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 University

  • Emily Rocha, Ph.D. (2013-2015)
    Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh

  • Michela Deleidi, M.D. (2007-2011)
    Helmholtz Group Leader, DZNE.

  • Gunnar Hargus, M.D., Ph.D. (2008-2011)
    Assistant Professor, Columbia University

  • Johan Jansson (2012-2014)

    Senior Clinical Scientist, Takeda 

  • Jan Pruszak, M.D. (2004-2010)
    Professor, Paracelsus Medical University

  • Chee-Yeun Chung Ph.D. (2003-2009)
    Director, Yumanity

  • James Koprich Ph.D. (2005-2009)
    CSO, Atuka

  • Kambiz N. Alavian Ph.D. (2007-2009)
    Lecturer, Imperial College

  • Pawel Licznerski Ph.D. (2006-2008)
    Associate research scientist, Yale

  • Eva Hedlund Ph.D. (2002-2008)
    Associate Professor, Karolinska Institute

  • Takahito Yoshizaki M.D. (2005-2008)
    Clinical Associate Professor, Keio University

  • Antoine de Chevigny Ph.D. (2006-2008)
    Research associate, CNRS Marseille

  • Shannon Mendes Ph.D. (2006-2007)
    Senior Director, Supernus

  • Zhicheng Lin Ph.D. (2006-2007)
    Asst. Professor, Harvard Medical School

  • Kai Sonntag M.D. Ph.D. (2000-2007)
    Asst. Professor, Harvard Medical School

  • Rosario Sanchez-Pernaute M.D. Ph.D. (2001-2007)
    Director, AIAT

  • Haruhisa Inoue M.D., Ph.D. (2004-2005)
    Professor, Kyoto University

  • Hyemyung Seo Ph.D. (1999-2006)
    Professor, Hanyang University, Korea

  • Lars Björklund M.D. Ph.D. (2000-2003) 
    Assistant Professor, Karolinska Institute

  • Rachel Bortnick M.D. Ph.D. (2003)
    Pediatric physician, Salzburg

  • Francesca Cicchetti Ph.D. (1999-2001)
    Professor, Laval University, Quebec

  • Kevin McNaught Ph.D. (2000-2001)
    Executive Director, FREED

  • Lauren Costantini Ph.D. (1996-2000)
    Head of Operations, Neuraptive

  • Terrence Deacon Ph.D. (1992-1999)
    Professor, University of California at Berkeley

  • Pushpa Tandon Ph.D. (1998-1999)
    Program Director, NCI

  • Nadia S. K. Haque Ph.D. (1995-1996)
    Director, Hoffman-La Roche

  • Lindsay Burns Ph.D. (1992-1996)
    VP, Cassava

  • Stephen Tatter M.D. (1993-1995)
    Professor, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  • Peyman Pakzaban M.D. (1992-1994)
    Neurosurgeon, Houston Spine and Neurosurgery Institute 

  • David Frim M.D. (1991-1993)
    Professor, University of Chicago 

  • Ullrich Wullner M.D. (1991-1992)
    Professor, Neurological University Clinic, Bonn

  • Philippe Hantraye Ph.D. (1991-1992)
    Institute Director, Professor, CEA, Paris.

  • William Rosenberg M.D. (1990-1992)
    Neurosurgeon, Midwest Neurosurgery Assoc., Kansas City, MO

  • James Schumacher M.D. (1989-1990)
    Neurosurgeon, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, FL