M-BRISC Members

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Participating Michigan Medicine Researchers

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Lindsay K Admon, MD, MSc, FACOG

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical School
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Abiola A. Alaka, MD

House Officer, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hospitals
Justus Anumonwo, PhD

Justus M Anumonwo

Program Associate
Internal Medicine
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Medical School
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Allison C Billi, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Medical School
DBridges

David Bridges, PhD

Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
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Courtney Burns, BSE

MD Candidate, Research Assistant, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical School
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Chen Chen, MPH

PhD Candidate in Epidemiology, Graduate Student Instructor and Graduate Student Research Assistant
Melinda B Davis, MD

Melinda B Davis, MD

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Program Director
Fellowship - Cardiovascular Disease
Medical School
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Ann M. Decker, DMD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry
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Santhi K Ganesh, MD

David J Pinsky M.D. Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Human Genetics and Program Director
Internal Medicine
Medical School
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Erin Giles

Associate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology
Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
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Aria Grabowski, MPH, RD

Graduate Student Research Assistant
Brigid E. Gregg

Brigid Ellen Gregg, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Wellness and Culture, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
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Sarah K Gualano, MD, MBA

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Johann Gudjonsson

Johann E Gudjonsson, MD, PhD

Arthur C Curtis Professor of Skin Molecular Immunology
Professor of Dermatology
Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor
Mary H Weiser Food Allergy
Medical School
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Yanhong Guo

Research Associate Professor
Internal Medicine
Medical School
Halabicky, Olivia

Olivia Halabicky, MSc, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences and Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
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Davy Hamilton, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
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Sean Harris, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Science, Adjunct Lecturer in Environmental Health Sciences and Adjunct Lecturer in Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Ashley Hesson

Ashley Hesson, MD, PhD

Associate Director
Cardio-Obstetrics Program
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Lori L. Isom

Lori L Isom, PhD

Maurice H Seevers Legacy Professor of Pharmacology
Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Professor of Pharmacology
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Professor of Neurology
Medical School
CKarvonen

Carrie Karvonen Gutierrez, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Benjamin Kessler, MPH

Benjamin Kessler, MPH

Graduate Research Assistant
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Abbi Lane, PhD

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology
Elizabeth S. Langen

Elizabeth S Langen, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Program Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship
Medical School
ALeis

Aleda Leis, PhD, MS

Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Adjunct Lecturer in Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Deborah Levine

Deborah A Levine, MD, MPH

Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Neurology
Medical School
PMa

Peter X. Ma, PhD

Richard H Kingery Endowed Collegiate Professor of Dentistry, Professor of Dentistry, Department of Biologic and Materials Science, School of Dentistry, Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Professor of Material Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School and College of Engineering
CMaduka

Chima Maduka, DVM, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
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Lauren Merz

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
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Ramkumar Mohan

Center Member
Roberto Ramos Mondragon

Roberto Ramos Mondragon

Center Member
Andre Monteiro Da Rocha, PhD

Andre Monteiro Da Rocha

Research Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
Medical School
Louise M. O'Brien

Louise M O'Brien, PhD, MS

Research Professor, Neurology
Research Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ombudsperson, Medical School
Research Scientist, Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry
Andrea L. Oliverio

Andrea Oliverio, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Vasantha Padamonabhan

Vasantha Padmanabhan, MS, PhD

Professor Emerita in Service, Pediatrics
Professor Emerita of Obsetrics and Gynecology
Professor Emerita of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
Professor Emerita of Environmental Health Sciences
Professor Emerita in Service, Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
SPark

Sung Kyun Park, ScD, MPH

Professor of Epidemiology and Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
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Olesya Plazyo, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Dermatology
Medical School
Angela Quain

Angela Quain, MD, MS

House Officer, Pediatrics Cardiology, University of Michigan Hospitals
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William Rainey

Jerome W Conn Legacy Professor
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Rosanne Rouf

Rosanne Rouf

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Melvyn Rubenfire

Melvyn Rubenfire

Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine
Medical School
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Morgan D Salmon

Research Assistant Professor
Surgery
Medical School
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Kristen Schuh, BA, MS

PhD Candidate in the LSA Psychology Department, Graduate Student Research Assistant and Graduate Student Instructor
Jordan Shavit, MD, PhD

Jordan Shavit, MD, PhD

Henry and Mala Dorfman Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
 Ariella Shikanov, PhD

Ariella Shikanov

Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medical School
Associate Director Academic Program, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School
Kanakadurga Singer

Kanakadurga Singer, MA, MD

Valerie Castle Opipari M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Dean for Faculty
Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Medical School
Spehar

Stephanie Spehar, MD

PhD Candidate in the LSA Psychology Department, Graduate Student Research Assistant and Graduate Student Instructor
Brian Stamm

Brian Stamm, M,D,, MSc

Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology and Research Fellow
Neurology
Medical School
Laurie K Svoboda

Laurie K Svoboda

John G Searle Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
School of Public Health
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Medical School
Jay Tambralli

Ajay Tambralli, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
NTronson

Natalie Tronson, PhD

Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
AVR

Alison Vander Roest, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Mita Varghese

Mita Varghese

Assistant Research Scientist
Pediatrics
Medical School
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Vandana Revathi Venkateswaran, PhD, MS

Bioinformatician, Biostatistician, Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan
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Catherine Wagner, MD, MSc

House Officer, Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals
Margaret V. Westfall

Margaret V Westfall

Center Member
Angela C. Weyand

Angela Weyand, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Program Assistant, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Medical School