External Advisory Committee

Phase 2

Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD

Louisiana State University Health New Orleans (LSU), School of Medicine

  • Boyd Professor (Highest Rank in LSU System)
  • Inaugural Founder, Ernest C. and Yvette C. Villere Chair for the Study of Retinal Degeneration
  • Professor of Ophthalmology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Neurology
  • Founding Director, Neuroscience Center of Excellence
  • Foreign Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Francis W. “Bill” Flynn, PhD, Chair

University of Wyoming (UW)

  • Professor Emeritus, Neuroscience UW
  • Chair, CNTN EAC
  • Previous Appointments:
  • Director, Graduate Neuroscience Program
  • Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology
  • Director of the NIH Center of Biomedical Research
  • Excellence in Neuroscience (2000-2016; Phases I, II, and III)

Joel Kramer, PsyD

Project R-1 Mentor 

University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Weill Institute for Neurosciences

  • Professor, Neuropsychology in Neurology
  • Director, Memory and Aging Center,   Neuropsychology Program
  • John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation Endowed Professor, UCSF
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship-Neuropsychology, Martinez VA Hospital, Martinez, CA

Michael Webster, PhD

University of Nevada, Reno

  • Foundation Professor
  • Director, Center for Integrative Neuroscience (NIH COBRE)
  • Co-Director, Neuroscience (Undergraduate Majors)
  • Co-Director, Integrative Neuroscience Graduate Program

Kathleen Anne Welsh-Bohmer, PhD

Project R-2 Mentor 

Duke University, School of Medicine

  • Professor, Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Professor, Neurology
  • Therapeutic Lead for Alzheimer’s Disease Interventional Trials
  • Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
  • Duke-UNC ADRC-ORE Core PI

Jessica S. Damoiseaux, PhD

Institute of Gerontology & Department of Psychology Wayne State University

  • Associate Professor, Institute of Gerontology and Department of Psychology
  • Director of the Institute for Brain Health at Wayne State University
  • Postdoctoral Training at Stanford University
  • Head of Connect Lab
  • Michigan ADRC Neuroimaging Core Co-I

Phase 1

Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD

Louisiana State University Health New Orleans (LSU), School of Medicine

  • Boyd Professor (Highest Rank in LSU System)
  • Inaugural Founder, Ernest C. and Yvette C. Villere Chair for the Study of Retinal Degeneration
  • Professor of Ophthalmology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Neurology
  • Founding Director, Neuroscience Center of Excellence
  • Foreign Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Francis W. “Bill” Flynn, PhD, Chair

University of Wyoming (UW)

  • Professor Emeritus, Neuroscience UW
  • Chair, CNTN EAC
  • Previous Appointments:
  • Director, Graduate Neuroscience Program
  • Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology
  • Director of the NIH Center of Biomedical Research
  • Excellence in Neuroscience (2000-2016; Phases I, II, and III)

Edgar E. Garcia-Rill, PhD

Edgar E. Garcia-Rill, PhD
  • Center for Translational Neuroscience
  • Department of Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences
  • College of Medicine
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

William Jagust, MD

William Jagust, MD

Project 1 Mentor

  • Professor, Public Health and Neuroscience
  • Berkeley School of Health

Irene Litvan, MD

Irene Litvan, MD

Project 2 Mentor

  • Tasch Endowed Professor in Parkinson’s Disease Research
  • Director, Movement Disorders Program
  • University of California San Diego

Michael Webster, PhD

University of Nevada, Reno

  • Foundation Professor
  • Director, Center for Integrative Neuroscience (NIH COBRE)
  • Co-Director, Neuroscience (Undergraduate Majors)
  • Co-Director, Integrative Neuroscience Graduate Program

Inactive

Bruce Lamb, PhD

Bruce Lamb, PhD

Project 3 Mentor

  • Roberts Family Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease Research
  • Executive Director Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
  • Indiana University School of Medicine