Neuroscience Graduate Group Committees
2023 - 2024 Academic Year
Academic Review Committee
Group 1
Joe Kable....................................................kable@psych.upenn.edu
Sandy Maday............................................smaday@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Akiva Cohen..............................................cohena@email.chop.edu
Tom Jongens.............................................jongens@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Julie Merchant*........................................jpmerch@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Group 2
Judy Grinspan............................................grinspan@email.chop.edu
Jessica Morgan...........................................jwmorgan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Yale Cohen...................................................ycohen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Kelsey Nemec*............................................kelsey.nemec@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Group 3
Marc Fuccillo...............................................fuccillo@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Greg Bashaw..............................................gbashaw@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Minghong Ma (Chair)...............................minghong@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Nicole Rust..................................................nrust@pysch.upenn.edu
Daniel Connolly*........................................daniel.connolly@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Group 4
Marc Schmidt ............................................marcschm@sas.upenn.edu
Michael Hart...............................................hartmic@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Wenqin Luo.................................................luow@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Evan Gallagher*.........................................evan.gallagher2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Group 5
Josh Gold.....................................................jigold@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Mariella De Biasi.......................................marielde@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Edward Lee ................................................edward.lee@uphs.upenn.edu
Erica Korb....................................................ekorb@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jessica Schwarz*.......................................jschwar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
*NGG Student
Awards Committee
Chair
Wenqin Luo................................................luow@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Members
Stewart Anderson....................................andersons3@email.chop.edu
Yun Ding.......................................................yding19@sas.upenn.edu
Sandra Maday............................................smaday@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
PhD Admissions Committee
Co-Chairs
Judy Grinspan...............................................grinspan@chop.edu
Heath Schmidt..............................................hschmidt@nursing.upenn.edu
Members
Amber Alhadeff…………………………………..amberla@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Nick Balderston.........................................nicholas.balderston@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Seema Bhatnagar .....................................bhatnagars@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Long Ding......................................................lding@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Michael Hart......................................................hartmic@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Wenqin Luo......................................................luow@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Tim Machado......................................................Timothy.Machado@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Sandra Maday ......................................................smaday@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Xilma Ortiz Gonzalez...................................ortizgonzalez@chop.edu
David Roalf......................................................roalf@upenn.edu
David Raizen...................................................raizen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Yuanquan Song..............................................songy2@chop.edu
MD/PhD Admissions Committee
Chair
Ethan Goldberg .....................................................goldberge@chop.edu
Members
Elizabeth Bhoj...........................................bhoje@email.chop.edu
Alice Chen-Plotkin...................................chenplot@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Kathryn Davis............................................katedavis@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Max Kelz.....................................................max.kelz@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Bob Heuckeroth........................................hueckerothr@email.chop.edu
Aaron Alexander-Bloch..........................aaron.alexander-bloch@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Eric Marsh...................................................marshe@email.chop.edu
Guo-li Ming.................................................gming@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jennifer Orthmann-Murphy...................jennifer.orthmann-murphy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Richard Phillips..........................................richard.phillips@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
David Raizen..............................................raizend@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dan Wolf.....................................................danwolf@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas.......................ahrensnicklasr@chop.edu
Ana Cristancho.........................................cristanchoa@chop.edu
Ahmara Ross...........................................ahmara.ross@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Curriculum Committee
Chair
Akiva Cohen ..............................................cohena@email.chop.edu
Lab Rotation Talks Committee
Chair
Corey McMillan..........................................mcmillac@pennmedicine.upenn.edu