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Joanna Abraham, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Improving collaborative practices in healthcare using principles and techniques from informatics to promote patient safety, quality and care continuity

Key words
Communication, Decision support, mental health, telemedicine

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Beau Ances, MD, PhD

Daniel J. Brennan Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Characterization of Dementia (HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) and Alzheimer`s Disease (AD) using functional magnetic resonance imaging

Key words
Alzheimer’s disease, blood flow, brain mapping, dementia, HIV, MRI

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Dustin Baldridge, MD,PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Utilizing the power of genetics to elucidate the molecular pathogenesis of disease and transform patient care

Key words
Genetics, genomics, transcription factors, rare disease

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Dennis Barbour, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Sensation, perception and cognitive processing of sounds and speech

Key words
perception and cognition, behavioral assessment, medical informatics, computational audiology, machine learning, clinical decision support

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Randall Bateman, MD

Charles F and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Alzheimer disease pathophysiology

Key words
amyloid, apolipoprotein E, Alzheimer’s disease, drug treatment, mass spectrometry, protein production and clearance

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Michael Belloy, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
Our research is dedicated to understanding the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, employing bioinformatic tools and a big-data approach that integrates genetics, multi-omics, brain imaging, and clinical data.

Key words
Genetics, Multi-Omics, Bioinformatics, Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease

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Yehuda Ben-Shahar, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Molecular, cellular, genetic and evolutionary mechanisms of behavior

Key words
Behavioral genetics, Evolutionary neurogenetics, Drosophila, Ion channels, Molecular genetics, Neurobiology, Neuroethology, Sensory systems

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Tammie Benzinger, MD, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Novel neuroimaging approaches to study aging and Alzheimer's disease.

Key words
MRI, PET, Alzheimer’s disease, aging, imaging biomarkers for clinical trials

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Mikhail Berezin, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Investigation the mechanism of peripheral neuropathies

Key words
biophysics, cancer related peripheral neuropathy, optical imaging and spectroscopy instrumentation

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Laura Bierut, MD

Professor

Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Family and genetic studies of psychiatric illnesses and substance dependence (alcoholism, smoking, and cocaine dependence)

Key words
alcoholism, genetics, substance abuse