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Leah Rubin, Ph.D., M.A., M.P.H.
- Co-Founder/Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Brain Health Program
- Professor of Neurology
- Professor of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
- Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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Barbara Slusher, Ph.D., M.A.S.
- Director, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery
- Professor of Neurology
- Joint Appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Professor of Medicine
- Professor of Neuroscience
- Professor of Oncology
- Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
Faculty and Staff
Center Directors
Co-Directors
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Jennifer Coughlin, M.D.
- Co-Founder/Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Brain Health Program
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
- Associate Professor of Neurology
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Ahmet Hoke, M.D., Ph.D.
- Director, Neuromuscular Division
- Professor of Neurology
- Professor of Neuroscience
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Rana Rais, Ph.D.
- Director, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery
- Associate Professor of Neurology
- Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
Co-Investigators
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Arnold Bakker, Ph.D., M.A.
- Director, Psychiatry Neuroimaging Core
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Associate Professor of Neurology
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Robert Norman Cole, Ph.D., M.S.
- Director, Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility
- Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry
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Takashi Tsukamoto, Ph.D.
- Director, Medicinal Chemistry, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery Program
- Associate Professor of Neurology
- Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
External Advisory Committee
- Ronald J. Ellis, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego
- Robert Paul, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Missouri Institute of Mental Health
- Madhavan P. Nair, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Immunology and NanoMedicine, Florida International University
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