Our Team

Center Leadership

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Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Center Director
Administrative Core Lead
Project 1 Principal Investigator

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Colum MacKinnon, PhD

Project 2 Principal Investigator

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Matthew Johnson, PhD

Project 3 Principal Investigator

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Joshua Aman, PhD

Catalyst Lead

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Lynn Eberly, PhD

Biostatistics Core Lead

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Scott Cooper, MD, PhD

Clinical Core Co-Lead
Project 1 Co-Investigator
Project 2 Co-Investigator

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Noam Harel, PhD

Imaging Core Lead

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Project 1

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Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Center Director
Administrative Core Lead
Project 1 Principal Investigator

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Michael Park, MD, PhD

Clinical Core Co-Investigator
Project 1 Co-Investigator

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Matthew Johnson, PhD

Project 3 Principal Investigator
Project 1 Co-Investigator
Project 2 Co-Investigator

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David Darrow, MD, MPH

Project 1 Co-Investigator

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Alexander Herman, MD, PhD

Project 1 Co-Investigator

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Joshua Aman, PhD

Catalyst Lead

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Jing Wang, PhD

Project 1 Co-Investigator

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Luke Johnson, PhD

Project 1 Co-Investigator

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Project 2

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Colum MacKinnon, PhD

Project 2 Principal Investigator

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Sommer Amundsen-Huffmaster, PhD

Project 2 Co-Investigator

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Joshua De Kam

Project 2 Research Coordinator

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Matthew Johnson, PhD

Project 3 Principal Investigator
Project 1 Co-Investigator
Project 2 Co-Investigator

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Scott Cooper, MD, PhD

Clinical Core Co-Lead
Project 1 Co-Investigator
Project 2 Co-Investigator

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Peter Watson, PhD

Project 2 Co-Investigator

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Project 3

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Matthew Johnson, PhD

Project 3 Principal Investigator
Project 1 Co-Investigator
Project 2 Co-Investigator

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Theoden Netoff, PhD

Project 3 Co-Lead

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Alik Widge, MD, PhD

Project 3 Co-Investigator

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Ben Hayden, PhD

Project 3 Co-Investigator

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Catalyst Project

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Joshua Aman, PhD

Catalyst Lead

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Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Center Director
Administrative Core Lead
Project 1 Principal Investigator

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Stephanie Alberico, PhD

Catalyst Post-Doc

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Administrative Core

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Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Center Director
Administrative Core Lead
Project 1 Principal Investigator

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Biostatistics Core

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Lynn Eberly, PhD

Biostatistics Core Lead

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Sandra Safo, PhD

Biostatistics Core Co-Investigator

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Ann Fieberg, MS

Biostatistics Core Staff

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Gregory Thompson

Biostatistics Core Staff

Merrie Harrison

Biostatistics Core Staff

Clinical Core

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Scott Cooper, MD, PhD

Clinical Core Co-Lead
Project 1 Co-Investigator
Project 2 Co-Investigator

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Paul Tuite, MD

Clinical Core Co-Lead

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Robert McGovern, MD

Clinical Core Co-Investigator

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Erin Holker, PhD, LP, ABPP-CN

Clinical Core Co-Investigator

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Kelly Brown, RN, MPH, AHN-BC

Research Nurse

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Imaging Core

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Noam Harel, PhD

Imaging Core Lead

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Essa Yacoub, PhD

Imaging Core Co-Investigator

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Remi Patriat, PhD

Imaging Core Co-Investigator

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Steen Moeller, PhD

Imaging Core Co-Investigator

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Oren Solomon, PhD

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Sarah Bedell

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Center Leadership

+ Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

+ Colum MacKinnon, PhD

+ Matthew Johnson, PhD

+ Joshua Aman, PhD

+ Lynn Eberly, PhD

+ Scott Cooper, MD, PhD

+ Noam Harel, PhD

Project 1

+ Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

+ Michael Park, MD, PhD

+ Matthew Johnson, PhD

+ David Darrow, MD, MPH

+ Alexander Herman, MD, PhD

+ Joshua Aman, PhD

+ Jing Wang, PhD

+ Luke Johnson, PhD

Project 2

+ Colum MacKinnon, PhD

+ Sommer Amundsen-Huffmaster, PhD

+ Joshua De Kam

+ Matthew Johnson, PhD

+ Scott Cooper, MD, PhD

+ Peter Watson, PhD

Project 3

+ Matthew Johnson, PhD

+ Theoden Netoff, PhD

+ Alik Widge, MD, PhD

+ Ben Hayden, PhD

Catalyst Project

+ Joshua Aman, PhD

+ Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

+ Stephanie Alberico, PhD

Administrative Core

+ Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Biostatistics Core

+ Lynn Eberly, PhD

+ Sandra Safo, PhD

+ Ann Fieberg, MS

+ Gregory Thompson

+ Merrie Harrison

Clinical Core

+ Scott Cooper, MD, PhD

+ Paul Tuite, MD

+ Robert McGovern, MD

+ Erin Holker, PhD, LP, ABPP-CN

+ Kelly Brown, RN, MPH, AHN-BC

Imaging Core

+ Noam Harel, PhD

+ Essa Yacoub, PhD

+ Remi Patriat, PhD

+ Steen Moeller, PhD

+ Oren Solomon, PhD

+ Sarah Bedell

Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Colum MacKinnon, PhD

Matthew Johnson, PhD

Joshua Aman, PhD

Lynn Eberly, PhD

Scott Cooper, MD, PhD

Noam Harel, PhD

Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Michael Park, MD, PhD

Matthew Johnson, PhD

David Darrow, MD, MPH

Alexander Herman, MD, PhD

Joshua Aman, PhD

Jing Wang, PhD

Luke Johnson, PhD

Colum MacKinnon, PhD

Sommer Amundsen-Huffmaster, PhD

Joshua De Kam

Matthew Johnson, PhD

Scott Cooper, MD, PhD

Peter Watson, PhD

Matthew Johnson, PhD

Theoden Netoff, PhD

Alik Widge, MD, PhD

Ben Hayden, PhD

Joshua Aman, PhD

Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Stephanie Alberico, PhD

Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Lynn Eberly, PhD

Sandra Safo, PhD

Ann Fieberg, MS

Gregory Thompson

Merrie Harrison

Scott Cooper, MD, PhD

Paul Tuite, MD

Robert McGovern, MD

Erin Holker, PhD, LP, ABPP-CN

Kelly Brown, RN, MPH, AHN-BC

Noam Harel, PhD

Essa Yacoub, PhD

Remi Patriat, PhD

Steen Moeller, PhD

Oren Solomon, PhD

Sarah Bedell