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Search Alumni Profiles: Todd H. Ahern, PhD todd.h.ahern@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Larry YoungYear Graduated: 2010 Current Position:
 Kelly Allers, PhD kelly_allers@hotmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Jorge Juncos and David RyeYear Graduated: 1997 Current Position: Pipeline Support Scientist, Boehringer Ingleheim, Biberach, Germany Eric Backes, PhD eric_backes@yahoo.comAlumniAdvisor: Scott HembyYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: Amgen, Regulatory Medical Writer Deborah Backus, PT, PhD deborah_backus@shepherd.orgAlumniAdvisor: Michael CrutcherYear Graduated: 2004 Current Position:
Thomas Bahl, PhD bahltho@aquinas.eduAlumniAdvisor: Darrell StokesYear Graduated: 2001 Current Position: Associate Professor of Biology, Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI), Biology Department Jennifer Berkeley, MD/PhD jberkel4@jhmi.eduAlumniAdvisor: Allan LeveyYear Graduated: 2003 Current Position: Instructor/Fellow in Neurocritical Care, Johns Hopkins Hospital Isadora Bielsky, PhD bielsky@mbhb.comAlumniAdvisor: Larry YoungYear Graduated: 2005 Current Position: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, Patent Agent Elisabeth Binder, MD/PhD ebinder@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Charles NemeroffYear Graduated: 2000 Current Position: Emory University, Assist. Professor in Human Genetics James Bogenpohl, PhD jbogenp@emory.eduAlumniDegree / School: BA, Biology, Washington UniversityAdvisor: Yoland Smith Year Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in Virginia  Stephen Bonasera, MD/PhD steve.bonasera@ucsf.eduAlumniAdvisor: Richard NicholsYear Graduated: 1995 Current Position: University of Nebraska Medical Center Joanna Bonsall, MD/PhD joanna.bonsall@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Marla LuskinYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Emory University, Graduate Medical Education Mark Borsody, PhD mborsody@northern-neurosciences.comAlumniAdvisor: Jay WeissYear Graduated: 1996 Current Position: Northern Neurosciences, Inc. - Founder, Director Medical Director, Astellas Pharmaceuticals US, Deerfield IL Valerie Boss, PhD vboss@comcast.netAlumniAdvisor: Donald WigstonYear Graduated: 1991 Current Position:
Christopher Bradley, MD/PhDAlumniAdvisor: Randy BlakelyYear Graduated: 1998 Current Position: School of Medicine, Clinical Instructor at University of California San Diego Andrew Brooks, PhD abrook6@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Gregory BernsYear Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Gregory Berns at Emory University  Terrell Brotherton, PhD tbrothe@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Jonathan GlassYear Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Ravi Bellamkonda at Georgia Tech in the Biomedical Engineering Department Research Interest: I am interested in protein misfolding in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The most common known mutations associated with ALS are found in the gene encoding superoxide dismutase 1 - a ubiquitous cytosolic protein. Despite the ubiquitous nature of this protein, motor neurons are selectively affected in disease, prompting the hypothesis that there is something specific in the motor neuron environment allowing for SOD1 toxicity. I am interested in discovering how the SOD1 protein in motor neurons differs from protein found in other neurons, specifically sensory neurons.  Ricardo Caceda, MD/PhD rcaceda@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Charles NemeroffYear Graduated: 2005 Current Position: PGY3 Psychiatry Resident at Emory University and working in the lab of Dr. Clint Kilts  Carissa Cascio, PhD carissa.cascio@Vanderbilt.eduAlumniClick To View My Lab WebsiteClick To View My Department Website Advisor: Krish Sathian Year Graduated: 2003 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Department of Psychiatry Mike Caudle, PhD william.m.caudle@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Gary MillerYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Emory University  Milos Cekic, MD/PhD mcekic@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Don SteinYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: Finishing medical degree  Jasmeer Chhatwal, MD/PhD felixchhatwal@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Kerry ResslerYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: Neurology Resident, Harvard/MA General Hospital  Li-Ting Chien, PhD sandyltc@hotmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Criss HartzellYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow - National Taiwan University  Dorothy Chung, MD/PhDAlumniAdvisor: Jeffrey ConnYear Graduated: 1998 Current Position: Clinical/Research Fellow - CV Diseases, Johns Hopkins University Kristen Sager Cincotta, PhD kscincotta@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Jim LahYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Continuing work in the Levey/Lah Lab while pursuing a career in science policy or advocacy  Dottie Clower, PhDAlumniAdvisor: Garrett AlexanderYear Graduated: 1997 Current Position:
