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Leonardo
Sportelli, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Nico
Huffman
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Aaron
Coleman
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Manisha
Barse

 

 

Staff Accountant
Joshua
Watterson

Staff Accountant

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Madeline
Abramson

Research Assistant

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Haya
AlGrain

Staff Scientist I

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Sharron
Evans

Research Animal Technician II

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Samantha
Frias

Administrative Assistant

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Marcus
Fernald

Senior Staff Accountant

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Nathan
Salow

Research Assistant

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Amy
Currier

Research Assistant

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Ishbel
Del Rosario

Research Associate

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Daniel
Olivares

Research Associate

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Jehoon
Seo

Research Assistant

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Jeanette
Stoltzfus

Senior Director of Development

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Atharv
Chandra

Research Assistant

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Sarah
Maguire, PhD

Staff Scientist I

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Vamshi
Mallepalli, MSc

Research Associate

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Christopher
Borcuk

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Emily
Bickel

Administrative Assistant

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Robert
Phillips, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Frank
Piscotta, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist I

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Michael
Nagle

Staff Scientist I

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Roberta
Passiatore, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Rachel
Orr, Psy.D.

Research Consultant

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Termara
Parker, Ph.D.

Senior Scientific Grants Administrator

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Jason
Rehg

Research Assistant

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Geoff
DeLizzio

Chief Advancement Officer

Paulo
de Oliveira

Staff Scientist I

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Isaac
Ostlund, PhD

Staff Scientist I

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Ryan
Miller

Staff Scientist I

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Cynthia
Cardinault

Staff Scientist I

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Sarah
Torres

Operations Specialist

Selvakumaran
Muthu

Staff Scientist I

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Bonna
Sheehan

Research Associate

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Shanzida
Siddique

Research Associate

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Alan
Lorenzetti, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Joseph
Johnson

Laboratory Operations Specialist

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Michael
Hill

Laboratory Maintenance Technician

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Arun
Patil, PhD

Staff Scientist I

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Uma
Kaipa

Research Associate

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Evan
El-Halawani

Research Assistant

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Suhaas
Adiraju

Research Assistant

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Heejin
Lee

Staff Scientist I

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Madeline
Valentine

Research Assistant

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Ruth
Zhang

Research Associate

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Victoria
Horta

Research Liaison

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Lexy
Papariello, PhD

Staff Scientist I

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Caitlin
Bourne

Research Associate

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Jason
Lynn-Framm

Research Associate

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Evgeny
Shlevkov

Assistant Director, Drug Discovery

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Michael
Totty, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

LIBD Investigator Giulio Pergola, PhD
Giulio
Pergola, Ph.D.

Investigator

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Gwenaëlle E.
Thomas, PhD

Scientific Project Manager

Shelley
Tiemann

Research Administrator

gina shim
Gina
Shim

Research Assistant

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Sophia
Cinquemani

Research Assistant

alejandra mccord
Alejandra
McCord

Research Associate

mark mckinney
Mark
McKinney

Director of Laboratories and Facilities

jiyoung kim
Jiyoung
Kim, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist II

ayanna allyne
Ayanna
Allyne

Human Resources Coordinator

arthur feltrin
Arthur
Feltrin

Postdoctoral Fellow

bruno torres
Bruno
Torres

Staff Scientist I

jisu ha
Jisu
Ha, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist I

jorge miranda barrientos
Jorge
Miranda Barrientos

Staff Scientist II

taeyoung hwang
Taeyoung
Hwang, PhD

Investigator

adam bothwell
Adam
Bothwell

Research Assistant

greg house
Gregory
House

Medical Records Specialist

geo pertea
Geo
Pertea

Staff Scientist II

daming chen
Daming
Chen

Staff Scientist I

laila torres
Laila
Torres

Research Associate

Marie Murphy
Marie
Murphy

Administrative Assistant

lana gore
Lana
Gore

Research Assistant

Nick Eagles
Nick
Eagles

Research Associate

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Yanet
Raesu

Program Manager

ayanna allyne
Ayanna
Allyne

Human Resources Coordinator

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Rodelyn
Lirazan

Laboratory Operations Specialist

Alejandra Romero-Morales
Alejandra
Romero-Morales

Postdoctoral Fellow

Lina Oh
Lina
Oh

Research Associate

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Karen
Robinson

Director of Communications

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Sreya
Mukherjee

Postdoctoral Fellow

Rakaia
Kenney

Research Assistant

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Linda
Gai

Staff Scientist I

Yimeng
He

Research Assistant

Sofia
Rooney

Research Assistant

Elisa
Park

Research Assistant

Aimee
Ormond

Animal Care Supervisor

Sayo
Falayi

Research Assistant

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Karen
Scida

Staff Scientist I

ShizhongHan
Shizhong
Han, Ph.D.

Lead Investigator

Jiyun
Zhou, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist II

Arta
Seyedian

Research Associate

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Louise
Huuki

Staff Scientist I

Sanjana
Tyagi

Research Associate

Kelsey
Montgomery

Research Assistant

Andre
Barbosa, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Jian
Shi

Grants Administrator

James Tooke – Research Assistant, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
James
Tooke

Senior Operations Manager

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Matt
Tran

Research Associate

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Tyler
Heitmann

Graduate Student

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Kira
Mandell

Graduate Student

Anthony
Ramnauth

Graduate Student

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Michael
Noback

Graduate Student

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Heena
Divecha

Research Associate

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Anum
Afzal

Graduate Student

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Madhur
Parihar

Research Associate

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Heidi
Carlson

Research Associate

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Tomoyo
Sawada, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Arina
Perez, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist I

Abby
Spangler

Research Associate

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Francesca
Catlin

Staff Accountant

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Federica
Farinelli, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist II

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Joshua
Stolz

Research Associate

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Debamitra
Das, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist I

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Kunal
Kathuria, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist I

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Bareera
Qamar

Research Assistant

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Daniel
Demehin

Research Assistant

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Natalie
Wasicko

Operations Specialist

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Deveren
Manley II

Animal Care Assistant

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Jessica
Valerino

Research Assistant

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Laura
D'Ignazio, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Mamta
Hajra

Research Associate

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Zengyou
Ye, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist II

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Zhi
Li, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Demi
Fortson

Research Associate (LCM)

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Richard
Swidarski

Staff Accountant

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Ye
Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Staff Scientist I

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Ricardo
de Souza Jacomini, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Hannah
Smith

Research Assistant

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Svitlana
Bach, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist I

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Michael J.
McConnell, Ph.D.

Investigator

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Kynon Jade M.
Benjamin, Ph.D.

Associate Scientist

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Nolan
McCormick

Research Associate

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Carly
Montoya

Research Associate

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Brittany
Davis, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Elizabeth
Pattie

Research Associate

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August
Deacon

Controller

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Melissa
Barney

Human Resources Manager

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Huimei
Yu, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist I

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Srinidhi
Sripathy

Staff Scientist I, Lead

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Rebecca
Freedman

Chief Legal Officer

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Yong Kyu
Lee

Research Associate II

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Madhavi
Tippani

Staff Scientist I

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Apuã
Paquola, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

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Jennifer
Erwin, Ph.D.

Investigator

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Qiang (Danny)
Chen, Ph.D.

Lead Research Scientist

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Giovanna
Punzi, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Daniel Weinberger, M.D. - CEO & Director, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Daniel
Weinberger, M.D.

Chief Executive Officer and Director

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Andrew
Maslan, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

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Norman
Weisman

Controller

Yanhong Wang, M.D., M.S. - Research Associate, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Yanhong
Wang, M.D.

Research Scientist

Gianluca Ursini, M.D., Ph.D. - Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Gianluca
Ursini, M.D., Ph.D.

Investigator

Bill Ulrich – Manager of Network Operations, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Bill
Ulrich

Manager of Network Operations

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Leonardo Collado
Torres, Ph.D.

Investigator

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Ran
Tao, Ph.D.

Section Head, Molecular Biology

Hao Yang Tan – Lead Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Hao Yang
Tan, M.D.

Lead Investigator

Richard Straub – Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Richard
Straub, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

Kari Stoever – Chief External Relations Officer, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Kari
Stoever

Senior Advisor

Solomon Snyder, M.D. - Director of Drug Discovery, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Solomon
Snyder, M.D.

Senior Director of Drug Discovery Emeritus

Joo Heon Shin – Director of RNA Sequencing Core, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Joo Heon
Shin, Ph.D.

Investigator and Director of RNA Sequencing Core

Anandita Rajpurohit – Research Technician, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Anandita
Rajpurohit

Staff Scientist I

Eugenia Radulescu – Research Scholar, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Eugenia
Radulescu, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Mike Poslusney – Chemist, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Mike
Poslusney

Project Director

Rebecca Oldham – Marketing & Communications Specialist, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Rebecca
Oldham

Director of Communications

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Rujuta
Narurkar

Director of Alliance Management and Research Administration

John Meyers – Director of IT, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
John
Meyers

Director of IT Services and Database Manager

Ronald McKay, Ph.D. - Senior Scientist, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Ronald
McKay, Ph.D.

Senior Science Advisor

Kristen Maynard – Postdoctoral Fellow, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Kristen
Maynard, Ph.D.

Investigator

Keri Martinowich
Keri
Martinowich, Ph.D.

Senior Investigator and Director, Translational Neuroscience

Brady Maher, Ph.D. - Lead Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Brady
Maher, Ph.D.

Lead Investigator

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Gangling
Liao, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist I

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Chao
Li, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist I

Joel Kleinman, M.D., Ph.D. - Associate Director of Clinical Sciences, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Joel
Kleinman, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Director of Clinical Sciences

Elaine Jones – Chief Operating Officer, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Elaine
Jones

Chief Operating Officer

Thomas M. Hyde, M.D., Ph.D. - Chief Medical Officer, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Thomas M.
Hyde, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief Medical Officer

Yifang (Francis) Huang – Chemist, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Yifang (Francis)
Huang

Staff Scientist I

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Henry
Hallock, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Aaron Goldman – Research Associate, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Aaron
Goldman

Data Management Specialist

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Jean
DuBose

Chief of Staff

Michael DePasquale – Biochemist, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Michael
DePasquale

Staff Scientist I

Glen Ernst – Senior Chemist, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Glen
Ernst

Staff Scientist II

Pablo deLeon – Chemist, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Pablo
deLeon

Staff Scientist I

Amy Deep-Soboslay – Clinical Study Coordinator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Amy
Deep-Soboslay

Section Head, Clinical Diagnostics

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Huei-Ying
Chen, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Stephanie Cerceo Page – Staff Scientist, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Stephanie Cerceo
Page, Ph.D.

Director of LIBD Imaging Core Facility

Gregory Carr, Ph.D. - Investigator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Gregory
Carr, Ph.D.

Lead Investigator

Ingrid Buchler – Chemist, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Ingrid
Buchler

Project Director

Anna Brandtjen - Research Associate, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Anna
Brandtjen

Research Associate II

Joseph Bohlen - Research Technician, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Joseph
Bohlen

Staff Scientist I, Lead

Rahul Bharadwaj, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Rahul
Bharadwaj, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

James Barrow Ph.D. - Investigator & Associate Director of Drug Discovery, Lieber Institute for Brain Development
James
Barrow, Ph.D.

Senior Investigator and Director of Drug Discovery

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Nicole
Barat

Facilities Manager