Consultant

Joel Garbow, PhD

  • Consultant
  • Core B
Dr. Garbow is a Professor of Radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. He is an expert in MRI and spectroscopy methodology, including extensive preclinical MRI studies of the brain.

Fredric Gorin, MD, PhD

  • Project 2 Consultant
  • Project 2
Dr. Fredric Gorin is a Professor Emeritus of Neurology in the School of Medicine as well as Molecular Biosciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine. He is a board-certified neurologist with training in small molecule drug design. He is interested in the relationship of the plasminogen activating system and BBB dysfunction resulting in neuroinflammation.

Bruce Hammock, PhD

  • Consultant
  • Project 1
  • Core A
Dr. Bruce Hammock is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Entomology and Nematology. Dr. Hammock is a toxicologist and bio-organic chemist with extensive experience in pharmacology. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work on immunoassays and sensors for toxins. He is trained in drug metabolism and has expertise in metabolomics.

Kia Shahlaie, MD, PhD, FAANS

  • Consultant
  • Project 3
Dr. Shahlaie is a Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery. He directs the Bronte Research Laboratory at the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience, where his team is developing new deep brain stimulation techniques to improve learning and memory function. He is involved in drug trials for management of traumatic brain injury and brain and nerve stimulation trials to improve cognition in patients with epilepsy. 

External Advisory Board

Raymond Dingledine, PhD

  • Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory School of Medicine
A major research emphasis of Dr. Raymond Dingledine involves identifying novel targets and pathways involved in the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms of epilepsy and new routes to clinical treatment of epilepsy and brain injury.

Daniela Kaufer, PhD

  • Professor of Integrative Biology and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, UC Berkeley
The Dr. Daniela Kaufer investigates molecular events that underlie brain plasticity and deterioration in the face of stress and neurological insults throughout life using interdisciplinary approaches ranging from cell culture to behavioral analysis. 

Manisha Patel, PhD

  • Professor, Vice-Chair Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado
The overarching theme of Dr. Manisha Patel's research is to understand the role of redox processes and metabolic mechanisms in epilepsy, aging and toxicant-induced brain injury. 

Karen Wilcox, PhD

  • Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah
  • Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Karen Wilcox's research focuses on understanding basic mechanisms underlying epileptogenesis, seizure generation, and therapy-resistance to anticonvulsant drugs. 

Graduate Student

Alita D'Almeida, BE

  • Graduate Student
  • Core B
Alita D'Almeida is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis and a graduate student researcher with the Chaudhari lab in the Department of Radiology. Her research is primarily in preclinical neuroimaging with projects in developing methods for analysis of MRI and PET scans in small and large animal models as well as in the development of methods to quantify imaging data.

Brittany Davis, MS

  • Graduate Student
  • Project 2
Brittany Davis is a DVM-Ph.D. student in the Neuroscience Graduate Group. As a dual degree student, she aspires to contribute to research aimed at improving the quality of both human and animal lives. Her research is focused on understanding how organophosphate exposure affects the blood brain barrier, with the goal of identifying therapeutic strategies to mitigate neurotoxicity.