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MINDS FORMER FELLOWS

2018 MINDS Former Fellows

Nathan Smith, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, George Washington University

Michael Burton, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas at Dallas

Corey Harwell, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard University

Mauricio Dorfman, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

Cristian Lasagna-Reeves, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology. Indiana University School of Medicine

Anita Quintana, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Texas El Paso

Chrystal Lopez-Vergara, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Gina Fernandez, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, St. Mary’s College

Amy Arguello, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University

Ian Mendez, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Texas El Paso

Sonia Mayoral, PhD

Assistant Professor, Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University

2017 MINDS Former Fellows

Gilbert Gallardo, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Washington University

Todd White

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine

Dionna Williams, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, John Hopkins University

Tania Garcia, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Loyda Mendez, PhD

Associate Professor, Universidad Del Este Carolina, Puerto Rico

Stephanie Correa, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, University of California LA

LaTasha Crawford, VMD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Delany Torres-Salazar, PhD

Program Officer, NIH

Paola Giusti-Rodriguez, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida

Sade Spencer, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota

2016 MINDS Former Fellows

Anthony Baucum, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine

Arturo Andrade, PhD

Assistant Professor, Institute for Brain Science, Brown University

Gelsy Torres, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of University of Pittsburgh

Gunnar Kwayke, PhD

Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Oberlin College

Leslie Kwayke, PhD

Associate professor, Department of Neuroscience, Oberlin College

Catrina Robinson, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina

Luis Colon-Perez, PhD

Assistant Research Professor, Department of University of California Irvine

Andrea Raymond

Associate Professor, Department of, Florida International University

Maricedes Acosta-Martinez, PhD

Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University

Patrice Jackson-Ayotunde, PhD

Associate Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

ABOUT US

2015 MINDS Former Fellows

Nesha Burghardt, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Hunter College

Amy Brewster, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University

Candice Brown, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, West Virginia University

Hakeem Lawal, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Delaware State University

Joaquin Lugo, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University

Demetrio Sierra, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Jorge Alvarez, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Katherine Serafine, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Texas El Paso

Maureen Stabio, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

2014 MINDS Former Fellows

Ruben Dagda, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine

Sergio Iniguez, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University Texas – El Paso

Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, PhD

Distinguished Medical Lecturer, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine

Kevin Jones, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan

Nidia Quillinan, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Ulises Ricoy, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson

Kedra Wallace, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Joseph Arboleda-Velasquez, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard University