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 FAU’s Colleges of Science, Medicine, and Engineering and Computer Science, Education, Wilkes Honors College, and from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience.

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William Alexander

Associate Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS, 310, Boca Raton Campus
Email: walexander@fau.edu
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Rindy Anderson

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: BC-90, Room 336, Davie Campus
Phone: 954.236.1144 (Davie), 561.297.4681 (Boca)
Email: andersonr@fau.edu
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Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 206, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3368
Email: ganzures@.fau.edu
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Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Psychology and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 101, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3433
Email: ebarenho@fau.edu
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Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Executive Director, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office: MC-22, Room 201G, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8100
Email: rblakely@health.fau.edu
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Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.

Associate Professor: Neuroscience, Honors College
Office: MC-22, Room 216H, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8115
Email: lcarvelli@fau.edu
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Maré Cudic, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Director Honors in Chemistry Program, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.4645
Email: mcudic@fau.edu
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Predrag Cudic, Ph.D.

Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Office: MC-17, Room 208, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8375
Email: pcudic@fau.edu
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Ali A. Danesh, Ph.D., FAAA

Professor, Director of Audiology Clinic, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders; College of Education; Professor of Integrated Medical Science, College of Medicine
Office: ED-47, Room 434, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2071
Email: danesh@health.fau.edu
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Kevin Darby, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 211, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.6033
Email: darbyk@fau.edu
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Erik Duboue, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology, Wilkes Honors College
Office: RE, Room 205
Phone: 561-799.8069
Email: eduboue@fau.edu
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Erik D. Engeberg, Ph.D.

Professor, Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Office: EW Room 178, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0530
Email: eengeberg@fau.edu
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Greg Fields, Ph.D.

Interim vice President for Research
Executive Director, Institute for Human Health & Disease Intervention
Office: MC-17, Room 109, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8577
Email: fieldsg@fau.edu
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Laura Fontenas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 202, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8053
Email: lfontenas@fau.edu
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Chad Forbes, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor of Psychology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Associate Director, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office: BS, Room 101, Boca Campus
Phone: 561.297.3373
Email: forbesc@fau.edu
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Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D.,SMIEEE

Associate Professor, Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Office: EE-96, Room 319, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.4031
Email: bghoraani@fau.edu
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Tanja A. Godenschwege, Ph.D.

Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 209, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.297.1390
Email: godensch@fau.edu
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Patrick Grant, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor of Biomedical Science Department, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 313, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.1053
Email: grantp@health.fau.edu
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Kathleen Guthrie, Ph.D.

Director of Graduate Education, Neuroscience Graduate Program, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute,
Professor at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 208, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0457
Email: kguthrie@health.fau.edu
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William Hahn, Ph.D.

Research Associate, Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Office: BS-12, Room 405, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2231
Email: whahn@fau.edu

Erica Hoff, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: ES, Room 274, Davie Campus
Phone: 954.236.1142
Email: ehoff@fau.edu
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Sang Hong, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 209, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2905
Email: shong6@fau.edu
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Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 323, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0712
Email: cisgor@health.fau.edu
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Kailiang Jia, Ph.D.

Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Offices: SC-1, Room 261, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.799.8054
Email: kjia@fau.edu
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Nancy Aaron Jones, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: MC-13, Room 215, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8632
Email: njones@fau.edu
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J.A. Scott Kelso, Ph.D.

Glenwood and Martha Creech Eminent Scholar in Science and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Office: BS-12, Room 411, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2229
Email: jkelso@fau.edu
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Alan Kersten, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Office: Behavioral Science Room 203, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3382
Email: akersten@fau.edu
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Andy V. Khamoui, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Office: Field House Labs FW11A-128, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.4450
Email: akhamoui@fau.edu
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Corinne Lasmezas, Ph.D., DVM

Professor and director, David and Lynn Nicholson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Schmidt College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 310, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.228.3456
Email: clasmezas@health.fau.edu

Sarah Milton, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Biological Science, College of Science
Office: SC-1, Room 288, Boca Raton campus
Phone: 561.297.3327
Email: smilton@fau.edu
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Rodney Murphey, Ph.D.

