oversight Committee

Sean Kassen, PhD
Director, Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund at Notre Dame

Joslyn Crowe, MSW, MA
Executive Director, National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation

Phil Marella
NPC Parent and Trustee of Dana's Angels Research Trust

Chris Andrews
NPC Parent and Co-Founder of the Firefly Fund

Cristin Davidson, PhD
NPC Scientist and Project Manager for Support Of Accelerated Research
NPC Therapy Accelerator Consultants

David R. Zook
Chair, Faegre Drinker Consulting

Timothy R. Franson, M.D.
Principal, Faegre Drinker Consulting