Research Institute at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
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Past Trainees
Jennifer J.D. Morrissette, PhD
Mentor:
Nancy Spinner, PhD
Years:
1998 - 2001
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology & Laboratory MedicineScientific Director, Cancer Cytogenetics
Perelman School of Medicine at Univ. of Pennsylvania
Clinical Director of the Center for Personalized Diagnostics
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jacqueline S. Beesley, PhD
Mentor:
Judith Grinspan, PhD
Years:
2000 - 2001
Sr. Research Manager, Operations & Communications
Cancer Research UK Beatson InstituteUniversity of Glasgow, UK
Philipp Lenzlinger, MD
Mentor:
Tracy McIntosh, PhD
Years:
2000 - 2001
Chief Physician of Surgery
Limmit Valley HospitalZürich, Switzerland
William S. Baek, MD
Mentor:
Jeffrey Golden, MD
Years:
2000 - 2001
Neurologist
Parkside Medical Group, Inc., Upland, CA
Peter J. O'Brien, PhD
Mentor:
Vivian Cheung, MD
Years:
2000 - 2001
Principal Research Scientist
Pharmacology, Therakos Inc.
Jahan Ara, PhD
Mentor:
David Pleasure, MD
Years:
2001 - 2004
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology & PhysiologyDirector of Research
Drexel University College of Medicine
Carrie E. Bearden, PhD
Mentor:
Martha Farah, PhD
Years:
2001-2002
Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences and Psychology
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human BehaviorUCLA School of Medicine
Brenda E. Porter, MD, PhD
Mentor:
Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD
Years:
2001 - 2002
Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Stanford University Medical Center
Director, Stanford Tuberous Sclerosis ClinicMedical Director, EEG Lab
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Andrea S. Heberlein, PhD
Mentor:
Martha Farah, PhD
Years:
2002 - 2006
Lecturer in Psychology
Boston College
Tyrone Bentley, MD
Mentor:
Marc Yudkoff, MD
Years:
2003 - 2005
Medical Director
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, LLC
Joel P. Bish, PhD
Mentor:
Tony Simon, PhD
Years:
2003 - 2005
Associate Professor of Psychology
Ursinus College
Amanda Mishizen-Wilhelm, PhD
Mentor:
David Lynch, MD, PhD
Years:
2003 - 2004
Medical Director
Neurodegenerative Diseases & PsychiatryTeva Pharmacueuticals, North America Medical Affairs
Aki Ito, PhD
Mentor:
David Pleasure, MD
Years:
2005
Assistant Project Scientist Investigator
University of California, Davis
Joseph E. Sullivan, III, MD
Mentor:
John Detre, MD
Years:
2005 - 2007
Professor of Neurology and PediatricsDirector, Pediatric Epilepsy Center
University of California, San Francisco
Pepe J. Hernandez, PhD
Mentor:
Ted Abel, PhD
Years:
2006 - 2008
Neuroscience Writer & Editor
ScienceDocs Inc.
Arati S. Kreibich, PhD
Mentor:
Rita Valentino, PhDEdward (Ted) Brodkin, MD
Years:
2006 - 2009
Special Scientific Advisor
Charley’s Fund
James R. Munoz, PhD
Mentor:
Philip Haydon, PhDMatthew Dalva, PhD
Years:
2007 - 2010
Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience
Nova Southeastern University
Paulette A. McRae, PhD
Mentor:
Brenda Porter, MD, PhD
Years:
2008 - 2011
Associate Director of Specialty Programs & Diversity
Office of Academic Training & Outreach ProgramsChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia
Joshua G. Jackson, PhD
Mentor:
Michael Robinson, PhD
Years:
2008 - 2010
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology
Drexel University
Jacqueline Simonet (Predoc)
Mentor:
Jeffrey Golden, MD
Years:
2008 - 2011
Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology
Arcadia University
Michael J. Castle (Predoc)
Mentor:
John Wolfe, VMD, PhD
Years:
2008 - 2011
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
University of California, San Diego
Pavel Ortinski, PhD
Mentor:
Douglas Coulter, PhD
Years:
2009
