Neuroscience Graduate Group Committees

2024-2025 Academic Year

Academic Review Committee

Group 1
David Roalf................................................roalf@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Naiara Aquizu Lopez .............................aquizun@chop.edu
Akiva Cohen..............................................cohena@email.chop.edu
Tom Jongens.............................................jongens@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Catrina Hacker*........................................cmhacker@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Group 2

Judy Grinspan............................................grinspan@email.chop.edu
Jessica Morgan..........................................jwmorgan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Yale Cohen..................................................ycohen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Tim Machado.............................................Timothy.Machado@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Kyndall Nicholas*.................................... kyndall@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Group 3
Minghong Ma (Chair)...............................minghong@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Marc Fuccillo...............................................fuccillo@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Natali Chanaday........................................Natali.Chanaday@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Philip Campbell.........................................Philip.Campbell@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Venkata (Sai) Chaluvadi*........................Sai.Chaluvadi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Group 4
Marc Schmidt ............................................marcschm@sas.upenn.edu      
Michael Hart...............................................hartmic@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Wenqin Luo.................................................luow@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Amelia Eisch...............................................EISCHA@chop.edu
Jessie Greenslade*....................................Jessie.Greenslade@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Group 5
Josh Gold.....................................................jigold@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Joe Zhou.......................................................marielde@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Edward Lee ................................................zhaolan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Kahlilia Blanco...........................................Kahlilia.Blanco@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jaffna Mathiaparanam*...........................jaffna@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

Nick Balderston.........................................nicholas.balderston@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Seema Bhatnagar ................................... bhatnagars@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Long Ding....................................................lding@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Wenqin Luo.................................................luow@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Michael Hart................................................hartmic@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Tim Machado...............................................Timothy.Machado@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Lauren Kreeger ..........................................Lauren.Kreeger@PennMedicine.upenn.edu
Xilma Ortiz Gonzalez................................ortizgonzalez@chop.edu
David Roalf...................................................roalf@upenn.edu
Ewa Warczak...............................................Ewa.Warczak@PennMedicine.upenn.edu
Yuanquan Song...........................................songy2@chop.edu
Jeff Phillips....................................................jefpi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Kim Christian................................................Kchristi@pennmedicine.upenn.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
Phil Campbell..........................................Philip.Campbell@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Curriculum Committee

Chair
Akiva Cohen ..............................................cohena@email.chop.edu

Lab Rotation Talks Committee

Chair
Corey McMillan..........................................mcmillac@pennmedicine.upenn.edu