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Margaret (Peggy) Wallace, PhD
Gainesville, Florida

Dr. Wallace is a professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at the University of Florida, where her laboratory performs research in NF1 and related conditions. She has been the Chair of the Children’s Tumor Foundation's Research Advisory Board since 2004, directing the Young Investigator Award grant program which provides scientists with two years of salary support plus a travel stipend to attend the NF Conference and other meetings. She is also a non-voting member of the Children'sTumor Foundation Board of Directors, since 2005, and is Chair of the recently formed BioBank Committee.

Dr. Wallace has been involved in NF research since 1987, focusing on genetics and cell biology of neurofibromas, and has contributed to the field through numerous publications and collaborations. She was also a member of the Children's Tumor Foundation's Florida Chapter Board of Directors from 1992 to 2006.

Dr. Wallace does not have any family members affected with NF, but she knows many patients and families through her work and the Children's Tumor Foundation. She is married to Dr. Wayne McCormack, also a former Children's Tumor Foundation Florida Chapter Board of Directors member, and they have two children who enjoy participating in Children's Tumor Foundation fundraising events.