William Clower, PhD wtc3@pitt.eduAlumniAdvisor: Garrett AlexanderYear Graduated: 1996 Current Position:
Charlene D. Cole-Suttlar, MD, MS colesuttlarc@uasomh.uab.eduAlumniAdvisor: Larry YoungYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: UAB School of Medicine Resident  Stephen Collins, MD/PhD stephen.c.collins@yale.eduAlumniAdvisor: Steve WarrenYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: OB/GYN Resident at Yale-New Haven Hospital  Sarah Cork, PhD scork@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Erwin Van MeirYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Attending Law School at the University of Michigan  Volkan Coskun, MD/PhD vcoskun@mednet.ucla.eduAlumniAdvisor: Marla LuskinYear Graduated: 2003 Current Position: Lecturer & Assistant Researcher, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles Research Interest: My research interest has been the control of the proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells, not only in the adult, but also in the developing mammalian brain. Scott Counts, PhDAlumniAdvisor: Allan LeveyYear Graduated: 2000 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center Paul Czoty, PhD pczoty@wfubmc.eduAlumniAdvisor: Leonard HowellYear Graduated: 2000 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Physiology & Pharmacology Joseph Daley, MD/PhD daley@omega.med.yale.eduAlumniAdvisor: David RyeYear Graduated: 2005 Current Position: Yale University, Neurology Resident Program Gus Davis, MD/PhD gus.davis@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Jim Lah and Allan LeveyYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: Finishing Medical Degree at Vanderbilt University with expected graduation date of 2011 Sara Dodson, PhD sara.dodson@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Allen Levey and James LahYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow/Science Policy Analyst at the National Institutes of Health  Zoe Donaldson, PhD zoe.donaldson@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Larry YoungYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship at Columbia University, working with Francis Champagne  Kimberly Dougherty, PhD kimberly.dougherty@ki.seAlumniAdvisor: Shawn HochmanYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Post-doc in Ole Kiehn's lab in the Neuroscience Department at the Karolinska Institute  Charity Duran, PhD cduran@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Criss HartzellYear Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Postdoc in Criss Hartzell's lab at Emory University  Stacey B.B. Dutton, PhD staceydut@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Andrew EscaygYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Emory Fellowship in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) Program, Continuing work in Andrew Escayg's Lab  Alisha Epps, PhD sepps@emory.eduAlumniDegree / School: Psychology, University of South CarolinaAdvisor: David Weinshenker Year Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow with Drs. Candace Floyd and Linda Wadiche at the University of Alabama Birmingham  Kevin Erreger, PhD kevin.erreger@vanderbilt.eduAlumniAdvisor: Stephen TraynelisYear Graduated: 2004 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow - Vanderbilt University (Advisors : Randy Blakely & Aurelio Galli) Research Interest: I am interested in the process of synaptic transmission, how it is regulated under normal and pathological conditions, and ultimately how it may be manipulated as a therapeutic target. Jennifer Felger, PhD Jfelger@aol.comAlumniAdvisor: Andy MillerYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: Post-doc at Rockefeller University in Bruce McEwen's lab  Lindsey R. Fischer, MD/PhD lrfisch@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Jon GlassYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: Finishing medical degree  Elizabeth (Martin) Flandreau, PhD lizabeth.martin@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Charles NemeroffYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: Post-Doctorate Fellowship at the Salk Institute, working with Wiley Vale  Amanda Freeman, PhD aafreem@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: David RyeYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Post-doc, Emory University, Department of Cell Biology Meriem Gaval Cruz, PhD mgaval@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: David WeinshenkerYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellowship with Patricio O'Donnell at the University of Maryland, Baltimore  Robert Gereau, PhD gereaur@whstl.eduAlumniAdvisor: Jeffrey ConnYear Graduated: 1995 Current Position: Chief, Basic Research Section, Washington University Pain Center; Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine Michelle Gilmor, PhD michelle_gilmor@baxter.comAlumniAdvisor: Allan LeveyYear Graduated: 1998 Current