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Affiliated Faculty

Carney Institute-affiliated faculty are leaders in their respective areas of research into the brain. They are experimentalists, theorists, engineers, and clinicians who come together to produce fascinating new insights into how we think, feel and behave.

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  • Ahmed Abdelfatah

    Ahmed Abdelfattah

    Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney University Assistant Professor of Brain Science
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    Ana Abrantes

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Carlos Aizenman

    Carlos Aizenman

    Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Neuroscience, Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Brain Science
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    Umer Akbar, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Neurology
  • Saud Alhusaini

    Saud Alhusaini

    Assistant Professor of Neurology
  • Arturo Andrade

    Arturo Andrade

    Associate Professor of Brain Science (Research), Associate Professor of Neuroscience (Research), Director of the Rodent Behavioral Phenotyping Facility
  • Douglas Anthony

    Douglas Anthony

    Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor of Neurology
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    Michael Armey, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
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    Paul Armstrong

    Professor of English
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    Wael Asaad, M.D., Ph.D.

    Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Professor of Neurosurgery, Professor of Neuroscience
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    Walter Atwood

    Professor and Vice Chair of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Professor of Neurology
  • David Badre

    David Badre, Ph.D.

    Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Director of the Brain Stimulation Core
  • Gilad Barnea

    Gilad Barnea

    Director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Cells and Circuits, Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology, Visual Science and Neuroscience, NIH Graduate Partnership Program (NIH GPP) Director
  • Jennifer Barredo

    Jennifer Barredo

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
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    Cynthia Battle

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Peter Belenky

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Kristen Benito

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
  • David Berson

    David Berson

    Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chair of Neuroscience
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    Lucien Bienenstock

    Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics, Associate Professor of Neuroscience
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    Andrew Blum

    Professor of Neurology
  • David Borton

    David Borton

    Associate Professor of Engineering, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Associate Professor of Brain Science
  • Jerrold Boxerman, M.D.

    Jerrold Boxerman, M.D.

    MRI Facility Medical Director, Professor of Diagnostic Imaging
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    Leslie Brick

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Willoughby Britton

    Willoughby Britton

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
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    Justin Broackes

    Professor of Philosophy
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    Joshua Brown

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Larry Brown

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Margaret Bublitz

    Margaret Bublitz

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Associate Professor of Medicine
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    Daphna Buchsbaum

    Assistant Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
  • Stephen Buka

    Stephen Buka

    Professor of Epidemiology, Graduate Program Director
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    Tina Burton

    Assistant Professor of Neurology
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    Rebecca Burwell

    Albert D. Mead Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Chair of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
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    Jonathan Cahill

    Associate Professor of Neurology
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    Joaquin Camara

    Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator
  • Alexios Carayannopoulos

    Alexios Carayannopoulos

    Professor of Neurology, Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator
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    Linda Carpenter, M.D.

    Deputy Director of the COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Mary Carskadon

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Saima Chaudhry

    Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
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    Paul Christopher

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Deus Cielo

    Deus Cielo

    Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator
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    Ruth Colwill

    Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
  • Lorin Crawford

    Lorin Crawford

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics
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    Robbert Creton

    Professor of Medical Science (Research), Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Research)
  • Carina Curto

    Carina Curto

    Pablo J. Salame Goldman Sachs Professor of Computational Neuroscience, Professor of Applied Mathematics
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    Shawna Cutting

    Associate Professor of Neurology
  • Lori Daiello

    Lori Daiello

    Associate Professor of Neurology (Research), Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice (Research)
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    Suzanne De La Monte

    Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Ivana Delalle

    Ivana Delalle

    Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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    Theresa Desrochers, Ph.D.

