Committees

The Program in Neuroscience attributes its successes to the time and dedication of many faculty, students, and staff who work hard to strive for improvements. Below are some of those that play a role:

PIN Admissions Committee:

Donna Calu, PhD, Chair, Program in Neuroscience Director, Department of Neurobiology
Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
Joseph Cheer, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Joyce Teixeira da Silva, PhD, Department of Neural & Pain Sciences
Marta Lipinski, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology
Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Jessica Mong, PhD, Assistant Dean for Graduate & Post-doctoral Studies, Department of Pharmacology
Daniel Roche, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, MPRC
Steffen Wolff, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
Todd Gould, PhD, Department of Psychiatry
Ex-Officio: Mary-Claire Roghmann, MD, MS, Director of Graduate Education, MD/PhD Program, Epidemiology and Public Health

PIN Curriculum Committee:

Donna Calu, PhD, Chair, Program in Neuroscience Director, Department of Neurobiology
Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
Seth Ament, PhD, Department of Psychiatry
Barbara Juarez, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Thomas Blanpied, PhD, Department of Physiology
Marco Venniro, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Jessica Mong, PhD, Assistant Dean for Graduate & Post-doctoral Studies, Department of Pharmacology
Daniel Roche, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, MPRC
Vivek Garg, PhD, Department of Physiology
Philip Iffland, PhD, Department of Neurology
Melanie Pina, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Greg Elmer, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, MPRC
Maged Harraz, MB, BCh, MS, PhD, Department of Psychiatry
Thomas Longden, PhD, Department of Physiology
Alexander Wiltse, PIN Student Representative, Co-President, Student Training Committee
Lacey Greer, PIN Student Representative, Co-President, Student Training Committee

PIN Student Training Committee:

Alexander Wiltse, Co-President, Student, Program in Neuroscience
Lacey Greer, Co-President, Student, Program in Neuroscience
PIN student body

PIN Retreat Committee:

Steffen Wolff, PhD, Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Marco Venniro, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Maged Harraz, MB, BCh, MS, PhD, Department of Psychiatry
Maisie Ahern, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Mikah Green, Student Representative, Program in Neuriscience
Anna Maximova, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Nick Weir, PhD, Postdoc Representative, Department of Neurobiology
Jenn McFarland, PhD, Academic Services Specialist, Program in Neuroscience

UM-MIND Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism in Science (IDEAS) Committee:

Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Chair, Department of Neurobiology
Marco Venniro, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Barbara Juarez, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Annabelle Belcher, PhD, Department of Psychiatry
Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
Donna Calu, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Joseph Cheer, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Megan Rizzo, PhD, Department of Physiology
Daniela Franco, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Loryn Johnson, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Phylicia Cooper, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Antonio Figueiredo, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Olwatomiwa Oladunni, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Geralin Virata, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
America Bustos Segura, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Amanda Pacheco-Spiewak, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Lakota Watson, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Cody Lis, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Ruchael McNair, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Jewel Clark, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Sharon Sorto, Research Assistant, Department of Neurobiology
Audra Kramer, PhD, Postdoc Representative, Department of Physiology
Jimmy Olusakin, PhD, Postdoc Representative, Department of Neurobiology
Andreas Wolff, PhD, Postdoc Representative, Department of Pharmacology
Ashley Marquardt, PhD, Program Manager, UM-MIND
Jenn McFarland, PhD, Academic Services Specialist, Program in Neuroscience

UM-MIND Neuroscience Seminar Series Committee:

Junfang Wu, BM, PhD, Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Ashley Marquardt, PhD, Program Manager, UM-MIND
Andreas Wulff, PhD, Post-doctoral Representative, Department of Pharmacology
Emily DeMarco, PhD, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS, Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science
Min Yu, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
Tibor Kristian, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology
Kelly Westlake, PhD, MSc, MSc, PT, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Philip Iffland, PhD, Department of Neurology
Annabelle Belcher, PhD, Department of Psychiatry

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