Position: Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs, Baxter Healthcare Brenden Gingrich, PhD bgingrich@kmob.comAlumniAdvisor: Thomas InselYear Graduated: 1999 Current Position: Partner at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, Patent Prosecution/Litigation Melissa Gingrich, PhD mbgingrich@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Steve TraynelisYear Graduated: 1999 Current Position: Science Coordinator at The Cambridge School, San Diego, CA Jill (Bordelon) Glausier, PhD glausierjr@upmc.eduAlumniAdvisor: Chris MulyYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate in the laboratory of Dr. David Lewis, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry, Translational Neuroscience Program  Anna Goldshmidt Orr, PhD agoldsh@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Steve TraynelisYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Leonard Mucke at the Gladstone Institute at UCSF  Yair Gozal, MD/PhD ymgozal@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Jim Lah and Allan LeveyYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: Neurosurgery Resident at the University of Cincinnati  Ronald Griffith, Jr., PhD ronald.griffith@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Jerome SutinYear Graduated: 1997 Current Position: Senior Associate, Department of Physiology, Emory University  Shelly Guerrero, PhD casaguerreroshelly@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Kenneth MinnemanYear Graduated: 1997 Current Position: Senior Sales Representative for Life Technologies, covering Georgia Tommy Guillot, PhD tsguillot3@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Gary MillerYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Post-Doc at the University of North Carolina in the Robinson Lab  Alisa Gutman, MD/PhD argutman@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Mike DavisYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Currently a psychiatry resident at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania  Dave Gutman, MD/PhD dagutman@gmail.comAlumniClick To View My Department WebsiteAdvisor: Charlies Nemeroff Year Graduated: 2004 Current Position: Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University Cecily Hamill, MD/PhD Cecily.hamill@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Steve TraynelisYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Internship at New York Downtown Hospital in Manhattan; Recently married to Jasmeer Chhatwal (NS '07)  Elizabeth Hammock, PhD liz.hammock@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Larry YoungYear Graduated: 2005 Current Position: Instructor in Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University  Nicola Hanson, PhD nicola.hanson@gmail.comAlumniClick To View My Department WebsiteAdvisor: Charles Nemeroff Year Graduated: 2010 Current Position: Medical Writer at TRM Oncology in Atlanta  Jesse Hanson, PhD jhanson@stanford.eduAlumniAdvisor: Dieter JaegerYear Graduated: 2003 Current Position: Stanford University School of Medicine, Molecular & Cellular Physiology Wendy Hasenkamp, PhD whasenk@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Scott HembyYear Graduated: 2005 Current Position: Program and Research Director with the Mind and Life Institute located in Boulder, CO  Jaime Hatcher, MD/PhD jmhatch@learnlink.emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Gary MillerYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Finishing MD at Emory, with an expected graduation date of May 2009  Eric Heuer, PhD eric.heuer@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Jocelyne BachevalierYear Graduated: 2010 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, University of Hawaii at Hilo  Leigh Hochberg, MD/PhD lhochberg@partners.orgAlumniAdvisor: Donald R. HumphreyYear Graduated: 1999 Current Position:
Susanne Hollinger, PhD, JD shollin@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: John HeplerYear Graduated: 2003 Current Position: Chief Intellectual Property Officer and Associate Director, Office of Technology Transfer, Emory University Walt Hubert, PhD ghubert@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Yoland SmithYear Graduated: 2003 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow - Emory University Division of Neuroscience Gillian Hue, PhD ghue@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: David RyeYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Post-Doc in Science Education and Ethics, Program in Science and Society, Emory University  Rebecca Huot Bitsko, PhD rhuotbitsko@cdc.govAlumniAdvisor: Paul PlotskyYear Graduated: 2001 Current Position: Health Scientist, Child Development Studies Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA Ernesto Ince, PhD ernie.ince@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Allan LeveyYear Graduated: 1998 Current Position: IT Manager, Emory University, Woodruff School of Nursing Shareen Iqbal, PhD shareen.iqbal@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Leland ChungYear Graduated: 2012 Continuing