    Rosenberg Assistant Professor of Brain Science and Neuroscience, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Petya Dimitrova Radoeva

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Curtis Doberstein

    Curtis Doberstein

    Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator
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    Fulvio Domini

    Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
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    John E. Donahue

    Professor of Neurology, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • John Donoghue

    John Donoghue

    Henry Merritt Wriston Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Engineering
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    Jonathan Drake

    Assistant Professor of Neurology
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    Heinrich Elinzano

    Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
  • Ani Eloyan

    Ani Eloyan

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Vice Chair of Biostatistics
  • Justin Fallon

    Justin Fallon

    Professor of Medical Science, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Nicolas Fawzi

    Professor of Medical Science
  • Oriel FeldmanHall

    Oriel FeldmanHall

    Manning Assistant Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences
  • Alexander Fleischmann

    Alexander Fleischmann

    Provost's Associate Professor of Brain Science, Associate Professor of Neuroscience
  • Michael Frank

    Michael Frank

    Director of the Center for Computational Brain Science, Edgar L. Marston Professor of Psychology, Co-Director, BRAINSTORM Program
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    Jennifer Freeman

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
  • Jared Fridley

    Jared Fridley

    Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
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    Joseph Friedman

    Professor of Neurology
  • Bess Frost

    Bess Frost

    Salame-Feraud Director, Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
  • Karen Furie

    Karen Furie

    Samuel I. Kennison, M.D., and Bertha S. Kennison Professor of Clinical Neuroscience, Professor of Neurology, Chair of Neurology
  • Matthew Fuxjager

    Matthew Fuxjager

    Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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    Sarah Garnaat

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
  • Stuart Geman

    Stuart Geman

    James Manning Professor of Applied Mathematics
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    Ziya Gokaslan

    Chair of Neurosurgery, Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Kimberly Goodyear Chavanne

    Kimberly Goodyear Chavanne

    Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research), Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
  • Benjamin Greenberg

    Benjamin Greenberg

    Director of the COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Amy Greenwald

    Professor of Computer Science
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    Maria Guglielmo

    Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Richard Alan Haas

    Richard Alan Haas

    Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging (Clinical), Associate Professor of Neurosurgery (Clinical), Associate Professor of Neurology (Clinical)
  • Carolina Haass-Koffler

    Carolina Haass-Koffler

    Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Matthew Harrison

    Matthew Harrison

    Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics
  • Anne Hart

    Anne Hart

    Professor of Neuroscience, Graduate Program Director for the Neuroscience Graduate Program, Chair of the Department of Neuroscience
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    Edward Hawrot

    Alva O. Way Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Senior Consultant for Biology Affairs
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    William Heindel

    Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
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    Stephen Helfand

    Professor of Biology, Vice Chair of Neurology
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    Christopher Hill

    William Herbert Perry Faunce Professor of Philosophy
  • Leigh Hochberg

    Leigh Hochberg

    L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Engineering and Professor of Brain Science
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    Diane Hoffman-Kim

    Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Chair, Brown University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Associate Professor of Engineering
  • Yu-Wen Alvin Huang

    Yu-Wen Alvin Huang

    GLF Translational Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
  • Ted Huey

    Edward "Ted" Huey

    Associate Director, Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Director, Memory and Aging Program, Butler Hospital, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Amanda Jamieson

    Amanda Jamieson

    Esther Elizabeth Brintzenhoff Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Pathobiology Graduate Program Co-Director
  • Alexander Jaworski

    Alexander Jaworski

    June G. Zimmerman Associate Professor of Brain Science, Associate Professor of Neuroscience
  • Mahesh V Jayaraman

    Mahesh V Jayaraman

    Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Professor of Neurology, Professor of Neurosurgery
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    Richard Jones

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Neurology
  • Stephanie Jones

    Stephanie R. Jones

    Professor of Neuroscience
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    Hung-Teh Kao

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
  • Karla Kaun

    Karla Kaun

    Associate Professor of Neuroscience
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    Brian Kavanaugh

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
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    Benjamin Kimia

    Professor of Engineering
  • Petra Klinge

    Petra Klinge

    Professor of Neurosurgery
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    Daphne Koinis-Mitchell

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research), Professor of Pediatrics (Research)
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    Laura Korthauer

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
  • Jill Kreiling

    Jill Kreiling

    Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry (Research)
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    Spencer Kwon

    Assistant Professor of Economics
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    W. Curt LaFrance Jr.