Professor, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 101, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8050
Email: rmurphey@fau.edu
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Ramin Pashaie, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Fellow of I-SENSE and Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Office: EE, 317, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.1041
Email: rpashaie@fau.edu
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Howard Prentice, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 139, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0362
Email: hprentic@fau.edu
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Ning Quan, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 216G, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8100
Email: nquan@health.fau.edu
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Claudia Rodrigues, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Office: BC 71, Room 224, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2878
Email: crodrigues@health.fau.edu
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Rodrigo de Oliveira Pena, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Office: MC-19, Room 109, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8514
Email: penar@fau.edu
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Monica Rosselli, Ph.D.

Professor and Assistant Chair, Psychology, College of Science
Office: E&S, Room 268A, Davie Campus
Phone: 954.236.1108
Email: mrossell@fau.edu
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Susan Schneider, Ph.D.

Director, Center For the Future Mind, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Office:SO 283, Boca Raton Campus
Phone:561-297-3878
Email: sschneider@fau.edu
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Wen Shen, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 229, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0628
Email: wshen@health.fau.edu
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Summer Sheremata, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 207, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3362
Email: ssheremata@fau.edu
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Robert Stackman, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, John D. MacArthur Campus
Dean, FAU Graduate College
Professor, FAU Dept. of Psychology, and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Office: MC-19, Room 110, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.297.4358
Email: rstackma@fau.edu
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Rui Tao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 327, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0713
Email: rtao@health.fau.edu
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Lawrence Toll, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 215J, Jupiter Campus
Email: ltoll@health.fau.edu
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Henriette van Praag

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 215G, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8689
Email: hvanpraag@health.fau.edu
vanPraagLab@fau.edu
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Robert Vertes, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychology and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 329, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2362
Email: rvertes@fau.edu
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Jianning (Jenny) Wei, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 210, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0002
Email: jwei@health.fau.edu
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Teresa Wilcox, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 101B, Boca Campus
Email: wilcox@fau.edu
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Jang-Yen (John) Wu, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 241, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0167
Email: jwu@health.fau.edu
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Ilyas Yildirim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Office: MC-17, 224, Jupiter Campus
Email: iyildirim@fau.edu
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Qi Zhang, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-17, Room 101, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8575
Email: zhangq@health.fau.edu
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Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) Faculty

Salil Bidaye, Ph.D.

Research Group Leader, Neuronal Control of Locomotion
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, FL
Phone: 561.972.9000
Email: salil.bidaye@mpfi.org
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McLean Bolton, Ph.D.

Research Group Leader, Disorders of Neural Circuit Function
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: 561.972.9000
Email: mclean.bolton@mpfi.org
Website, Lab website

David Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, Research Group Leader, Scientific Director, Functional Architecture and Development of Cerebral Cortex
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: 561.972.9000
Email: David.Fitzpatrick@mpfi.org
Website, Lab website

Hidehiko Inagaki, Ph.D.

Research Group Leader, Neuronal Dynamics and Cognitive Functions
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: 561.972.9000
Email: hidehiko.inagaki@mpfi.org
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Vidhya Rangaraju, Ph.D.

Research Group Leader
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: (561) 972-9000
Email: Vidhya.Rangaraju@mpfi.org

Sarah Stern, Ph.D.

Research Group Leader, Neural Circuits and Behavior
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: (561) 972-9000
Email: sarah.stern@mpfi.org
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Yingxue Wang, Ph.D.

Research Group Leader
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: 561.228.2227
Email: Yingxue.Wang@mpfi.org
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Ryohei Yasuda, Ph.D.

Research Group Leader, Scientific Director, Neuronal Signal Transduction
Office: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, Fla.
Phone: 561.972.9000
Email: ryohei.yasuda@mpfi.org
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