Christine Chang—violin—Medical Officer
Christine is a family medicine and preventive medicine physician originally from Detroit, MI and trained at Wayne State University and Johns Hopkins University. She recently moved to the area and is a medical officer at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. After not playing for some time, she is glad for the opportunity to play again with an orchestra.

Julia Chang—violin—NIH Post Bacc IRTA Fellow
Originally from Michigan, Julia received her B.S. in biology from Yale University in 2011. She has been playing violin since the age of 5, participating in several school and community orchestras as well as chamber and fiddling groups. She currently works at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as a postbaccalaureate fellow in HIV transmission research. In her spare time, Julia enjoys playing golf, exploring DC, and learning new languages.

Deborah Edge —Double Bass —Physician
Deborah Edge, Bass player by night, physician by day:  Deborah also plays with several other community orchestras in the DC area- McLean Orchestra, Capital City Symphony (principal), Avanti, and Friday Morning Music Chorale  orchestras.  She plays chamber music whenever possible. She studies with WIlliam Vaughan, and has studied in the past with Curtis Burris. When not playing the bass, she is working as a physician in the medical clinic for SOME (So Others Might Eat).   She lives on Capitol HIll with her husband.  They have two grown daughters.

Stan Gabryszewski —violin —NIH Postbac IRTA Fellow
A native of Poland, Stan Gabryszewski hails from the great state of New Jersey. He received his Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology in 2008 from Princeton University, where he was a violinist in the Princeton University Orchestra as well as a classical music DJ for the local radio station, WPRB. He currently works as a post baccalaureate research fellow for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and is a happy member of the Eosinophil Biology Section.

Laura Grigereit —viola—NIH Post Baccalaureate Fellow
Laura received her bachelor’s degree in the Humanities from Yale University in 2010, where she swam for the varsity swim team, worked in the library and wrote stories. A homeschooler, she grew up playing her viola in community orchestras in M states: Montana, Maryland, and Missouri. Laura currently works as a postbac IRTA fellow for the National Institute of Mental Health researching adult neurogenesis. When not playing with the NIH Phil, Laura enjoys being outdoors, growing sunflowers, writing, and riding her bike to the NIH.

Xiaobin Guan —violin—Scientist
Xiaobin received his MD from Nantong Medical College in China, and Ph.D. in Neurosciences from Kent State University. He is currently working in the Bioinformatics Group of NIH Intramural Sequencing Center, National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. Xiaobin also plays a Chinese fiddle (Erhu). He is the President of the Washington Erhu Association and a member of the Washington Chinese Traditional Orchestra. Dr. Guan also holds an adjunct faculty position at University of Maryland University College teaching database courses.

Emory Hsu – violin – Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholar
Emory is a medical student currently doing a research fellowship with the HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program here at the NIH. Having started piano at an early age, he has performed in hundreds of events and won dozens of state and regional competitions, including the Florida Federation of Music Clubs piano solo competition at the highest level (for under age-18). He studied piano under Dr. Gary Wolf (faculty at University of Central Florida) and Randall Hodgkinson (faculty at New England Conservatory and Longy School of Music). His orchestral solo performances include Beethoven’s Piano Concerto number two with the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra at age 12, and three shows of Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto number one with the Central Florida Symphony Orchestra at age 15. Highlights of his solo performances include at the Southeastern Piano Festival, Florida Governor's Mansion, Harvard Arts First, Longy School of Music, and in master classes with Susan Starr and Robert Levin. 
Deciding that violin would be a more social instrument, Emory also learned this string instrument as a child, and played for several years in a handful of groups, most significantly the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra including their appearance at the National Youth Orchestra Festival, working his way up to principal second and then assistant concertmaster of the FSYO.
In college, he continued to play violin as part of the Harvard Mozart Society Orchestra and piano through the Harvard Piano Society. He also was actively involved with Harvard MIHNUET, a group that volunteered to bring music to rehabilitation hospitals, nursing homes, and senior centers.

Jim Kofski —violin—Catholic Priest
Violinist Jim Kofski is a Catholic missionary priest who works in the Maryknoll justice and peace office in Washington, D.C. He focuses on Asia-Pacific and Middle East issues. He previously served in Cairo, Jerusalem and Bangkok, where he also played in local ensembles. The Minneapolis native earlier taught in the Peace Corps and completed graduate studies in the Philippines. Prior to entering the seminary he was a news reporter and editor with The Associated Press.

