ALS People

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Meet the Team

Get to know the team behind the groundbreaking discoveries at the Scott Pranger ALS Center.

National Advisory Board

Meet the National Advisory Board

Faculty

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Eva L. Feldman, MD, PhD

James W. Albers Distinguished University Professor
Russell N. DeJong Professor of Neurology
Director, NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies
Director, ALS Center of Excellence
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Stephen Goutman MD, MS

Associate Professor of Neurology
Associate Director, ALS Center for Excellence
Director, Pranger ALS Clinic
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Benjamin J. Murdock, PhD

Robert A. Epstein and Joan M. Chernoff-Epstein Emerging Scholar
Research Assistant Professor of Neurology
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Savannah Quigley, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Sara H. Mirza

Sara H Mirza

Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Director
Assisted Ventilation Program
Medical School
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Sara Dubowsky Adar, ScD, MHS

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Associate Chair of Epidemiology
Associate Professor of Global Public Health
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Richard Auchus

James A Shayman and Andrea S Kevrick Professor of Translational Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology
Medical School
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Kelly M. Bakulski, PhD

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Data Management and Statistical Core Leader, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Stuart Batterman, PhD

Stuart Batterman, PhD

Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Professor of Global Public Health
Professor of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Alla Karnovsky

Alla Karnovsky, PhD

Program Director
Bioinformatics Master's Program
Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
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Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD

John D. Kalbfleisch Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics
Siobán D. Harlow Collegiate Professor of Public Health
Chair of Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Assistant Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research
Professor of Epidemiology
Professor of Global Public Health
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Meredith Pedde, PhD, MPH, MPP

Assistant Research Scientist of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Maureen Sartor

Maureen Sartor, PhD

Co-Director
Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Professor of Biostatistics
School of Public Health
Yue Zhao

Yue Zhao, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School

Fellows

Dae-Gyu Jang, PhD

Dae-Gyu Jang, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Neurology

ALS RESEARCH/ADMIN TEAM

Stacey Jacoby, PhD

Stacey Sakowski Jacoby, PhD

Managing Director, NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies
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D. Michael Ritter, MD

Managing Director, Scott Pranger ALS Center
Nicole Bopp

Nicole Bopp, MS

Clinical Research Technician
Alyssa Braun

Alyssa Braun

Clinical Research Coordinator Technician
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Jayna Duell, BSN, RN, CCRC

Registered Nurse
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
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Shoshanna Fischhoff

Neuroscience Communications Lead, U-M Medical School
Marketing & Communications
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Crystal Pacut

Research Lab Specialist Senior
Adam Patterson

Adam Patterson, MS

Data Architect Lead
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Carli Piecuch, CCRP

Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
Certified Clinical Research Professional
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Samuel Teener

Research Lab Tech Intermediate

Pranger ALS Clinic Team

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Sandy Lemkin, MSN, BBA, RN, CCRP

Registered Nurse, Clinical Care Coordinator
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Bethany Blanchard, MS OTR/L

Occupational Therapist
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Brian Coltman, ATP/SMS, CRTS

Seating and Mobility Specialist
Certified Rehabilitation Technology Supplier
Senior Rehabilitation Engineer
Colleen Cottrell

Colleen Cottrell, MS OTR/L

Occupational Therapist
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Liz Downer, RRT

Respiratory Therapist
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Karen Du Long, RRT

Respiratory Therapist
Stefan Gavrilovski

Stefan Gavrilovski, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist
Lauren Glowski

Lauren Glowski, MS, MA, CC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist
Darla Goulet

Darla Goulet, LMSW

Clinical Social Worker
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Dana Hanifan, MA, CCC

Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
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Julie Hanley, NP

Nurse Practitioner
Nathan Hughes

Nathan Hughes, PT, DPT

BCSC CMC Neurologic Physical Therapy
Danielle Karsies

Danielle Karsies, MS, RDN, CSO

Registered Dietitian
Nutritionist
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Brooke Ingraham, MA, CCC

Speech-Language Pathologist
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Jo Klein, PT

Physical Therapist
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Karen Kluin, MS, CCC, BC-ANCDS

Supervisor, Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
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Armando Kurili, RRT

Respiratory Therapist