neuro Experts

Anthony G. Alessi, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology and OrthopaedicsUniversity of Connecticut

Focused on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of concussions in athletes from youth leagues to professional sports.

Carrie L. Peterson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., University of Michigan | MSE and Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin | Postdoctoral Training, Northwestern UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Peterson's expertise is in neuromusculoskeletal biomechanics of human movement and rehabilitation design.

Alison Barth

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Alison Barth's work focuses on understanding how experience transforms the properties of neurons to encode memory.

Aryn Gittis

Dr. Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguished Professor of Life SciencesCarnegie Mellon University

Aryn Gittis studies neural circuits in a multifunctional brain region that plays a role in the regulation of movement, learning, and reward.

Douglas Weber

Akhtar and Bhutta Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Neuroscience InstituteCarnegie Mellon University

Douglas Weber is interested in understanding the role of sensory feedback in supporting a range of functions.

Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD

Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Sister Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD, works to find a new unity and synthesis in science and religion.

Jin Xu

Instructor of EconomicsLoyola Marymount University

Annabelle Singer

Assistant Professor, Biomedical EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Annabelle Singer researches to understand how neural activity produces memories and spurs the brain’s immune system.

Aprinda Indahlastari Queen

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Aprinda Indahlastari focuses on achieving precision medicine by improving existing medical devices/intervention methods.

Michael R. Dobbs, M.D.

Chair of the Clinical Neurosciences DepartmentFlorida Atlantic University

Michael Dobbs’, M.D., focuses on vascular neurology, particularly the pathophysiology and treatment of amyloidosis.