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

Postdoctoral Researchers

Herz Lab

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

Calvier Lab

Constanza Calamai, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Neurology

Thandiwe Chavula, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Neurology

Miranda Leal-Garcia
Transitional Scholar, Neurology

Graduate Student

Calvier & Herz Labs

Sharon Wu
Genetics, Development, & Disease Program, Neurology

Research Staff

Maribel Hermandez
Research Technicial II, Molecular Genetics

Rachel Tesla
Research Associate Sr., Molecular Genetics

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

Collaborating/Faculty and Laboratories

Basic Science Faculty

Mark Henkemeyer, Ph.D.

Professor, Neuroscience

Xiaochun Li, Ph.D.
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