Consciousness Science Faculty
Committed to Investigation of Consciousness
Faculty should be able to demonstrate a serious interest and commitment to the rigorous investigation of consciousness or related fields of inquiry.
Core CCS Faculty
We welcome faculty membership from all disciplines in the medical school as well as affiliate faculty members from relevant disciplines at the university and other institutions. Active CCS faculty currently represent fields such as neuroscience, anesthesiology, neurology, psychiatry, neurosurgery, biomedical engineering, and physics.
Co-Directors of CCS
Zirui Huang, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Director of Center for Consciousness Science, Medical School
Director of Center for Consciousness Science, Medical School
Anthony G Hudetz, DBM, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Director for Neuroscience Research
Scientific Director of Center for Consciousness Science, Anesthesiology, Medical School
Director for Neuroscience Research
Scientific Director of Center for Consciousness Science, Anesthesiology, Medical School
Cynthia A. Chestek, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Kamran Diba, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology, Medical School
Viviane Hambrecht-Wiedbusch, PhD
Associate Research Scientist, Anesthesiology, Medical School
UnCheol Lee, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Medical School
Duan Li, PhD
Associate Research Scientist, Anesthesiology, Medical School
George A Mashour, MD, PhD
Edward F Domino Collegiate Professor of Neuroscience
Vice Dean for Faculty
Professor of Anesthesiology
Program Director, Anesthesiology
Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School
Vice Dean for Faculty
Professor of Anesthesiology
Program Director, Anesthesiology
Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School
Dinesh Pal, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
Chandra Sripada, MD, PhD
Theophile Raphael Research Professor of Clinical Neurosciences
Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School
Professor of Philosophy
Professor of Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science
Director Academic Program, Linguistics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School
Professor of Philosophy
Professor of Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science
Director Academic Program, Linguistics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Vijay Tarnal, MBBS, FRCA
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery
Section Head of Neurosurgical Anesthesia
Assistant Medical Director and Program Associate, Anesthesiology, Medical School
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery
Section Head of Neurosurgical Anesthesia
Assistant Medical Director and Program Associate, Anesthesiology, Medical School
Giancarlo Vanini, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Medical School
Phillip E Vlisides, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Executive Director, Neuroscience Research, Medical School
Executive Director, Neuroscience Research, Medical School
Post doctoral / Graduate Students / Admin
Rui Dai, PhD
Post Doctoral Researcher
Panagiotis Fotiadis, PhD
Post Doctoral Researcher
Hyunwoo Jang, M.S.
PhD Student
Kathy Zelenock, MEng
Administrative Director