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Neurology
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    David Laidlaw

    Professor of Computer Science
  • Erica Larschan

    Erica Larschan

    Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
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    Lawrence Larson

    Professor of Engineering
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    Sean Lawler

    Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • Jonghwan Lee

    Jonghwan Lee

    Assistant Professor of Engineering, Assistant Professor of Brain Science
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    Barry Lester

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Center for the Study of Children at Risk
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    Justin Li

    Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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    Monica Linden

    Distinguished Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience
  • Drew Linsley

    Drew Linsley

    Assistant Professor (Research) of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
  • Diane Lipscombe

    Diane Lipscombe

    Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani Director of the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Director of the Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Science, Professor of Neuroscience
  • Judy Liu

    Judy Liu

    Associate Director of the Center for Translational Neuroscience, Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
  • Rishi R. Lulla

    Rishi R. Lulla

    Alan G. Hassenfeld Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  • Ali Mahta

    Ali Mahta

    Assistant Professor of Neurology, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Sonia Mayoral

    Sonia Mayoral

    Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Assistant Professor of Brain Science
  • Stefan McDonough

    Stefan McDonough

    Adjunct Professor of Brain Science, Vice President and Head of Neuroscience, Atalanta Therapeutics
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    John McGeary

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Nicole McLaughlin

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Ryan A. McTaggart

    Ryan A. McTaggart

    Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
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    Stephen Mernoff

    Associate Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
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    Ivan Miller

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Mollie Monnig

    Mollie Monnig

    Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Peter Monti

    Peter Monti

    Donald G. Millar Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Director of Alcohol and Addiction Studies
  • Chris Moore

    Christopher Moore

    Associate Director of the Carney Institute of Brain Science, Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Brain Science
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    Daniel Moreno De Luca

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    James Morgan

    Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
  • Eric M. Morrow

    Eric M. Morrow, M.D., Ph.D.

    Director of the Center for Translational Neuroscience, Mencoff Family University Professor, Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Matt Nassar

    Matthew Nassar

    Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
  • Nicola Neretti

    Nicola Neretti

    Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry
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    Tianyi Niu

    Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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    Nicole Nugent

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics
  • Arto Nurmikko

    Arto Nurmikko

    L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Engineering, Professor of Physics
  • Kate O'Connor-Giles

    Kate O'Connor-Giles

    Provost’s Associate Professor of Brain Science, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Associate Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Cells and Circuits
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    Elena Oancea

    Professor of Medical Science
  • Hwamee Oh, Ph.D.

    Hwamee Oh, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Associate Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
  • Adetokunbo A. Oyelese

    Adetokunbo A. Oyelese

    Professor of Neurosurgery
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    Stephanie Parade

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Michael Paradiso

    Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Professor of Neuroscience
  • Ellie Pavlick

    Ellie Pavlick

    Manning Assistant Professor of Computer Science
  • Jessica R. Peters

    Jessica R. Peters

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Frederike Petzschner

    Frederike Petzschner

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Co-Director, BRAINSTORM Program
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    Noah S. Philip, M.D.

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Jessica Plavicki

    Jessica Plavicki

    Manning Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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    Lawrence Price

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Steven Rasmussen

    Steven Rasmussen

    Mary E. Zucker Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Robert Reenan

    Professor of Biology
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    Linda Resnik

    Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice
  • Michael Reznik

    Michael Reznik

    Assistant Professor of Neurology, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Jason Richards

    Jason Richards

    Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
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    Giulia Righi

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
  • Jason Ritt

    Jason Ritt

    Associate Professor of Brain Science (Research), Scientific Director of Quantitative Neuroscience
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    Syed Rizvi

    Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
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    Laert Rusha

    Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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    George Sachs

    Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
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    Jared Saletin

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Stephen Salloway, M.D.

    Associate Director of Clinical Research for the Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Martin M. Zucker Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Prakash Sampath

    Prakash Sampath

    Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Jerome Sanes

    Jerome Sanes, Ph.D.

    Director of the MRI Research Facility, Director of the COBRE Center for Central Nervous System Function, Professor of Neuroscience
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    Yuka Sasaki

    Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences (Research)
  • Keith Scarfo

    Keith Scarfo

    Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Heather Schatten

    Heather Schatten

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
  • John Sedivy

    John Sedivy

    Hermon C. Bumpus Professor of Biology, Associate Dean and Director, Center for the Biology of Aging
  • Thomas Serre

    Thomas Serre

    Associate Director of the Center for Computational Brain Science, Director for the Center for Computation and Visualization, Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Professor of Computer Science
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    Tracie Shea

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • David Sheinberg

    David Sheinberg, Ph.D.

