CARDIoGRAM Consortium
Organisation
Organisation
Organisation
Executive Committee: Sekar Kathiresan1,2,3, Muredach P. Reilly4, Nilesh J. Samani5,6, Heribert
Schunkert7,79
Executive Secretary: Jeanette Erdmann7,79
Steering Committee: Themistocles L. Assimes8, Eric Boerwinkle9, Jeanette Erdmann7,79
Alistair Hall10, Christian Hengstenberg11, Sekar Kathiresan1,2,3, Inke R. KoÈnig12, Reijo
Laaksonen13, Ruth McPherson14, Muredach P. Reilly4, Nilesh J. Samani5,6, Heribert Schunkert7,79,
John R. Thompson15, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir16,17, Andreas Ziegler12
Statisticians: Inke R. KoÈnig12 (chair), John R. Thompson15 (chair), Devin Absher18, Li
Chen19, L. Adrienne Cupples20,21, Eran Halperin22, Mingyao Li23, Kiran Musunuru1,2,3,
Michael Preuss12,7, Arne Schillert12, Gudmar Thorleifsson16, Benjamin F. Voight2,3,24,
George A. Wells25
Writing group: Themistocles L. Assimes8, Panos Deloukas26, Jeanette Erdmann7,79,
Hilma Holm16, Sekar Kathiresan1,2,3, Inke R. KoÈnig12, Ruth McPherson14, Muredach P.
Reilly4, Robert Roberts14, Nilesh J. Samani5,6, Heribert Schunkert7,79, Alexandre F. R.
Stewart14
ADVANCE: Devin Absher18, Themistocles L. Assimes8, Stephen Fortmann8, Alan Go27,
Mark Hlatky8, Carlos Iribarren27, Joshua Knowles8, Richard Myers18, Thomas Quertermous8,
Steven Sidney27, Neil Risch28, Hua Tang29
CADomics: Stefan Blankenberg30, Tanja Zeller30, Arne Schillert12, Philipp Wild30,
Andreas Ziegler12, Renate Schnabel30, Christoph Sinning30, Karl Lackner31, Laurence
Tiret32, Viviane Nicaud32, Francois Cambien32, Christoph Bickel30, Hans J. Rupprecht30,
Claire Perret32, Carole Proust32, Thomas MuÈnzel30
CHARGE: Maja Barbalic33, Joshua Bis34, Eric Boerwinkle9, Ida Yii-Der Chen35, L. Adrienne
Cupples20,21, Abbas Dehghan36, Serkalem Demissie-Banjaw37,21, Aaron Folsom38,
Nicole Glazer39, Vilmundur Gudnason40,41, Tamara Harris42, Susan Heckbert43, Daniel
Levy21, Thomas Lumley44, Kristin Marciante45, Alanna Morrison46, Christopher J. OÂDonnell47,
Bruce M. Psaty48, Kenneth Rice49, Jerome I. Rotter35, David S. Siscovick50, Nicholas
Smith43, Albert Smith40,41, Kent D. Taylor35, Cornelia van Duijn36, Kelly Volcik46, Jaqueline
Whitteman36, Vasan Ramachandran51, Albert Hofman36, Andre Uitterlinden52,36
deCODE: Solveig Gretarsdottir16, Jeffrey R. Gulcher16, Hilma Holm16, Augustine
Kong16, Kari Stefansson16,17, Gudmundur Thorgeirsson53,17, Karl Andersen53,17, Gudmar
Thorleifsson16, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir16,17
GERMIFS I and II: Jeanette Erdmann7,79, Marcus Fischer11, Anika Grosshennig12,7,
Christian Hengstenberg11, Inke R. KoÈnig12, Wolfgang Lieb54, Patrick Linsel-Nitschke7,
Michael Preuss12,7, Klaus Stark11, Stefan Schreiber55, H.-Erich Wichmann56,58,59, Andreas
Ziegler12, Heribert Schunkert80
GERMIFS III (KORA): Zouhair Aherrahrou7,79, Petra Bruse7,79, Angela Doering56, Jeanette
Erdmann7,79, Christian Hengstenberg11, Thomas Illig56, Norman Klopp56, Inke R.
KoÈnig12, Patrick Diemert7, Christina Loley12,7, Anja Medack7,79, Christina Meisinger56,
Thomas Meitinger57,60, Janja Nahrstedt12,7, Annette Peters56, Michael Preuss12,7, Klaus
Stark11, Arnika K. Wagner7, H.-Erich Wichmann56,58,59, Christina Willenborg,7,79,
Andreas Ziegler12, Heribert Schunkert7,79
LURIC/AtheroRemo: Bernhard O. BoÈhm61, Harald Dobnig62, Tanja B. Grammer63, Eran
Halperin22, Michael M. Hoffmann64, Marcus Kleber65, Reijo Laaksonen13, Winfried
MaÈrz63,66,67, Andreas Meinitzer66, Bernhard R. Winkelmann68, Stefan Pilz62, Wilfried Renner66,
Hubert Scharnagl66, Tatjana Stojakovic66, Andreas Tomaschitz62, Karl Winkler64
MIGen: Benjamin F. Voight2,3,24, Kiran Musunuru1,2,3, Candace Guiducci3, Noel Burtt3,
Stacey B. Gabriel3, David S. Siscovick50, Christopher J. O'Donnell47, Roberto Elosua69, Leena
Peltonen49, Veikko Salomaa70, Stephen M. Schwartz50, Olle Melander26, David Altshuler71,3,
Sekar Kathiresan1,2,3
OHGS: Alexandre F. R. Stewart14, Li Chen19, Sonny Dandona14, George A. Wells25, Olga
Jarinova14, Ruth McPherson14, Robert Roberts14
PennCATH/MedStar: Muredach P. Reilly4, Mingyao Li23, Liming Qu23, Robert
Wilensky4, William Matthai4, Hakon H. Hakonarson72, Joe Devaney73, Mary Susan Burnett73,
Augusto D. Pichard73, Kenneth M. Kent73, Lowell Satler73, Joseph M. Lindsay73, Ron
Waksman73, Christopher W. Knouff74, Dawn M. Waterworth74, Max C. Walker74, Vincent
Mooser74, Stephen E. Epstein73, Daniel J. Rader75,4
WTCCC: Nilesh J. Samani5,6, John R. Thompson15, Peter S. Braund5, Christopher P. Nelson5,
Benjamin J. Wright76, Anthony J. Balmforth77, Stephen G. Ball78, Alistair S. Hall10,
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