Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program Officers

Melissa Miller

Melissa Miller

ERP Program Manager

Dr. Miller currently serves as a Program Manager within the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). As program manager she is responsible for the execution and management of tax-payer dollars supporting investigation into critical biomedical research topics. The CDMRP Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) aims to advance our understanding of PTE and develop strategies to improve the health and well-being of Service members, Veterans, and the American public. Before joining CDMRP Dr. Miller’s academic work focused primarily on drug development and characterization of ion channel physiology.

Erin Sanders

Science Officer

Dr. Sanders has a background in neuroscience which she applied to blast-TBI and clinical research for combat casualty care in support of the Navy and DOD.