NGP Program Faculty
NGP faculty mentors target a wide range of questions in modern neuroscience, from molecules and circuits to mind and artificial intelligence. Faculty are drawn from ¼ø»Æʦapp’s Colleges of Science, Medicine, Engineering and Computer Science, Education, Arts and Letters, Wilkes Honors College, and from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience.
William Alexander, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Boca Raton Campus
Rindy Anderson, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Boca Raton Campus | Davie - DW, 336 | Boca Raton - SC, 207
Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Nicole Aponte Santiago, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Executive Director, ¼ø»Æʦapp Brain Institute | Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Pharmacology
Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Mare Cudic, Ph.D.
Professor Director of Honors in Chemistry Program
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ali A. Danesh, PH.D., FAAA
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 - 434
Kevin Darby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Erik Duboué, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Biology
Erik Engeberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Bio Robotics Lab Director
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | Department of Biomedical Engineering
Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
Professor | Vice President for Research
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry | Division of Research
Laura Fontenas, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and I-SENSE Fellow
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Biomedical Engineering
Tanja Godenschwege, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Patrick A. Grant, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Biomedical Science | Senior Associate Dean for Research
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
William Hahn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Mathematics and Statistics
Erika Hoff, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Emily Hokett
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Boca Raton Campus
Sang Hong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | OURI Faculty Liaison
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Kailiang Jia, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
¼ø»Æʦapp Biological Sciences
Nancy Jones
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Scott Kelso, Ph.D.
Eminent Scholar in Science and Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Rajappa Kenchappa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Clinical Neurosciences
Alan Kersten, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Irem Korucu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Boca Raton Campus | BS-12 307
Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research Professor (secondary appointment)
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Corinne Lasmezas, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor and Director of David and Lynn Nicholson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Clinical Neurosciences
Sarah L. Milton, Ph.D
Chair and Professor
¼ø»Æʦapp Biological Sciences
Rod Murphey, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Ramin Pashaie, Ph.D
Professor and I-SENSE Fellow
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Biomedical Engineering
Didem Pehlivanoglu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Rodrigo Pena, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Simon Pieraut, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Jupiter Campus | RE-MC 19 106
Ning Quan, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science | ¼ø»Æʦapp Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Claudia de Oliveira Rodrigues, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Mónica Rosselli, Dr.
Professor and Associate Chair of Psychology
Wen Shen, Ph.D
Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Robert Stackman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for the Jupiter Campus and Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Srinivasa Subramaniam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Principal Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Fatemeh Tabari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Rui Tao, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Lawrence Toll, Ph.D
Professor, Biomedical Science | ¼ø»Æʦapp Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Andy V. Khamoui, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | ¼ø»Æʦapp Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Robert Vertes
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Jianning Wei, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Teresa Wilcox, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Ilyas Yildirim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Anne L. van Zelst, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Boca Raton Campus
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) Faculty
Salil Bidaye, Ph.D.
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, FL
Phone: 561.972.9000
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McLean Bolton, Ph.D.
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: 561.972.9000
Email: mclean.bolton@mpfi.org
David Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: 561.972.9000
Email: David.Fitzpatrick@mpfi.org
Hidehiko Inagaki, Ph.D.
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: 561.972.9000
Email: hidehiko.inagaki@mpfi.org
Vidhya Rangaraju, Ph.D.
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone:Â (561) 972-9000
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Sarah Stern, Ph.D.
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone:Â (561) 972-9000
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Lin Tian, Ph.D.
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone:Â (561) 972-9000
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Yingxue Wang, Ph.D.
Office:Â Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
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Email: Yingxue.Wang@mpfi.org
Ryohei Yasuda, Ph.D.
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: 561.972.9000
Email: ryohei.yasuda@mpfi.org