Observational Study Monitoring Board (OSMB)

The OSMB members oversee the scientific progress and direction of the KPMP.  Their expertise and advice to the investigators, as well as the NIDDK, helps hone the research design and results of the KPMP.

Behdad (Ben) Afzali

MD, PhD

NIDDK

Carolyn Compton

MD, PhD

Arizona State University

Richard M. Watanabe

PhD

USC

Paul T. Conway

American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

David H. Ellison, MD

(OSMB Chair)

OHSU School of Medicine

Mark Jensen

PhD

Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

Concepcion (Marie) Nierras

PhD

NIH Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)

Timothy J. O’Leary

MD, PhD

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Pamela Sankar

PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Aliza M. Thompson

MD, MS

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)