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Affiliate Members

Meet the Affiliate Members

Directors
feldman Eva L Feldman, MD, PhD
James W Albers Distinguished University Professor of Neurology
Russell N DeJong Professor of Neurology
Professor of Neurology
Professor of Neurosurgery and Section Head
Co-Division Chief Neuromuscular
Stacey Jacoby, PhD Stacey Sakowski Jacoby, PhD
Managing Director, NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies
Brian C. Callaghan, MD, MS Brian C Callaghan, MD, MS
Eva L Feldman M.D.
Ph.D. Professor
Professor of Neurology
goutman Stephen A Goutman, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Neurology
rittermike D. Michael Ritter, MD
Managing Director, ALS Center of Excellence
Faculty
feldman Eva L Feldman, MD, PhD
James W Albers Distinguished University Professor of Neurology
Russell N DeJong Professor of Neurology
Professor of Neurology
Professor of Neurosurgery and Section Head
Co-Division Chief Neuromuscular
Brian C. Callaghan, MD, MS Brian C Callaghan, MD, MS
Eva L Feldman M.D.
Ph.D. Professor
Professor of Neurology
Kevin S Chen, MD Kevin S Chen, MD, FAANS, FCNS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Stephanie Eid, PhD Stéphanie Eid, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Neurology
Melissa Elafros, MD, PhD Melissa Elafros, MD, PhD
Andrea and Lawrence A Wolfe Research Professor
Assistant Professor of Neurology
goutman Stephen A Goutman, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Neurology
Kai Guo, PhD Kai Guo
Research Assistant Professor
Neurology
ben_murdock_labhds21094_small Benjamin J Murdock
Research Assistant Professor
Neurology
Savannah Quigley, MD Savannah Quigley, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
photo of Sara Adar Sara D. Adar, ScD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology,
School of Public Health ALS
Environment
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 Bakulski, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Public Health ALS
Stuart Batterman, PhD Stuart Batterman, PhD
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences,
School of Public Health ALS
Environment
Norman D. Hogikyan Norman D Hogikyan, MD, FACS, HEC-C
Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Professor of Music, School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Associate Chair
Laryngology Division Chief
headshot of Alla Karnovsky Alla Karnovsky, PhD
Program Director
Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Kretzler Matthias Kretzler, MD
Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor
Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
portrait of Jeorg Lahann Jeorg Lahann, PhD
Wolfgang Pauli Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Stephen Lentz, PhD Stephen Lentz, PhD
Laboratory Director,
Morphology and Image Analysis Core,
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center
Diabetes I Neuropathy
Brett A. McCray Brett McCray, MD, PhD
Fovette E Dush Early Career Professor
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Sunitha Nagrath, PhD Sunitha Nagrath, PhD
Professor of Chemical Engineering
photo of Meredith Pedde Meredith Pedde, PhD, MPH, MPP
Assistant Research Scientist of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Subramaniam Pennathur photo Subramaniam Pennathur
Norman Radin Professor of Nephrology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Section Head, Division of Nephrology
Shannon Rudy, MD Shannon F Rudy, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Associate Chair
Residency Program Associate Director
Otolaryngology Education Lead
Maureen Sartor Maureen Sartor, PhD
Co-Director
Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Professor of Biostatistics
Amro M. Stino Amro Maher Stino
Associate Professor of Neurology
Lily Zhao Lili Zhao, PhD
Research Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Fellows
Lillia Baird Lillia Baird
Immunology Program Graduate Student Candidate
Dae-Gyu Jang, PhD Dae-Gyu Jang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Neurology
Bhumsoo Kim, PhD Bhumsoo Kim, PhD
Research Lab Specialist Lead
Mohamed Noureldein, PhD Mohamed Noureidein, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jihyun Park Jihyun Park, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Team
Andrew Carter Andrew Carter
Research Lab Tech Intermediate
John Hayes John Hayes
Research Lab Specialist Intermediate
Emily Koubek, PhD Emily Koubek, PhD
Technical Writer Senior
Haley McQuown Haley McQuown
Research Lab Specialist Associate
Lavanya Muthukumar Lavanya Muthukumar, MS
Statistician Intermediate
photo of Crystal Pacult Crystal Pacult
Research Lab Specialist Senior
Adam Patterson Adam Patterson, MS
Data Architect Lead
Diana Rigan Diana Rigan
Research Lab Tech Intermediate
Sam Teener Samuel Teener
Research Lab Tech Intermediate
Ian Webber-Davis Ian Webber-Davis
Research Lab Specialist Intermediate
Clinical Studies Team
Nicole Bopp Nicole Bopp, MS
Clinical Research Technician
Alyssa Braun Alyssa Braun
Clinical Research Technician
Lexi Brown, MPH Lexi Brown, MPH
Research Coordinator
Flint Neuropathy Study
jayna-duell Jayna Duell, BSN, RN, CCRC
Research Nurse
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
Aanchal Gopalan Aanchal Gopalan, MPH
Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
Fallon Koenig Fallon Koenig, MS
Clinical Research Coordinator Intermediate
Alyssa Kwiatek Alyssa Kwiatek
Clinical Research Technician
piecuchcarli_headshot_labcoat_8 Carli Piecuch, CCRP
Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
Certified Clinical Research Professional
Administrative Team
Stacey Jacoby, PhD Stacey Sakowski Jacoby, PhD
Managing Director, NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies
rittermike D. Michael Ritter, MD
Managing Director, ALS Center of Excellence
photo of Shoshanna Fischhoff Shoshanna Fischhoff
Neuroscience Communications Lead, U-M Medical School
Marketing & Communications
Betsy Taylor Betsy Taylor
Senior Administrative Assistant