Scientist and Staff Directory

Meet our Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty, staff, and students

Primary Faculty

Administrative Support

Research Faculty

Research Support

Postdoctoral Associates

Graduate Students

Research Associates

Medical Students

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Hanaa Abdelazim , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Heather Adams , bio
Director of Executive Office Operations
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William Adams , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Oscar Alcoreza , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Bradley Anglin , bio
Audiovisual Coordinator
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Madeline Arpin , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Naciye Atay , bio
Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
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Liqa N. Athamneh, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Alex Atwood , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Setareh Bagherzadeh , bio
Lab Manager
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Chandra Baker , bio
Research Project Associate
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Vansh Bansal , bio
Graduate Student, Clinical Psychology, College of Science
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Kimberly Baskette , bio
Research Associate
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Laura Bateman , bio
Senior Administrative Assistant
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Christopher Bateson , bio
Senior Systems Engineer
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Seth R. Batten, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Mary Elizabeth Baugh, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Warren K. Bickel, Ph.D. , home
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Professor; Director of the Addiction Recovery Research Center and the Center for Transformative Research on Health Behaviors
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Shawna Bilton , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Grace Blair , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Kim Blair , bio
Assistant Vice President of Advancement
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Leanna Blevins, Ph.D. , bio
Assistant Vice President for Health Sciences Education
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Deborah Boles , bio
Financial Services Associate
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Allison Bouslog , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Brent Bowden , bio
Faculty of Health Sciences Program Coordinator
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Jeremiah Brown , bio
Graduate Student, Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
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Alyssa Brunal-Brown , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Anne Buhle , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Kelsey Burke , bio
Occupational Therapist
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Logan Campbell , bio
Research Assistant
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Alec Carlson , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Gabriela Carrillo , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Cassandra Carrin , bio
Assistant Director of Computational Psychiatry Operations
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Joshua Cash , bio
Junior Systems Administrator
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Mikel Leann Cawley , bio
Research Assistant
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John C. Chappell, Ph.D. , home
Associate Professor
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Krishnashis Chatterjee, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Lata Chaunsali , bio
Graduate Student, Molecular and Cell Biology
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Debbie Checchio , bio
Office Assistant – Finance/HR
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Amy Chen , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Yang Chen , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Matt Chittum , bio
Communications and Web Manager
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Pearl Chiu, Ph.D. , home
Associate Professor
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Kritika Chugh , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Kareem Clark, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Linda Collins , bio
Research and Administrative Coordinator, Center for Heart and Reparative Medicine Research
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Katrina Colucci-Chang , bio
Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering
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Sherri L. Cook , bio
Associate Vice President for Virginia Tech Health Sciences & Technology, Finance and Operations
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Will Craft , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Zhuoya Cui , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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John Curtis , bio
Proposal Development Specialist
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Madeline D'Aquila , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Stacie Deaver , bio
Research Assistant
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Katherine Degen, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Whitney DeLong , bio
Program Assistant
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Stephanie DeLuca, Ph.D. , home
Associate Professor and Co-Director, Neuromotor Research Clinic
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Zehra Demir , bio
Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering
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Alyssa Dewyer , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Alexandra G. DiFeliceantonio, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Yazdi Doshi , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Cameron Draper , bio
Audiovisual Coordinator
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Candice Dwyer , bio
Graduate Student, Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech
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George Franklin Edwards III , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Scott A. Efkeman , bio
Operations Coordinator
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Amnah Eltahir , bio
Graduate Student, School of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest University
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Zachary Erwin, M.S. , bio
Research Associate
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Miguel Escalante, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Cora Carman Esparza , bio
Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
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Savieay Esparza , bio
Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
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Dawn Evans , bio
Executive Assistant to Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D.
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Hassan Farah , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Shannon Farris, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Shengchuang Feng , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Carla Finkielstein, Ph.D. , home
Associate Professor and Director, Virginia Tech Molecular Diagnostics Lab
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Quentin S. Fischer, Ph.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Jessica Florig , bio
MRI Research Technologist Lab Technician
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Michael Fox, Ph.D. , home
Professor and Director, School of Neuroscience, College of Science
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Michael Friedlander, Ph.D. , home
Virginia Tech Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology and Executive Director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
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Brendan Fusco , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '20
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Sofia Rincon Gallardo, M.Sc. , bio
Graduate Student, Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise
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Kirstin Gatchalian , bio
Program Manager
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Kijana George , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Miranda Gerrard , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '21