work at the MD Anderson Cancer Center  Meagan Ward Jenkins, PhD mward8@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Steve TraynelisYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University; Intern at Emory Office of Technology Transfer  Seth Jones, PhD seth.jones@utsouthwestern.eduAlumniAdvisor: Kerry ResslerYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in the lab of Dr. Craig Powell, MD, PhD  Michael Jutras, PhD mjutras@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Elizabeth BuffaloYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University working in collaboration with Beth Buffalo, Donald Rainnie, and Helen Mayberg  Elyse Katz, PhD ekatz1@hotmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Joe Cubells and Elisabeth BinderYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Molecular Medicine Therapeutic Area Liaison for Pfizer - Heads a group working on the development of new drugs within the neuroscience unit.  Michael Kelly, PhD ceallaig33@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Ping ChenYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellowship with Dr. Matthew Kelley at NIH/NIDCD  Shareef Khatib, MS shareef.khatib@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Tom InselYear Graduated: 2001 Current Position: Manager of a USAID-funded Stability Program in Afghanistan Heather Kimmel, PhD heather.kimmel@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Steven HoltzmanYear Graduated: 1997 Current Position:
Lisa Hill Kreiner, PhD lahill@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Amy LeeYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Emory University, currently working in the lab of Ellen Hess  Masaaki Kuwajima, PhD mkuwajima@yahoo.comAlumniAdvisor: Yoland Smith and Randy HallYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Learning and Memory, University of Texas at Austin  Fernanda Laezza, MD/PhD felaezza@utmb.eduAlumniAdvisor: Raymond DingledineYear Graduated: 2000 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Sammy Lee, PhD mhlee4@LearnLink.Emory.EduAlumniAdvisor: Lian Li and Lih-Shen ChenYear Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Emory University Medical School  James Lee, PhD jtlee1978@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Lian Li and Lih-Shen ChinYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University  Oren Levy, MD/PhD ol2102@columbia.eduAlumniAdvisor: Allan LeveyYear Graduated: 2001 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center Andrea Liatis, PhD aliatis@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Andrew MillerYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Physician Assistant student at Emory University, graduating in the Class of 2014.  Miranda Lim, MD/PhD mirandal@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Larry YoungYear Graduated: 2004 Current Position: Clinical Associate and Post-Doctoral Fellow, Division of Sleep Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Qun Lu, PhD luq@ecu.eduAlumniAdvisor: John G. WoodYear Graduated: 1993 Current Position: Associate Professor with Tenure, Brody School of Medicine, Dept. Anatomy & Cell Biology David Machacek, PhD davew.mac@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Shawn HochmanYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Research Scientist, ArunA Biomedical, Inc.  Kimberly Maguschak, PhD kmagusc@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Kerry ResslerYear Graduated: 2010 Current Position: Post-doctoral training at MIT Amy Mahan, PhD mahan.amy@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Kerry ResslerYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. William Carlezon at McLean Hospital, Harvard University  Daniel Manvich, PhD dmanvic@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Leonard HowellYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University working in the lab of David Weinshenker  Mark Masino, PhD masin004@umn.eduAlumniClick To View My Lab WebsiteClick To View My Department Website Advisor: Ron Calabrese Year Graduated: 2001 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota  Lisa Matragrano, PhD lisa.matragrano@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Donna ManeyYear Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Marketing Associate, Emory Office of Technology Transfer  Daniel McClatchy, PhD dmcclat@scripps.eduAlumniAdvisor: Allan LevyYear Graduated: 2004 Current Position: Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute Jonathan McConathy, MD/PhD mcconathyj@mir.wustl.eduAlumniAdvisor: Mark Goodman and Michael OwensYear Graduated: 2004 Current Position: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis Haley Melikian, PhD haley.melikian@umassmed.eduAlumniAdvisor: Randy BlakelyYear Graduated: 1995 Current Position: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine Cliff Michaels, PhD ccmicha@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Stephen HoltzmanYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: Licensing Associate, Emory University, Office of Technology Transfer Cliff is a member of the licensing team within the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT). As a Licensing Associate, Cliff is primarily responsible for assessing and managing a portfolio of new technologies as well as negotiating agreements. Prior to moving into a licensing role, Cliff served as both the Office's Marketing Associate and as an Intellectual Property Associate. In those roles he was responsible for marketing new innovations and managing the University's patent portfolio.  Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD vmichop@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Mark WilsonYear Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University, working with Dr. Kerry Ressler  Kyle Miller, PhD kmiller@msu.eduAlumniClick To View My Lab WebsiteAdvisor: Harish Joshi Year Graduated: 1996 Current Position: Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology at Michigan State University  Meera Modi, PhD meera.modi@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Larry YoungYear Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Neuroscience Postdoctoral Fellow at Pfizer under the mentorship of Dan Smith  Osama Mohamad, PhD omohama@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Ling WeiYear Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Emory School of Medicine  Kevin Murnane, PhD acmurna@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Leonard HowellYear Graduated: 2010 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship in Dr. Howell's lab  Stan Nakanishi, PhD stan.nakanishi@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Timothy Cope (and Marty Pinter)Year Graduated: 2005 Current Position: University Calgary, Hotchkiss Brain Institute  Kate O'Toole, PhD Otoole_k8@yahoo.comAlumniAdvisor: Andrew JenkinsYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate funded by the Training in Education and Critical Research Skills (TEACRS) program in the lab of Jamie Maguire, Department of Neuroscience, Tufts University, Boston, MA  Anlys Olivera, PhD aolive3@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Andrew MillerYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Training in immunology at Columbia University; Medical school in 2012  James Olzmann, PhD jolzmann@stanford.eduAlumniAdvisor: Lian LiYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, Laboratory of Ron Kopito Research Interest: ER-associated degradation (ERAD) is an essential quality control process that recognizes and degrades terminally misfolded ER proteins, and is necessary to maintain cellular homeostasis. ERAD is targeted by viral proteins in the evasion of the immune system and is associated with the pathogenesis of numerous diseases, including cystic fibrosis, liver disease, diabetes, neurodegenerative disease, and many others. The immediate goal of my current work is to perform a genome-wide analysis of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) in ERAD by utilizing a RNAi library targeting all UPS components in combination with a high throughput, cell-based assay developed in our lab. The completion of these experiments will lead to the identification of novel machinery involved in ERAD, advance our understanding of substrate-specific ERAD, and potentially provide insight into the pathological mechanisms underlying several diseases.  Charlotte Owens-Ladd, MD/PhD charlotte.ladd@uvm.eduAlumniAdvisor: Paul PlotskyYear Graduated: 2003 Current Position: Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UVM College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont  Nelson Oyesiku, PhD noyesik@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Donald WigstonYear Graduated: 1996 Current Position: Al Lerner Chair in Neurosurgery, Professor and Vice-Chairman, Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine Maryse Paquet, PhD mpaquet@robarts.caAlumniAdvisor: Randy HallYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Post-Doc in Dr. Ferguson's Lab at Robarts Research Institute, UWO, Canada  Olga Poisik, PhD olgapoisik@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Yoland SmithYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Homemaker Alexander Poplawsky, PhD ajp419@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Xiaoping HuYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh with Seong-Gi Kim  Elaine Pranski, PhD epransk@emory.eduAlumniDegree / School: Biology and Psychology, Washington CollegeAdvisor: Ranjita Betarbet Year Graduated: 2012  Jonathan Prather, PhD Jonathan.Prather@uwyo.eduAlumniAdvisor: Timothy CopeYear Graduated: 2001 Current Position: Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming Heather Prince, PhD hcprince@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Jeffrey Conn and Allan LeveyYear Graduated: 1997 Current Position: Boston Scientific Corp., Clinical Program Manager for Neurovascular John Pulliam, PhD jpulliam@msm.eduAlumniAdvisor: Paul PlotskyYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: First Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Physiology, Emory University  Yan Qian, PhD yqian@bcm.tmc.eduAlumniAdvisor: Randy BlakelyYear Graduated: 1996 Current Position: Department of Pediatrics - Section of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Michael Quick, PhD mquick@usc.eduAlumniAdvisor: Ronald BootheYear Graduated: 1992 Current Position: Professor of Biological Sciences and Executive Vice Dean of the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, University of Southern California Dinesh Raju, MD/PhD draju01@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Yoland SmithYear Graduated: 2005 Current Position: PGY5 Fellow in Sleep Medicine at Duke University  Andrew Ray, PhD aray@westernu.eduAlumniAdvisor: David RyeYear Graduated: 2001 Current Position: Western University Health Sciences, Basic Medical Science Leah Anderson Roesch, PhD leah.roesch@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Allan LeveyYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: Director for the SIRE Program for Undergraduate Research at Emory University Rebecca (Seaman) Roffman, MS becky.roffman@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Ronald CalabreseYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Co-Owner of Jeff Roffman Photography  John Rolston, MD/PhD rolston2@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Steve Potter and Robert GrossYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: Resident in Neurological Surgery at UCSF  Karen Rommelfanger, PhD krommel@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: David WeinshenkerYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: Assistant Director of the Neuroethics Program (http://ethics.emory.edu/neuroethics) and a Fellow in the Department of Neurology as part of the Scholars Program in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Research Research Interest: My current research explores the nature and utility of placebo using Psychogenic Movement Disorders as a therapeutic model. I am also the Neuroscience Editor-in-Residence for the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience, the official journal of the International Neuroethics Society, and I manage The Neuroethics Blog at Emory University (http://www.theneuroethicsblog.com).  Juan Rong, PhD jrong06@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Xiao-Jiang LiYear Graduated: 2006 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellow at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute  Rebecca Rosen, PhD rfrosen@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Lary WalkerYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation, Washington, DC  Heather Ross, PhD hross@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Larry YoungYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: Fellowship in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) post-doc, doing research in Andy Miller's lab, Emory University  Susan Rouse, PhD srouse@swu.eduAlumniAdvisor: Allan LeveyYear Graduated: 1997 Current Position: Professor of Biology, Southern Wesleyan University Nathan Rowland, PhD nrowlan@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Dieter JaegerYear Graduated: 2007 Current Position: Emory University, Dept. Biology  Seyed Safavynia, MD/PhD ssafavy@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Lena TingYear Graduated: 2011 Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Dr. Lena Ting at Emory University  Eileen (Kessler) Sawyer, PhD ejkessl@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Leonard HowellYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Rowlett at Harvard University and the New England National Primate Research Center  Jesse Schank, PhD jesseschank@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: David WeinshenkerYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Post-doc in Markus Heilig's lab at NIH doing work related to alcohol addiction  Nathan Schultheiss, PhD nschult@bu.eduAlumniAdvisor: Dieter JaegerYear Graduated: 2009 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Mike Hasselmo; Center for Memory and Brain; Department of Psychology; Boston University  Jacob Shreckengost, PhD jshreck@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Shawn HochmanYear Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Emory Fellowship in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) Program, Continuing work in Shawn Hochman's Lab in collaboration with Francisco Alvarez  Sondra Siegel, PhD siegels@fc.husson.eduAlumniAdvisor: Arthur EnglishYear Graduated: 1998 Current Position: Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at Husson University, Bangor, Maine Marni Silverman, PhD marni.silverman@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Andrew Miller and Brad PearceYear Graduated: 2005 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow - Section of Neuroendocrine Immunology & Behavior, NIMH, NIH  Kelly Skelton, MD/PhD Kelly.Skelton@va.govAlumniAdvisor: Charles NemeroffYear Graduated: 2002 Current Position: Medical Director, Trauma Recovery Program, Atlanta VAMC; Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Matthew Smith, MS asmith@cnbc.cmu.eduAlumniAdvisor: Tom InselYear Graduated: 1998 Current Position: Carnegie Mellon University, Center Neural Basis of Cognition Stephenie Songer, PhD srsonger@ngscu.eduAlumniAdvisor: Arthur EnglishYear Graduated: 1998 Current Position: NGCSU, Asst. Prof. Biology Lisa Stanek, PhD Lisa.stanek@genzyme.comAlumniAdvisor: Mike Davis and Kerry ResslerYear Graduated: 2005 Current Position: Staff Scientist, Neuroscience, Genzyme Corporation Steven Stout, MD/PhD stoutmdphd@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Charles NemeroffYear Graduated: 1999 Current Position: Staff Psychiatrist at Atlanta VA Medical Center Sharon Swanger, PhD sswange@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Gary BassellYear Graduated: 2012 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University in the lab of Dr. Steve Traynelis  Kroshona Tabb, PhD ktabb@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: David WeinshenkerYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Health Science Specialist at the VA Medical Center Deepa Joshi Talpade, PhD deepa.talpade@yahoo.comAlumniAdvisor: Tim GreenamyreYear Graduated: 1999 Current Position: Business Development and Corporate Licensing, Merck & Co. Inc. Anne-Elise Tobin, PhD aetobin@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Ronald CalabreseYear Graduated: 2005 Current Position: Central Nervous System Disease Analyst, Decision Resources Group Research Interest: I study the development of drugs to treat central nervous system diseases (currently schizophrenia and migraine). I interview experts, survey physicians and pharmacy directors, evaluate clinical trial data, and follow drug development activity to identify opportunities and obstacles for new treatments.  Suzanne Tydlacka, PhD stydlac@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Xiao-Jiang LiYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow with Erwin Van Mier at the Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University  John Vanchiere, MD/PhD jvanch@lsuhsc.eduAlumniAdvisor: John Wood and Bill BelliniYear Graduated: 1996 Current Position: Vice-Chair for Pediatric Research; Chief, Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport Research Interest: Polyomavirus (BKV and JCV) persistence in immune compromised hosts; development of non-human primate models of human disease; clinical trials of antiviral agents, antibiotics and vaccines; As a physician-scientist, I have 80% protected time for research, including administrative duties. I completed a K08 grant as a transition from post-doctoral fellow to a faculty position. I am currently funded through a COBRE grant from NCATS (formerly NCRR), as well as several translational research contracts with pharmaceutical companies. Elizabeth Webber, PhD webbere@mail.nih.govAlumniAdvisor: Lian Li and Lih-Shen ChinYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Program Analyst in the Division of Extramural Research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke Jenn Wilhelm, PhD jennwilhelm@hotmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Pete WennerYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Dept of Psychology, College of Charleston in Charleston, SC  Danny Winder, PhD danny.winder@vanderbilt.eduAlumniAdvisor: Jeff ConnYear Graduated: 1995 Current Position: Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbuilt University School of Medicine Anna Wiste, MD/PhD anna.wiste@gmail.comAlumniAdvisor: Clinton Kilts and Thorgeir ThorgeirssonYear Graduated: 2008 Current Position: Post-doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health, working with Jordan Smoller on the genetics of psychiatric disease  David Wolf, MD/PhD dwolf5@jhmi.eduAlumniAdvisor: Tim GreenamyreYear Graduated: 2001 Current Position: 4th year of Child Neurology resident at Johns Hopkins University Terrence Wright, PhD terrence.m.wright@emory.eduAlumniAdvisor: Ronald CalabreseYear Graduated: 2011 Current Position: Postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. Brian Mulloney at the University of California Davis  Caroline (Cary) Zink, PhD zinkc@mail.nih.govAlumniAdvisor: Greg BernsYear Graduated: 2005 Current Position: Researcher in the Neuroimaging of Cognition and Emotion Lab, GCAP, NIMH, NIH  |
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A. English Lab - Partially reinnervated neuromuscular synapses; Red = Acetylcholine receptors labeled with alpha bungarotoxin, Green = Reinnervating motor nerve terminal marked by GFP
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L. Ting Lab - Combining biomechanical models of posture and balance with human experimental data
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Y. Smith Lab - Binding of 18F-FECNT (Dopamine Transporter Ligand) in the monkey striatum; side view of animal's head and eyes with the striatum strongly labeled (PET)
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