    Professor of Neuroscience, Carney Director of Graduate Training
  • Amitai Shenav

    Amitai Shenhav

    Assistant Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
  • Mohamed Sherif

    Mohamed Sherif

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Harvey Silverman

    Professor of Engineering
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    John Simeral

    Assistant Professor of Engineering (Research)
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    Andrea Simmons

    Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
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    James Simmons

    Professor of Biology
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    Steven Sloman

    Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
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    David Sobel

    Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
  • Joo-Hyun Song

    Joo-Hyun Song

    Associate Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
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    Kara Stavros

    Associate Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
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    John Stein

    Distinguished Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience
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    Laura Stroud

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Konstantina Svokos

    Konstantina Svokos

    Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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    Robert Swift

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Nikos Tapinos

    Associate Professor of Neurosurgery (Research)
  • Albert Telfeian

    Albert Telfeian

    Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator
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    Brian Theyel

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Sarah Thomas

    Sarah Thomas

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
  • Bradford B. Thompson

    Bradford B. Thompson

    Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
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    Radmehr Torabi

    Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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    Geoffrey Tremont

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Wilson Truccolo

    Wilson Truccolo

    Pablo J. Salame Goldman Sachs Associate Professor of Computational Neuroscience
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    Audrey Tyrka

    Associate Director of the COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Chair of Psychiatry
  • Gregorio Valdez

    Gregorio Valdez

    GLF Translational Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry
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    Mascha van't Wout-Frank

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)
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    Carlos Vargas-Irwin

    Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (Research)
  • Ed Walsh

    Edward Walsh

    Associate Professor of Brain Science (Research), Associate Director - MRI Physics, MRI Facility
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    William Warren

    Chancellor's Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences
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    Takeo Watanabe

    Fred M. Seed Professor of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
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    Leslie Welch

    Associate Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
  • Linda C. Wendell

    Linda C. Wendell

    Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Kristi Wharton

    Kristi Wharton

    Professor of Biology
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    Tara L. White, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
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    Rena Wing

    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Michael Worden

    Michael Worden, Ph.D.

    Associate Director of Research, MRI Facility, Associate Professor of Brain Science (Research)
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    Gang Xiao

    Ford Foundation Professor of Physics and Professor of Engineering
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    Jingming Xu

    Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr. University Professor of Engineering, Professor of Physics
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    Amin Zand Vakili

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
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    Anita Zimmerman

    Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Center Directors

  • Gilad Barnea

    Gilad Barnea

    Director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Cells and Circuits, Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology, Visual Science and Neuroscience, NIH Graduate Partnership Program (NIH GPP) Director
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    Linda Carpenter, M.D.

    Deputy Director of the COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Michael Frank

    Michael Frank

    Director of the Center for Computational Brain Science, Edgar L. Marston Professor of Psychology, Co-Director, BRAINSTORM Program
  • Benjamin Greenberg

    Benjamin Greenberg

    Director of the COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Diane Lipscombe

    Diane Lipscombe

    Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani Director of the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Director of the Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Science, Professor of Neuroscience
  • Judy Liu

    Judy Liu

    Associate Director of the Center for Translational Neuroscience, Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
  • Eric M. Morrow

    Eric M. Morrow, M.D., Ph.D.

    Director of the Center for Translational Neuroscience, Mencoff Family University Professor, Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Kate O'Connor-Giles

    Kate O'Connor-Giles

    Provost’s Associate Professor of Brain Science, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Associate Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Cells and Circuits
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    Stephen Salloway, M.D.

    Associate Director of Clinical Research for the Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Martin M. Zucker Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Jerome Sanes

    Jerome Sanes, Ph.D.

    Director of the MRI Research Facility, Director of the COBRE Center for Central Nervous System Function, Professor of Neuroscience
  • Thomas Serre

    Thomas Serre

    Associate Director of the Center for Computational Brain Science, Director for the Center for Computation and Visualization, Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Professor of Computer Science
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    Audrey Tyrka

    Associate Director of the COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Chair of Psychiatry

Executive Committee

The Carney Institute Executive Committee meets monthly to review Carney research priorities and programs, discuss funding opportunities, and provide input to the institute director and leadership team. The committee includes representatives of 11 departments and academic units, as well as Carney Institute initiatives and centers.