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
University of Kentucky
Lauren A. Beslow, MD
Mentor:
Rebecca Ichord, MD
Years:
2009 - 2011
Assistant Professor of Neurology & Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine at Univ. of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Susan K. Faja, PhD
Mentor:
Robert Schultz, PhD
Years:
2009 - 2010
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Lauren A. Cornew, PhD
Mentor:
Timothy Roberts, PhD
Years:
2009 - 2012
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
Well-Being Center
Robert D. Daber, PhD
Mentor:
Nancy Spinner, PhD
Years:
2010 - 2011
Founder & CEO
Gnosity Consults
Adam J. Woods, PhD
Mentor:
Anjan Chatterjee, MD
Years:
2010 - 2013
Associate Professor of Clinical & Health PsychologyAssistant Director, Center for Cognitive Aging & Memory (CAM)
University of Florida
Lucia Peixoto, PhD
Mentor:
Ted Abel, PhD
Years:
2010 - 2013
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences
The Washington State Univ. College of Medical Sciences
Jill See, PhD
Mentor:
Akiva Cohen, PhD
Years:
2010 - 2013
Scientific Specialist (Medical Writer)
AlphaBioCom
Erin M. Buckley, PhD
Mentor:
Daniel Licht, MD
Years:
2011 - 2012
Assistant Professor
Georgia Tech, Dept. of Biomedical EngineeringEmory University, Dept. of Pediatrics
Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez, MD, PhD
Mentor:
Douglas Wallace, PhD
Years:
2011 - 2013
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Perelman School of Medicine at Univ. of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nayla N. Chaijale, PhD
Mentor:
Rita Valentino, PhD
Years:
2012 - 2014
Associate Medical Director
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Chia-Yen Wu, PhD
Mentor:
Robert Kalb, MD
Years:
2014 - 2016
Study Director
In Vivo PharmacologyThe Jackson Laboratory
Sarah L. Ferri, PhD
Mentor:
Ted Abel, PhD
Years:
2013 - 2016
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Iowa
Laura A. Grafe, PhD
Mentor:
Seema Bhatnagar, PhD
Years:
2014 - 2016
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Bryn Mawr College
Mai Dang, MD, PhD
Mentor:
Thomas Curran, PhD
Years:
2014 - 2017
Assistant Professor
Washington University St. Louis
Ashley de Marchena, PhD
Mentor:
Robert Schultz, PhD
Years:
2014 - 2016
Associate Research Professor
A.J. Drexel Autism institute
Drexel University
Kimberly Urban, PhD
Mentor:
Rita Valentino, PhD
Years:
2015 - 2018
Field Applications Scientist
Sartorious Stedim Biotech
Deborah Kwon, PhD
Mentor:
Joe Zhou, PhD
Years:
2016 - 2018
Scientist
Biogen
Linnet Ramos, PhD
Mentor:
John Wolfe, VMD, PhD
Years:
2016 - 2017
Scientific Writer
Lawrence University
Shyam Ramachandran, PhD
Mentor:
Beverly Davidson, PhD
Years:
2017
Lab Head, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Sanofi Aventis US, Inc
Brittney Gurda, PhD, VMD
Mentor:
John Wolfe, VMD, PhD
Years:
2018
Lead Scientist CNS
Spark Therapeutics
Brian Corbett, PhD
Mentor:
Seema Bhatnagar, PhD
Years:
2015 - 2019
Assistant Professor
Rutgers University, Camden
Elizabeth Kim, PhD
Mentor:
Bob Schultz, PhD
Years:
2016 - 2019
Consultant, Data Science
Slalom
Evelyn Shih, MD, PhD
Mentor:
Mike Robinson, PhD; Todd Kilbaugh, MD
Years:
2017 - 2020
Instructor of Neurology
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Steven Simmons, PhD
Mentor:
Amelia Eisch, PhD
Years:
2018 - 2020
Medical Science Liaison
Alkermes Inc.
Neal Mathew, PhD
Mentor:
Marni Falk, MD
Years:
2018 - 2021
Research Associate
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
David Leib, PhD
Mentor:
Beverly Davidson, PhD
Years:
2019 - 2022
Postdoctoral Fellow
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Raj Putatunda, PhD
Mentor:
Judy Grinspan, PhD
Years:
2019 - 2022
Scientist
Astellas Gene Therapies
Andrew Matamoros, PhD
Mentor:
Yuanquan Song, PhD
Years:
2020 - 2021
Cellular & Molecular Scientist
Passage Bio