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Robert Gibson , bio
Associate Director, Business Development, LINK
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Daniela Gil , bio
Research Assistant
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Brian Gilmore, M.S. , bio
Senior Research Associate
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Sarah Glenn , bio
Associate Director of Facility Development & Technical Operations
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Alexandra Goslow , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Robert Gourdie, Ph.D. , home
Professor and Director, Center for Heart and Reparative Medicine Research
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Collin Gregg , bio
Research Assistant
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Rebecca Guynn , bio
TBMH Education Support Specialist
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Stephanie Hairston , bio
Research Participant Coordinator/Receptionist
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Jennifer Hammel , bio
Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
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Katie Hardin , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Caroline Harrop , bio
Research Assistant
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Jacob Hartman , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Benjamin Heithoff , bio
Graduate Student, Biological Sciences, College of Science
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Jeffrey Henry , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech School of Medicine '20
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Jackie Hernandez , bio
Human Resources Generalist
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Daniel Hoagland, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Gregory S. Hoeker, Ph.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Jamie Holt , bio
Research Assistant
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Maruf Hoque , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Kimberly Horn, Ed.D. , home
Research Professor
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Brittany Howell, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Leah Huang , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Chris Huck , bio
Research Assistant
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Amy Suzanne Huffman , bio
Research Financial Analyst
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Andrew Ickes , bio
Director of Development
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Hal Irvin, Ph.D. , bio
Associate Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology Outreach
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Iskander Ismailov, Ph.D., M.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Wataru Ito, Ph.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Jesse Janoski , bio
Graduate Student, Biological Sciences, College of Science
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Bob Jentsch , bio
Desktop Technician
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Jasmine Johnson , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Scott Johnstone, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Jane Jourdan , bio
Lab Manager
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Julia Julien , bio
Research Assistant
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Hodja Kalikulov, Ph.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Diana Keith, Ph.D. , bio
Senior Research Associate
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Elina Kim , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Brooks King-Casas, Ph.D. , home
Associate Professor
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Rebecca King , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Ryan King , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Susanna Kiss , bio
Lab Manager
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Jason Krisch , bio
Director of Information Technology
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Stephen M. LaConte, Ph.D. , home
Associate Professor
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Leslie LaConte, Ph.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Marek Ladislav, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Dinesh Lal , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Ph.D. , home
Professor and Director, Center for Neurobiology Research
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Samy Y. Lamouille, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Jacob Lee , bio
Research Programmer
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Mina Lee , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Duryea Leftwich , bio
Research Financial Analyst
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Roberta Freitas Lemos, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Yanping Liang , bio
Research Associate
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Jonathan Lisinski , bio
Research Associate
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Min Liu , bio
Research Assistant and Lab Manager
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Terry Lohrenz, Ph.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Yi Luo, Ph.D. , bio
Research Associate
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Robyn Lynch , bio
Receptionist/Research Participant Coordinator
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Yamilet Macias-Orihuela , bio
Graduate Student, Biomedical Systems Engineering
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Dzenis Mahmutovic , bio
Research Technician
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Jessie Mann , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Spencer Marsh, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Patsy Marshall , bio
Senior Administrative Assistant, Addiction Recovery Research Center
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Magan Marshall , bio
Finance Services Assistant
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Gerry Martin , bio
Systems Administrator
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Joelle Martin , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Heather R. Mason , bio
Proposal Development Specialist
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Stephanie Masters , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Thomas Maynard, Ph.D. , bio
Research Associate Professor
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Katie McCurry, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Richard McLane , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Daniel Meechan, Ph.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Natalie Melville , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Clayton Metz , bio
Photographer/Videographer
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Tre' Mills , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Zuzana Mironovova M.Sc. , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Sandeep Mittal, M.D. , bio
Research Professor
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Read Montague, Ph.D. , home
The Virginia Tech Carilion Vernon Mountcastle Research Professor and Director of the Center for Human Neuroscience Research
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Alexei Morozov, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Kelle Motsko , bio
Research Assistant
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Konark Mukherjee, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Carmen Muñoz Ballester, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Jenny Munson, Ph.D. , home
Associate Professor
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Jeremy Myslowski , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Michelle Nace , bio
CT Technologist
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Tien Nguyen , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '21
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Dana Nichols , bio
Professional Development Coordinator
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Kyle Nolan , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Michael North , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Morgan North , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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Mark Orloff , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Rachel Padget, M.Sc. , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Yuchin Albert Pan, Ph.D. , home
Associate Professor and Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund Eminent Research Scholar in Developmental Neuroscience
