REC Mentorship

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Junior Investigator Mentorship

REC Mentee, Natasha Nemmers, PhD presenting at the 2025 Research Symposium.  

The Research Education Component (REC) aims to provide junior investigators entering the field of dementia research with a broad education about contemporary dementia research and provide junior investigators with mentoring by experienced investigators in developing competitive grant applications. 

REC JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR MENTEES – 2025-2027 CLASS

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Dylan Finneran, PhD
Michigan State University
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Yuen Gao, PhD
Michigan State University
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Roya Homayouni, PhD
Wayne State University
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Anthony Robinson, PhD

Wayne State University
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Kelly Whiteford, PhD
University of Michigan

REC Junior Investigator Mentees – 2024-2026 Class

Shruti Mishra, MD

Shruti Mishra, MD
University of Michigan
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Patrick (Paddy) Monaghan, PhD

Wayne State University
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Natasha Nemmers, PhD
Wayne State University
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Emile Pinarbasi, MD, PhD

University of Michigan
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Frank Raven, PhD

University of Michigan

Andrew Brouwer, PhD, MS, MA, University of Michigan 
Elizabeth Litkowski, PhD, University of Michigan 
Norman Scheel, Dr. rer. nat. (PhD), Dipl-Inf, Michigan State University
Elisa Torres, PhD, RN, Wayne State University 
Connie Wu, PhD, University of Michigan 
Arthur Zhou, PhD, University of Michigan 

Kelly DuBois, PhD, Michigan State University
Alexandru Iordan, PhD, University of Michigan
Tongtong Li, PhD, Michigan State University
Pilar Rivero-Rios, PhD, University of Michigan
Xin Wang, PhD, MPH, University of Michigan

Andrew Bender, PhD, Michigan State University
Matthew Benskey, PhD, Michigan State University
Sarah Elzinga, PhD, University of Michigan
Jessica Finlay, PhD - University of Michigan

Omar Ahmed, PhD, University of Michigan
Ana Daugherty, PhD, Wayne State University
Amara Ezeamama, PhD, Michigan State University
Charlie Fehl, PhD, Wayne State University
Ilce Medina-Meza, PhD, Michigan State University
Courtney Polenick, PhD, University of Michigan
Annalise Rahman-Filipiak, PhD, University of Michigan

DeAnnah Byrd, PhD, Wayne State University
Julia Gerson, PhD, University of Michigan
Lenette Jones, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, University of Michigan
Rohit Marawar, MD, Wayne State University
Sheria Robinson-Lane, PhD, RN, University of Michigan

HwaJung Choi, PhD, University of Michigan
Benjamin Combs, PhD, Michigan State University
Jessica Damoiseaux, PhD, Wayne State University
Wassim Tarraf, PhD, Wayne State University
Jiayu Zhou, PhD, Michigan State University