Principal Investigators (PIs)
![]() | Dr. Martha Gillette Director, Neuroscience Program Professor, Cellular and Developmental Biology Expertise: Neurobiology of small circuits; cell and regenerative biology |
![]() | Dr. Hyunjoon (Joon) Kong Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Pathology Expertise: Biomaterials and organoid engineering |
![]() | Dr. Rashid Bashir Head, Bioengineering Grainger Distinguished Chair of Engineering Expertise: Biofabrication |
![]() | Dr. Neal Cohen Founding Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute Expertise: Cognitive neuroscience of human learning & memory |
![]() | Dr. Jonathan Sweedler Director, School of Chemical Sciences Professor, Chemistry Expertise: Analytical chemistry of neuromodulatory compounds |
Executive Committee
![]() | Dr. Martha Gillette Director, Neuroscience Program Professor, Cellular and Developmental Biology Expertise: Neurobiology of small circuits; cell and regenerative biology |
![]() | Dr. Hyunjoon (Joon) Kong Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Pathology Expertise: Biomaterials and organoid engineering |
![]() | Dr. Rashid Bashir Head, Bioengineering Grainger Distinguished Chair of Engineering Expertise: Biofabrication |
![]() | Dr. Neal Cohen Founding Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute Expertise: Cognitive neuroscience of human learning & memory |
![]() | Dr. Jonathan Sweedler Director, School of Chemical Sciences Professor, Chemistry Expertise: Analytical chemistry of neuromodulatory compounds |
![]() | Dr. Brad Sutton Technical Director, Biomedical Imaging Center Abel Bliss Faculty Scholar, College of Engineering Associate Professor, Bioengineering Expertise: Brain fMRI imaging |
![]() | Dr. Hee Jung Chung Associate Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience Expertise: Brain plasticity/pathology |
![]() | Dr. Deborah Leckband Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professor, Chemistry Expertise: Biophysics |
![]() | Dr. Gabriel Popescu Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Expertise: Cellular Bioimaging |
![]() | Dr. Daniel Llano Associate Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Physician/Surgeon Expertise: Computational Biology, Imaging, Neurobiology, Optogenetics, Sensory Processing |
![]() | Dr. Justin Rhodes Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience Expertise: Genetics and Voluntary Behavior |
![]() | Dr. Taher Saif Professor, Mechanical Science & Engineering, Neuroscience Expertise: Biomechanics & Nanomechanics |
Program Evaluator
![]() | Dr. Lizanne DeStefano Associate Dean in the College of Sciences, Executive Director of CEISMC, and Professor at the School of Psychology Georgia Institute of Technology |
Program Coordinator
![]() | Anne McKinney |
Internal Advisory Board
![]() | Dr. Tamer Basar Director Center for Advanced Studies |
![]() | Dr. Wojtek Jan Chodzko-Zajko Dean Graduate College |
![]() | Dr. Gene Robinson Interim Dean College of Liberal Arts & Sciences |
![]() | Dr. Susan Martinis Vice Chancellor for Research |
![]() | Dr. Jeffrey Moore Director Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology |
External Advisory Board
![]() | Dr. Elizabeth Hillman Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University Principal Investigator, Zuckerman Institute Expertise: Neuroimaging & Neurovascular Coupling |
![]() | Dr. Robert Krencik Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Institute for Academic Medicine Houston Methodist, Weill Cornell Medical College Expertise: Neural Stem Cells, Neuroscience, Neuroregeneration |
![]() | Dr. Todd McDevitt Senior Investigator, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease Professor, Department of Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco Investigator, Roddenberry Center for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine at Gladstone Expertise: Stem Cell Engineering, Human Tissue Models |
![]() | Dr. Chris Xu Professor and The Mong Family Foundation Director, Cornell Neurotech – Engineering Director, Cornell NeuroNex Hub School of Applied and Engineering Physics Cornell University Expertise: Fiber Optics, Biomedical Imaging, Multiphoton Microscopy |
![]() | Dr. Xinyu Zhao Jenni and Kyle Professor, The Waisman Center Department of Neuroscience University of Wisconsin-Madison Expertise: Neural Stem Cell Regulation, Neurodevelopment |
Student Leadership Council
![]() | Sara Bell Chemistry |
![]() | Jennie Gardner Psychology |
![]() | Ryan Miller Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
![]() | Miles Norsworthy Cell & Developmental Biology |