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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:

  • Todd Gould, MD, Chair, Program in Neuroscience Director, Department of Psychiatry
  • Thomas Longden, PhD, Co-Chair, Program in Neuroscience Associate Director, Department of Physiology
  • Donna Calu, PhD, 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
  • Jaylyn Waddell, PhD, Department of Pediatrics
  • Pavlos Anastasiadis, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery
  • 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
  • Ex-Officio: Mary-Claire Roghmann, MD, MS, Director of Graduate Education, MD/PhD Program, Epidemiology and Public Health

PIN Curriculum Committee:

  • Todd Gould, MD, Chair, Program in Neuroscience Director, Department of Psychiatry
  • Thomas Longden, PhD, Co-Chair, Program in Neuroscience Associate Director, Department of Physiology
  • Donna Calu, PhD, 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
  • Steffen Wolff, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
  • 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
  • Tom Jhou, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
  • 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
  • Alexander Wiltse, PIN Student Representative, President, PSA
  • Chloe Schaefgen, PIN Student Representative, Vice President, PSA

PIN Qualifying Exam Committee

  • Greg Elmer, PhD, Chair, Department of Psychiatry
  • PIN Faculty Members are selected to join committees based on exam topic

PIN Student Advocates:

  • Alexander Wiltse, President, Student, Program in Neuroscience
  • Chloe Schaefgen, Vice President, Student, Program in Neuroscience
  • Ria Parikh, Student, PIN IDEAS Committee Liaison
  • 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:

  • Marco Venniro, PhD, Chair, Department of Neurobiology
  • Sissi Huang, Student Chair, Program in Neuroscience
  • Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Past, Inaugural Chair and Founder, Department of Neurobiology
  • Daniela Franco, Past, Inaugural Trainee Chair, Program in Neuroscience
  • Todd Gould, MD, Department of Psychiatry
  • Tom Longden, PhD, Department of Physiology
  • Barbara Juarez, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
  • Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
  • Donna Calu, PhD, Department of Neurobiology
  • Megan Rizzo, PhD, Department of Physiology
  • Loryn Johnson, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
  • Ria Parikh, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
  • Maithily Hingmire, 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
  • America Bustos Segura, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
  • Amanda Pacheco-Spiewak, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
  • Lakota Watson, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
  • Ruchael McNair, Student Representative, Program in Neuroscience
  • Audra Kramer, PhD, Postdoc Representative, Department of Physiology
  • Jimmy Olusakin, PhD, Postdoc Representative, Department of Neurobiology
  • Andreas Wolff, PhD, Postdoc Representative, Department of Pharmacology
  • Stephanie Pollitt, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology
  • 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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