The Hope Center Steering Committee is comprised of Hope Center faculty who provide advice and guidance on operations of the Center including funding, core facilities and research programs. Below are the current Steering Committee members.
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Carlos Cruchaga, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
Genetic and multi-omic approaches to identify novel variants, genes and pathways implicated on neurodegeneration, with the ultimate goal of understanding the biology of neurodegenerative diseases Read More
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Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD
A Ernest & Jane G Stein Professor of Developmental Neurology
Genetic basis of epilepsy Read More
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Erik Herzog, PhD
Viktor Hamburger Professor of Biology
Molecular mechanism of circadian rhythms Read More
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David Holtzman, MD
Andrew B & Gretchen P Jones Professor of Neurology
Cellular/Molecular/Biomarker studies of Alzheimer’s Disease and neonatal brain injury Read More
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Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD
James S McDonnell Professor of Genetics
Axonal degeneration, regulation of myelination, neuronal energetics and mitochondrial function in neuropathy and neurodegenerative disease Read More
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Anneliese Schaefer, JD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Hope Center Executive Director Read More
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Conrad (Chris) Weihl, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Protein degradation pathways and their relation to aging, muscle weakness and neurodegeneration Read More