Dan Levine —Bassoon—Psychiatrist
Daniel earned his MD degree from Georgetown School of Medicine.  He is a founding member of Old Georgetown Mental Health Associates, LLC, an eight member psychiatric practice in Bethesda. Dr. Levine was named among Washington's Top Doctors in Washingtonian magazine several times.
Dan had his earliest orchestral experiences during the summers he attended the Red Fox Music Camp in Massachusetts where he worked his way up to eventually becoming the Head Boy's Counselor. Though he did not know her at the time, Dan's wife-to-be, Lynne, was also a young camper at Red Fox.  It was not until many years later, when Dan was in medical school and Lynne was in her first year as a violist in the NSO, that they would actually meet.
 In addition to the NIH Philharmonia, Dan is also a member of the Trinity Chamber Orchestra.  Dan has performed with a number of other area orchestras and chamber groups.
Some of Dan's other interests include cycling, yoga, and tai chi.  Dan enjoys participating in the "Tour de Canal", an annual biking event on the C & O Canal, to support the Alzheimer's Association. 

Mark Little—viola —Statistician and Radiation Epidemiologist
Mark Little took a BA (+Part III of the Mathematics Tripos) from the University of Cambridge, then his doctorate from the University of Oxford – he hasn’t returned either yet. He has an awesome record at supporting the winning side in the Boat Race! After time spent at the UK National Radiological Protection Board and Imperial College, London, he came to NIH, working in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch. He has a particular interest in mathematical and statistical models of radiation-induced cancer and cardiovascular disease (which is nice!). He has played piano, violin, viola and the fool; the first two dropped by the wayside long ago, but of course the remainder correlate.

Ginger McLaughlin —viola—Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Violist Ginger McLaughlin earned a BS and MS in nursing from the University of Michigan and is certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Currently, she is the general manager of the NIH Philharmonia. In addition to her music endeavors, she is a fabric artist and the organizer of the Edgemoor Art and Fine Craft Show.

Alicia Miller —cello—International Development
Alicia Miller earned her B.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University in 2008. She currently works for J.E. Austin Associates, a firm that focuses on economic development in emerging economies, where she is a Project Manager. She manages projects in Senegal, Uganda, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. She has lived in Paris and speaks fluent French.

Stephanie Mok—violin—Graduate Student
Stephanie Mok received her A.B. in Neurobiology from Harvard University in 2009 and is now pursuing her PhD in Neuroscience at Cambridge University via a joint graduate program between the NIH and Cambridge. At the NIH, she is conducting her graduate research at the National Institute of Mental Health on the study of Autism utilizing animal models. Stephanie has played the violin since the age of 13, and has performed in numerous regional and statewide orchestras in her homestate of New Jersey. In addition to science and music, Stephanie is an avid fan of the sport of rowing and has served as a coxswain for Harvard crew teams throughout her undergraduate career.

Jennifer E. Mulla —violin—Post Baccalaureate Fellow
Jennifer Mulla, violinist, earned a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University's School of Nursing and Health Science. I currently work as a Post Baccalaureate Fellow for the National Cancer Institute in the Laboratory of Cellular Oncology where I research cellular signaling in lung cancer. I hope to attend medical school in the fall of 2009. I started studying violin at a Suzuki music school at age 5 and have played in various community and school orchestras.

Kimberly Nath —viola —Graduate Student
Originally from Arizona, Kimberly Nath received her B.A. in history from the University of Arizona in 2007 and is now a graduate student in history at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is currently researching the confiscation of Loyalist property in Maryland during the American Revolution. Kimberly also works part-time as an archivist technician at the National Archives and Records Administration.

Allison Nugent —flute —Scientist
Allison Nugent received her PhD in Physics from Duke University, working in imaging as a James B. Duke fellow. She is now employed by the National Institutes of Mental Health, working in the Section on Neuroimaging in Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Her research interests include the study of functional connectivity in the brain, and neurophysiology associated with the development of bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. When not working or playing flute, Allison is an avid photographer, and enjoys amusing her dogs.

Bastien Rance - violin -Post-Doctoral Fellow
Bastien received his Ph.D. in computer science from University of Paris-Sud (France) in 2009. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the National Library of Medicine, NIH (Besthesda, MD). His topics of interest are integration of biological or biomedical data and medical informatics. He used to play in France in the "Orchestre Moderne" (the Modern Orchestra) a student orchestra co-founded by his brother. When he is not working on a computer or playing violin, Bastien loves rock-climbing and hiking.

