Faculty and Staff

Center Directors

  • 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
  • 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

Co-Directors

  • Amanda M. Brown, Ph.D.

    • Associate Professor of Neurology
    • Associate Professor of Neuroscience
  • 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
  • Ahmet Hoke, M.D., Ph.D.

    • Director, Neuromuscular Division
    • Professor of Neurology
    • Professor of Neuroscience
  • 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

External Advisory Committee

Hear From Our Researchers

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