Our Leadership
Ole Isacson M.D.
Founding Director
Professor Neurology and Neuroscience,
Harvard Medical School.
Penny Hallett Ph.D.
Co-Director
Assistant Professor Psychiatry,
Harvard Medical School
Staff
Team.
Ole Isacson, M.D. Founding Director of Neuroregeneration Institute & Labs
Penelope Hallett, Ph.D. Co-Director of Neuroregeneration Institute & Labs
Oliver Cooper, Ph.D. Principal Investigator
Sandra Pohlman Grants Administrator
James M. Schumacher, M.D. Principal Investigator
Roger Spealman, Ph.D. Principal Investigator
Anna-Liisa Brownell, Ph.D. Principal Investigator
Erika Di Biase, PhD. Instructor
Paulina Rowicka, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dilara Halim, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Kyle Connolly, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Teresia Osborn, Ph.D. Research Associate
Arnar Astradsson, M.D. Research Associate
Sebastian Gaese Research Assistant
Swetha Ganeshjeevan Research Assistant
Luc Jordi, Masters Student ETHZ
Sindhu Billakanti, Undergraduate Student UPenn
Former Team Members.
Ingrid Crumpton (2021-2023)
Clinical Research Coordinator, MGH
Ria Thomas (2016-2022)
Senior Scientist, n-Lorem Foundation
Zachary MacBain (2017-2022)
Research Associate, Tectonic Therapeutic
SaraAnn Rosenthal (2019-2021)
Research Assistant, McLean Hospital
Oeystein Brekk, Ph.D. (2016-2021)
Scientist, Takeda
Deepika Dinesh (2011-2020)
PhD candidate, University of Massachusetts
Joanna Korecka-Roet, Ph.D. (2014-2019)
Assistant Professor, Brigham and Womens Hospital
Dan Ploug Christensen, Ph.D. (2015-2016)
Senior scientist, Embark Biotech
Elizabeth Moloney, Ph.D. (2016-2018)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National University of Ireland
Gaynor Smith, Ph.D. (2013-2016)
Assistant Professor, Cardiff UniversityEmily Rocha, Ph.D. (2013-2015)
Assistant Professor, University of PittsburghMichela Deleidi, M.D. (2007-2011)
Helmholtz Group Leader, DZNE.Gunnar Hargus, M.D., Ph.D. (2008-2011)
Assistant Professor, Columbia UniversityJohan Jansson (2012-2014)
Senior Clinical Scientist, Takeda
Jan Pruszak, M.D. (2004-2010)
Professor, Paracelsus Medical UniversityChee-Yeun Chung Ph.D. (2003-2009)
Director, YumanityJames Koprich Ph.D. (2005-2009)
CSO, AtukaKambiz N. Alavian Ph.D. (2007-2009)
Lecturer, Imperial CollegePawel Licznerski Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Associate research scientist, YaleEva Hedlund Ph.D. (2002-2008)
Associate Professor, Karolinska InstituteTakahito Yoshizaki M.D. (2005-2008)
Clinical Associate Professor, Keio UniversityAntoine de Chevigny Ph.D. (2006-2008)
Research associate, CNRS MarseilleShannon Mendes Ph.D. (2006-2007)
Senior Director, SupernusZhicheng Lin Ph.D. (2006-2007)
Asst. Professor, Harvard Medical SchoolKai Sonntag M.D. Ph.D. (2000-2007)
Asst. Professor, Harvard Medical SchoolRosario Sanchez-Pernaute M.D. Ph.D. (2001-2007)
Director, AIATHaruhisa Inoue M.D., Ph.D. (2004-2005)
Professor, Kyoto UniversityHyemyung Seo Ph.D. (1999-2006)
Professor, Hanyang University, KoreaLars Björklund M.D. Ph.D. (2000-2003)
Assistant Professor, Karolinska InstituteRachel Bortnick M.D. Ph.D. (2003)
Pediatric physician, SalzburgFrancesca Cicchetti Ph.D. (1999-2001)
Professor, Laval University, QuebecKevin McNaught Ph.D. (2000-2001)
Executive Director, FREEDLauren Costantini Ph.D. (1996-2000)
Head of Operations, NeuraptiveTerrence Deacon Ph.D. (1992-1999)
Professor, University of California at BerkeleyPushpa Tandon Ph.D. (1998-1999)
Program Director, NCINadia S. K. Haque Ph.D. (1995-1996)
Director, Hoffman-La RocheLindsay Burns Ph.D. (1992-1996)
VP, CassavaStephen Tatter M.D. (1993-1995)
Professor, Wake Forest University School of MedicinePeyman Pakzaban M.D. (1992-1994)
Neurosurgeon, Houston Spine and Neurosurgery InstituteDavid Frim M.D. (1991-1993)
Professor, University of ChicagoUllrich Wullner M.D. (1991-1992)
Professor, Neurological University Clinic, BonnPhilippe Hantraye Ph.D. (1991-1992)
Institute Director, Professor, CEA, Paris.William Rosenberg M.D. (1990-1992)
Neurosurgeon, Midwest Neurosurgery Assoc., Kansas City, MOJames Schumacher M.D. (1989-1990)
Neurosurgeon, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, FL