Ann Ryu —violin— Mathematics Educator
Ms. Ryu, a native Californian, is an assistant professor of mathematics education at the University of Maryland. She did her undergraduate degree at Harvard University in Applied Mathematics and received her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies mathematical cognition and learning as well as the preparation of K-12 mathematics teachers. After an 11 year hiatus, she started playing the violin again during graduate school and has since performed in numerous community and regional orchestras and chamber music groups.

Vera Schneider —violin— Business Development
Retired from IBM and now working for defense technology company QinetiQ North America in business development, Vera is a graduate of the University of North Carolina in mathematics and has been playing violin since childhood. Summers were spent at the UNC Summer String Institute with her six siblings, all string players. While a UNC undergraduate, she also studied violin and is a member of Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity. Playing chamber music with friends and family has been a favorite past-time since middle school. In addition to the occasional pit orchestra or family wedding, she has played in community orchestras in North Carolina (Greensboro Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, UNC Symphony), New York (Westchester Symphony Orchestra) and the DC Metro area (Prince Georges Orchestra, American University Orchestra, McLean Orchestra, Friday Morning Music Club Orchestra and the NIH Philharmonia).

Kirsten Snyder—viola—Immigration Specialist
Originally from Missouri with a B.A./J.D. from Mizzou, Kirsten is an Immigration Specialist at NIH. In addition to Philharmonia and other local classical groups, Kirsten breaks out her 5-string electric violin/viola to play with local bands whenever she can. Kirsten will be co-Stage Manager with Jeff Russel.

Katie Soe—violin—NIH Postbac CRTA Fellow
Katie Soe, a native Californian, received her B.A. in Molecular Biology from Pomona College. She is currently a Cancer Research Training Award fellow in the Experimental Immunology Branch of the National Cancer Institute, studying the molecular regulation of transcription during immune response. As a violinist (13 years) and pianist (17 years), she has performed with several community orchestras and chamber music groups. Additionally, Katie is an avid American Red Cross volunteer, and enjoys running and traveling.

Michael Stein —cello —Computer Programmer
Mr. Stein is a computer programmer with the Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. He currently works on software for the Defense Information Systems Agency. In addition to the NIH Philharmonia, he is a 'cellist and board member of the Arlington Philharmonic, and plays with the Forest Glen String Quartet and Victoria Lyric Opera Company. He is an officer of Congregation Etz Hayim in Arlington and a member of the board of the Holocaust History Project.

Prem Subramanian —horn —Neuro-Ophthalmologist
Dr. Subramanian has played horn for over 30 years, including study at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston. He is a former lieutenant colonel in the US Army and is associate professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda. He is studying the effects of traumatic brain injury on visual functioning and how this affects visual quality of life, an interest that arose from his years of caring for wounded soldiers.

Andy Tangborn —clarinet —Computational Geophysics
Andy works as a research scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
and is on the faculty at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where he teaches in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. He grew up in Tacoma, Washington, where he began playing clarinet at age nine. He was an undergraduate at the University of Washington, where he studied clarinet with William McColl. He did graduate studies at M.I.T. in Mechanical engineering and where he received the Ragnar Naess scholarship in music. This allowed him to continue studying clarinet at the New England Conservatory, where he was a student of Robert Annis. In addition to playing in the NIH Philharmonia, Andy also organizes and performs in the Chamber music at Chevy Chase concert series.

Bruce Taylor —violin —Statistician
Bruce Taylor is a Senior Mathematical Statistician at the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education. He oversees the technical quality of the National Assessment of Educational Progress  and is the Center representative for  FedStats and data.gov. He previously worked at the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, where he was the project officer for a redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey, and at GAO, where he oversaw statistical design issues for the 2000 Census. He has an A.B. from Cornell University and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. When he was at Michigan, he played with almost all the School of Music orchestras at one time or another, thanks to some creative scheduling. He studied violin with Leonid Bolotine, David Montagu, Robert Bloch, and Eric Lewis and has played with a number of orchestras and string ensembles in the Washington area. He is also on  the Board of  Directors for the Youth Orchestras of Prince William. In his spare time he enjoys keeping up with his kids Sarah (violin and viola) and Eric (electric bass), hikes with his dogs Marlie and Sable, Nats baseball, Michigan football, and Cornell hockey.

Chris White-Horne —trombone —Aeronautical Engineer
Chris works at the British Embassy in Washington DC, where he is Attaché for Defense Technology. He previously lived near Munich, in southern Germany, where he played traditional Bavarian music in the town band Before that he lived in Oxford, UK. Chris has a passion for flying sailplanes and light aircraft, has traveled various parts of the world by tandem and has recently learned to ride the unicycle (although he has not yet dared to play the trombone at the same time as riding it!)