Faculty and Staff

Director

Joachim Herz, M.D.
Professor, Molecular Genetics, Neurology, and Neuroscience

Administration

Patricia Strackbein
Program Coordinator Sr.

Tamara Terrones
Manager Lab, Molecular Genetics

Faculty

Laurent Calvier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurology, Molecular Genetics, OBI

Murat Durakoglugil, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Molecular Genetics

Mark Henkemeyer, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience

Xiaochun Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Molecular Genetics and Biophysics

Weichun Lin, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience

James Malter, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Pathology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Immunology

Janine Prange-Kiel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cell Biology

Joseph Ready, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry

Shirling Tsai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Gang Yu, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience

Clinical Faculty

Bret Evers, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pathology

Postdoctoral Researchers

Constanza Calamai, Ph.D. 
Transitional Scholar, Neurology

Thandiwe Chavula, Ph.D. 
Postdoctoral Researcher, Neurology 

Magalie Lambert, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Genetics 

Graduate Student

Sharon Wu
Genetics, Development, & Disease Program, Neurology

Research Staff

Brian Emerson
Research Assistant I, Molecular Genetics

Bianca Punzalan 
Research Assistant II, Molecular Genetics

Rachel Tesla
Research Associate Sr., Molecular Genetics

Catherine Wasser, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Molecular Genetics