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Katy Pannoni, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Joun Park, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Sarah Henrickson Parker, Ph.D. , home
Research Associate Professor
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John Pastor , bio
Director of Communications
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Dipankumar Patel, Ph.D. , bio
Research Scientist
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Paras Patel , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Laura Beth Payne, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Taryn Pelletier , bio
Health Sciences Program Coordinator
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Duy Phan , bio
Senior Project Associate
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Alexandria Pilot, MPA , bio
Program and Administrative Coordinator, Center for Neurobiology Research
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Sam Plant , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '21
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Dustin Pluta, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Steven Poelzing, Ph.D. , home
Associate Professor
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Megan Price , bio
Occupational Therapist
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Kevin Pridham, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Danny Purcell , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '24
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Logan Quesenbery , bio
Development Associate
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Meredith Rahman , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '21
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Jenny Raines, Ph.D. , bio
Lab Manager
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Craig Ramey, Ph.D. , home
Research Professor and Distinguished Research Scholar
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Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D. , home
Research Professor and Distinguished Research Scholar
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William Reis , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Stefanie Robel, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Abra Roberts , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Monet Roberts, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Mercedes Robinson , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '20
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Ubadah Sabbagh , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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Chris Sayre , bio
Systems Administrator
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Rebekah Sayre , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Mary Lou Schwarzer , bio
Research Associate
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Oleksii Shandra, Ph.D. , bio
Senior Research Scientist
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Zhi Sheng, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Eunkyung Lucy Shin, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Sora Shin, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Michael Shlossman , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '21
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Ellen Shrontz , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Whitney Slightham , bio
Assistant Director of Communications
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Carolina Smales , bio
Research Associate
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James Smyth, Ph.D. , home
Associate Professor
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Hailey Snyder , bio
Research Assistant
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Rachana Deven Somaiya , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D. , home
Professor and Commonwealth Eminent Scholar in Cancer Research
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Aryo Sorayya , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Vaishnavi Sridhar , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '21
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Sarika Srivastava, Ph.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Lynn Stanwyck , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Jeff Stein, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Pamela Stell , bio
Senior Human Resources Manager
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Randy Strauss , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Allison Strauss , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Megan Stuart, MPH , bio
Research Associate
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Carleigh Studtmann , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Jianmin Su, Ph.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Aileen Suarez , bio
Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
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Natalia Sutherland , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Sharon Swanger, Ph.D. , home
Assistant Professor
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Nathan Swift , bio
Research Technician
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Kian Tehranchi , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '21
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Bhanu P. Tewari, Ph.D. , bio
Research Assistant Professor
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Devin Tomlinson , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Mackenzie Topolski , bio
Lab Manager
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Andrew Trent , bio
Compliance Officer
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Mary Rebekah Trucks , bio
Senior Occupational Therapist
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Jamie Turner , bio
Research Coordinator
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MacKenzie Tyree , bio
TBMH Graduate Program Coordinator - Recruitment
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Robyn Umans, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Chukwuemeka Uwakaneme , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Veronica van Montfrans, Ph.D. , bio
Associate Director of TBMH Program Research Assistant Professor
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Troy Volanth , bio
Laboratory Technician
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Dory Wallace , bio
Senior Occupational Therapist
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John Wang, Ph.D. , bio
Postdoctoral Associate
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Thomas Wertalik , bio
Facility Manager
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Kaylyn Wertz , bio
Neuroimaging Research Technologist
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Christina Wheeler , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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Jason White , bio
Senior Research Associate
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Sarah Whitt , bio
Director of Sponsored Research
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Caroline Willi , bio
Lab Manager and Research Coordinator
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Trina Williams , bio
Office Assistant
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Zachary Williams , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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AnnaLin Woo , bio
Graduate Student, Molecular and Cellular Biology
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Dawn Wright , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '22
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Xiaobo Wu , bio
Graduate, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
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In-Jee You , bio
Research Associate
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Kenneth Young , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Vivian Zagarese , bio
Graduate Student, Psychology
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Michael Zeitz, Ph.D. , bio
Research Scientist
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Alexander Zhang , bio
Medical Student, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine '23
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Xianlin Zou , bio
Graduate Student, Biological Sciences, College of Science
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Ivan Zuidhoeck , bio
Graduate Student, Translational Biology, Medicine and Health