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The scientists creating cures.

Affiliate Members

Meet the Affiliate Members

Directors

Eva L. 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
Medical School
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
Medical School
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Stephen A Goutman, MD, MS, FAAN

Harriet Hiller Research Professor
Associate Professor of Neurology
Medical School
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D. Michael Ritter, MD

Managing Director, Scott Pranger ALS Center

Faculty

Eva L. 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
Medical School
Brian C. Callaghan, MD, MS

Brian C Callaghan, MD, MS

Eva L Feldman M.D.
Ph.D. Professor
Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Kevin S Chen, MD

Kevin S Chen, MD, FAANS, FCNS

Andrea Fischer Newman and Frank Newman Research Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Melissa Elafros, MD, PhD

Melissa A Elafros, MD, PhD

Andrea and Lawrence A Wolfe Research Professor
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Medical School
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Stephen A Goutman, MD, MS, FAAN

Harriet Hiller Research Professor
Associate Professor of Neurology
Medical School
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Benjamin J Murdock, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Neurology
Medical School
Savannah Quigley, MD

Savannah Quigley, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
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Sara D. Adar, ScD

Associate Professor of Epidemiology,
School of Public Health ALS
Environment
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Richard Auchus

James A Shayman and Andrea S Kevrick Professor of Translational Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology
Medical School
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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
Laryngology Division Chief
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Associate Chair for Professionalism and Culture
Medical School
Alla Karnovsky

Alla Karnovsky, PhD

Program Director
Bioinformatics Master's Program
Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Kretzler

Matthias Kretzler, MD

Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor
Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
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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
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Brett McCray, MD, PhD

Fovette E Dush Early Career Professor
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Sunitha Nagrath, PhD

Sunitha Nagrath, PhD

Professor of Chemical Engineering
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Meredith Pedde, PhD, MPH, MPP

Assistant Research Scientist of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
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Subramaniam Pennathur, MD

Norman Radin Professor of Nephrology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Section Head, Division of Nephrology
Medical School
Shannon Rudy, MD

Shannon F Rudy, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Co-Director
Otolaryngology Education Lead
Medical School
Maureen Sartor

Maureen Sartor, PhD

Co-Director
Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Professor of Biostatistics
School of Public Health
Amro M. Stino

Amro Maher Stino

Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Lily Zhao

Lili Zhao, PhD

Research Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health

Fellows

Laura DeVault, PhD

Laura DeVault, PhD

Edith Briskin Emerging Scholar
Research Scientist
Dae-Gyu Jang, PhD

Dae-Gyu Jang, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Neurology
Bhumsoo Kim, PhD

Bhumsoo Kim, PhD

Research Lab Specialist Lead
Cali McEntee, PhD

Cali McEntee, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Mohamed Noureldein, PhD

Mohamed Noureldein PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Jihyun Park, PhD

Jihyun Park, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Team

Adam M. Allouch

Adam M. Allouch

Research Lab Technician Associate
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
Kyle Loi

Kyle J. Loi

Lab Technician
Haley McQuown

Haley McQuown

Research Lab Specialist Associate
Lavanya Muthukumar

Lavanya Muthukumar, MS

Statistician Intermediate
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Crystal Pacut

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 Coordinator 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
Fallon Koenig

Fallon Koenig, MS

Clinical Research Coordinator Intermediate
Alyssa Kwiatek

Alyssa Kwiatek

Clinical Research Technician
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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
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D. Michael Ritter, MD

Managing Director, Scott Pranger ALS Center
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Shoshanna Fischhoff

Neuroscience Communications Lead, U-M Medical School
Marketing & Communications
Betsy Taylor

Betsy Taylor

Senior Administrative Assistant