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Meet the Team
Get to know the team behind the groundbreaking discoveries at the Scott Pranger ALS Center.
Faculty
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
Russell N. DeJong Professor of Neurology
Director, NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies
Director, ALS Center of Excellence
Stephen Goutman MD, MS
Associate Professor of Neurology
Associate Director, ALS Center for Excellence
Director, Pranger ALS Clinic
Associate Director, ALS Center for Excellence
Director, Pranger ALS Clinic
Benjamin J. Murdock, PhD
Robert A. Epstein and Joan M. Chernoff-Epstein Emerging Scholar
Research Assistant Professor of Neurology
Research Assistant Professor of Neurology
Savannah Quigley, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Sara H Mirza
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Director
Assisted Ventilation Program
Medical School
Assisted Ventilation Program
Medical School
Sara Dubowsky Adar, ScD, MHS
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Associate Chair of Epidemiology
Associate Professor of Global Public Health
Associate Chair of Epidemiology
Associate Professor of Global Public Health
Richard Auchus
James A Shayman and Andrea S Kevrick Professor of Translational Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology
Medical School
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology
Medical School
Kelly M. Bakulski, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Data Management and Statistical Core Leader, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Data Management and Statistical Core Leader, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
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
Professor of Global Public Health
Professor of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Alla Karnovsky, PhD
Program Director
Bioinformatics Master's Program
Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Bioinformatics Master's Program
Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
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
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
Meredith Pedde, PhD, MPH, MPP
Assistant Research Scientist of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Maureen Sartor, PhD
Co-Director
Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Professor of Biostatistics
School of Public Health
Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Professor of Biostatistics
School of Public Health
Yue Zhao, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Fellows
Dae-Gyu Jang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Neurology
Department of Neurology
ALS RESEARCH/ADMIN TEAM
Stacey Sakowski Jacoby, PhD
Managing Director, NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies
D. Michael Ritter, MD
Managing Director, Scott Pranger ALS Center
Nicole Bopp, MS
Clinical Research Technician
Alyssa Braun
Clinical Research Coordinator Technician
Jayna Duell, BSN, RN, CCRC
Registered Nurse
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
Shoshanna Fischhoff
Neuroscience Communications Lead, U-M Medical School
Marketing & Communications
Marketing & Communications
Crystal Pacut
Research Lab Specialist Senior
Adam Patterson, MS
Data Architect Lead
Carli Piecuch, CCRP
Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
Certified Clinical Research Professional
Certified Clinical Research Professional
Samuel Teener
Research Lab Tech Intermediate
Pranger ALS Clinic Team
Sandy Lemkin, MSN, BBA, RN, CCRP
Registered Nurse, Clinical Care Coordinator
Bethany Blanchard, MS OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Brian Coltman, ATP/SMS, CRTS
Seating and Mobility Specialist
Certified Rehabilitation Technology Supplier
Senior Rehabilitation Engineer
Certified Rehabilitation Technology Supplier
Senior Rehabilitation Engineer
Colleen Cottrell, MS OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Liz Downer, RRT
Respiratory Therapist
Karen Du Long, RRT
Respiratory Therapist
Stefan Gavrilovski, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lauren Glowski, MS, MA, CC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Darla Goulet, LMSW
Clinical Social Worker
Dana Hanifan, MA, CCC
Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
Julie Hanley, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Nathan Hughes, PT, DPT
BCSC CMC Neurologic Physical Therapy
Danielle Karsies, MS, RDN, CSO
Registered Dietitian
Nutritionist
Nutritionist
Brooke Ingraham, MA, CCC
Speech-Language Pathologist
Jo Klein, PT
Physical Therapist
Karen Kluin, MS, CCC, BC-ANCDS
Supervisor, Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Armando Kurili, RRT
Respiratory Therapist