  • Carlos Aizenman

    Carlos Aizenman

    Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Neuroscience, Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Brain Science
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    Wael Asaad, M.D., Ph.D.

    Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Professor of Neurosurgery, Professor of Neuroscience
  • Gilad Barnea

    Gilad Barnea

    Director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Cells and Circuits, Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology, Visual Science and Neuroscience, NIH Graduate Partnership Program (NIH GPP) Director
  • David Borton

    David Borton

    Associate Professor of Engineering, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Associate Professor of Brain Science
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    Linda Carpenter, M.D.

    Deputy Director of the COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • John Davenport

    R. John Davenport

    Director of Research Strategy
  • Oriel FeldmanHall

    Oriel FeldmanHall

    Manning Assistant Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences
  • Michael Frank

    Michael Frank

    Director of the Center for Computational Brain Science, Edgar L. Marston Professor of Psychology, Co-Director, BRAINSTORM Program
  • Matthew Harrison

    Matthew Harrison

    Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics
  • Anne Hart

    Anne Hart

    Professor of Neuroscience, Graduate Program Director for the Neuroscience Graduate Program, Chair of the Department of Neuroscience
  • Leigh Hochberg

    Leigh Hochberg

    L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Engineering and Professor of Brain Science
  • Diane Lipscombe

    Diane Lipscombe

    Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani Director of the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Director of the Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Science, Professor of Neuroscience
  • Judy Liu

    Judy Liu

    Associate Director of the Center for Translational Neuroscience, Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
  • Chris Moore

    Christopher Moore

    Associate Director of the Carney Institute of Brain Science, Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Brain Science
  • Eric M. Morrow

    Eric M. Morrow, M.D., Ph.D.

    Director of the Center for Translational Neuroscience, Mencoff Family University Professor, Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Kate O'Connor-Giles

    Kate O'Connor-Giles

    Provost’s Associate Professor of Brain Science, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Associate Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Cells and Circuits
  • Ellie Pavlick

    Ellie Pavlick

    Manning Assistant Professor of Computer Science
  • Sharon Rounds

    Sharon Rounds

    Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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    Stephen Salloway, M.D.

    Associate Director of Clinical Research for the Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Martin M. Zucker Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Jerome Sanes

    Jerome Sanes, Ph.D.

    Director of the MRI Research Facility, Director of the COBRE Center for Central Nervous System Function, Professor of Neuroscience
  • David Sheinberg

    David Sheinberg, Ph.D.

    Professor of Neuroscience, Carney Director of Graduate Training
  • Derek Stein

    Associate Professor of Physics, Associate Professor of Engineering
  • Michael Worden

    Michael Worden, Ph.D.

    Associate Director of Research, MRI Facility, Associate Professor of Brain Science (Research)

Scientific Advisory Board

The Scientific Advisory Board advises the director of the Carney Institute for Brain Science on the institute's scientific priorities. 

  • Danielle Bassett

    Danielle Bassett

    J. Peter Skirkanich Professor, University of Pennsylvania
  • Matthew Botvinick

    Matthew Botvinick

    Director of Neuroscience Research, DeepMind
  • Rui Costa

    Rui Costa

    Professor of Neuroscience and Neurology, Columbia University, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia's Zuckerman Institute
  • Gul Dolen

    Gul Dolen

    Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, Wendy Klag Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities, Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Johns Hopkins University
  • Guoping Feng

    Guoping Feng

    Associate Director, McGovern Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Melanie Leitner

    Melanie Leitner

    Chief Scientific Officer, ALS Investment Fund, Founder, Accelerating NeuroVentures, LLC
  • David Leopold

    David Leopold

    Principal Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health
  • Beatriz Luna

    Beatriz Luna

    Staunton Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
  • Stefan McDonough

    Stefan McDonough

    Adjunct Professor of Brain Science, Vice President and Head of Neuroscience, Atalanta Therapeutics
  • Sacha Nelson

    Sacha Nelson

    Chair, Neuroscience Program; Gyula and Katica Tauber Professor of Life Science, Brandeis University
  • Amita Sehgal

    Amita Sehgal

    John Herr Musser Professor of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania