ALS People
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Meet the Team

Get to know the team behind the groundbreaking discoveries at the ALS Center of Excellence.

National Advisory Board

Meet the National Advisory Board

Faculty
photo of Dr. Eva Feldman 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
photo of Dr. Stephen Goutman Stephen Goutman MD, MS
Associate Professor of Neurology
Associate Director, ALS Center for Excellence
Director, Pranger ALS Clinic
ben_murdock_labhds21094_small Benjamin J. Murdock, PhD
Robert A. Epstein and Joan M. Chernoff-Epstein Emerging Scholar
Research Assistant Professor of Neurology
photo of Sara Adar Sara Dubowsky Adar, ScD, MHS
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Associate Chair of Epidemiology
Associate Professor of Global Public Health
headshot of Richard Auchus Richard Auchus
James A Shayman and Andrea S Kevrick Professor of Translational Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology
photo of Kelly Bakulski Kelly M. Bakulski, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Data Management and Statistical Core Leader, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Photo of Stuart Batterman 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
headshot of Alla Karnovsky Alla Karnovsky, PhD
Program Director
Bioinformatics Master's Program
Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
photo of Bhramar Mukherjee 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
photo of Meredith Pedde 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
Professor of Biostatistics
Yue Zhao Yue Zhao, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Fellows
Lillia Baird Lillia Baird
Immunology Program Graduate Student Candidate
Dae-Gyu Jang, PhD Dae-Gyu Jang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Neurology
ALS RESEARCH/ADMIN TEAM
jacoby Stacey Jacoby, PhD
Managing Director, NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies
rittermike Mike Ritter, MD
Managing Director, ALS Center of Excellence
jayna-duell Jayna Duell
Registered Nurse
ALS Clinical Research Coordinator
photo of Shoshanna Fischhoff Shoshanna Fischhoff
Neuroscience Communications Lead, U-M Medical School
Marketing & Communications
photo of Crystal Pacult Crystal Pacult
Research Lab Specialist Senior
photo of Carli Piecuch Carli Piecuch
Clinical Research Coordinator-Technician
photo of Samuel Teener Samuel Teener
Research Lab Tech Intermediate
Pranger ALS Clinic Team
alan-salgado Alan David Salgado, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
photo of Sandy Lemkin Sandy Lemkin, MSN, BBA, RN, CCRP
Registered Nurse, Clinical Care Coordinator
Photo of Bethany Blanchard Bethany Blanchard, MS OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
coltman-brian Brian Coltman ATP/SMS, CRTS
Seating and Mobility Specialist, Certified Rehabilitation Technology Supplier, Senior Rehabilitation Engineer
photo of Liz Downer Liz Downer, RRT
Respiratory Therapist
photo of Liz Downer Karen Du Long, RRT
Respiratory Therapist
goulet-darla Darla Goulet, LMSW
Clinical Social Worker
alsctrsep18018 Dana Hanifan, MA CCC
Senior Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Speech-Language Pathology
hanley-julie Julie Hanley, NP
Nurse Practitioner
harkaway Sheila Harkaway, MS, CCC
Speech Language Pathologist
karsies-danielle Danielle Karsies, MS, RDN, CSO
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
ingraham_brooke Brooke Ingraham, MA, CCC
Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Speech-Language Pathology
klein-jo Jo Klein, PT
Physical Therapist
kluin-karen Karen Kluin, MS CCC BC-ANCDS
Supervisor, Department of Speech-Language Pathology; Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology
kurili-armando Armando Kurili, RRT
Respiratory Therapist