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Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center

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Richard D. Andreatta, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences
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Douglas A. Andres, PhD

  • Professor
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
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Michael T. Bardo, PhD

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Timothy Butterfield, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Physiology
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Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD

  • Professor, Director Rehabilitation Sciences PhD Program
  • Endowed University Professor in Health Sciences
  • Physiology
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Bonnie Firestein, PhD

  • Professor
  • Chair, Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
  • Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
  • Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
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Greg Gerhardt, PhD

  • Regular Faculty
  • Neuroscience
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Dan Y. Han, PsyD, CELM, FANA, FRSM, FRSPH

  • Chief, Division of Neuropsychology
  • Professor of Neurology
  • Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Neurology
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Jimmi Hatton-Kolpek, PharmD

  • Professor of Pharmacy Practice & Science
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Justin Karr, PhD

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Patrick H. Kitzman, PhD, PT

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Susan McDowell, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Janet Galloway Carter Endowed Chairperson, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Chief Medical Officer for Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Josh M. Morganti, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
  • Neuroscience
  • Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

Bruce O'Hara, PhD

  • Professor of Biological Sciences
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Kwaku Obeng, MD

  • Associate Professor of Radiology
  • Vice Chair of Collaboration, Community Advancement and Shared Success
  • Division Chief, Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
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Chirayukumar Pandya, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Neurosurgery
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David K. Powell, PhD

  • Neuroscience
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Mark A. Prendergast, PhD

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Jill M. Roberts, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Neurosurgery
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Frederick A. Schmitt, PhD

  • Professor
  • Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
  • Neurology
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Sara Shahid Salles, DO

  • Professor
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  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Ann M. Stowe, PhD, FAHA

  • Professor
  • Director of Graduate Studies, Integrated Biomedical Sciences
  • Neurology
  • Office of Biomedical Education
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  • Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
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Sridhar Sunderam, PhD

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Linda J. Van Eldik, PhD

  • Professor, Department of Neuroscience
  • Director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
  • Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
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Wang-Xia Wang, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Guoqiang Yu

  • Professor

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