NEWS RELEASE
Ann Whitman
(212) 223-4040
awhitman@dana.org
Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives Elects Nineteen New Members
New York, NY, January 31, 2012—The executive committee of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives announced the names of nineteen members newly elected to the organization. New members’ specialties include autism, neuro-oncology, and neuroeconomics.
The Dana Alliance is a nonprofit organization of more than 300 leading neuroscientists committed to advancing public awareness about the progress and promise of brain research. Supported entirely by the Dana Foundation, the Dana Alliance does not fund research or make grants.
The new Dana Alliance members are:
Moses V. Chao, Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine
Diane Chugani, Ph.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Hollis T. Cline, Ph.D.
The Scripps Research Institute
Anthony J. Furlan, M.D.
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Paul W. Glimcher, Ph.D.
New York University, Center for Neural Science
Andreas Jeromin, Ph.D.
Banyan Biomarker’s, Inc.
Arnold Kriegstein, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Ann C. McKee, M.D.
Boston University School of Medicine
Richard K. Nakamura, Ph.D.
Center for Scientific Research, NIH
Rae Nishi, Ph.D.
University of Vermont
Jeffrey L. Noebels, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Marina Picciotto, Ph.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
Scott L. Pomeroy, M.D., Ph.D.
Children’s Hospital, Boston
Eric Racine, Ph.D.
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
Mark M. Rasenick, Ph.D.
University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine
John L.R. Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Kathryn E. Saatman, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky
Craig Stark, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Howard L. Weiner, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Recognized as leaders in their respective fields, Dana Alliance members are among the world’s foremost authorities on neuroscientific research and clinical neurology topics. Each has made a personal commitment to support the mission of the Dana Alliance through active participation in outreach and educational activities, such as Brain Awareness Week, which takes place March 12-18 this year.
The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization that supports brain research through grants and educates the public about the successes and potential of brain research.
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