Our Team

Michael Fox, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Director, Developmental and Translational Neurobiology Center
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Sharon Swanger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Developmental and Translational Neurobiology
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Shannon Farris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Developmental and Translational Neurobiology Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Yuchin Albert Pan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Commonwealth Center for Innovative Technology Eminent Research Scholar in Developmental Neuroscience, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Research, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

Gregorio Valdez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Zhi Sheng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D.
I. D. Wilson Chair in the College of Science, Virginia Tech
Executive Director, School of Neuroscience, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Eminent Scholar in Cancer Research
Director, Center for Glial Biology in Health, Disease, and Cancer
Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

Stefanie Robel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, School of Neuroscience, College of Science, Virginia Tech

Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D.
Professor and Distinguished Research Scholar, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Research Professor, Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Craig Ramey, Ph.D.
Professor and Distinguished Research Scholar of Human Development, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Human Development, Virginia Tech
Professor of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Konark Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Alexei Morozov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Read Montague, Ph.D.
Inaugural Holder, Virginia Tech Carilion Vernon Mountcastle Research Professorship
Director, Human Neuroimaging Laboratory, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Director, Computational Psychiatry Unit, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Stephen M LaConte, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Brooks King-Casas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

Warren K. Bickel, Ph.D.
Inaugural Holder, Virginia Tech Carilion Behavioral Health Research Professorship
Director, Addiction Recovery Research Center
Professor of Psychology, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

John C. Chappell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Center for Heart and Regenerative Medicine Research, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences

Pearl Chiu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Stephanie DeLuca, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Jefferson College of Life Sciences
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D.
Founding Executive Director, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute ♦ Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology, Virginia Tech
Senior Dean for Research, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine ♦ Professor of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Chair, Department of Biomedical Science, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Deborah F Kelly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Michael Fox, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Director, Developmental and Translational Neurobiology Center
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Sharon Swanger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Developmental and Translational Neurobiology
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Shannon Farris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Developmental and Translational Neurobiology Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Yuchin Albert Pan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Commonwealth Center for Innovative Technology Eminent Research Scholar in Developmental Neuroscience, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Research, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

Gregorio Valdez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Zhi Sheng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Harald Sontheimer, Ph.D.
I. D. Wilson Chair in the College of Science, Virginia Tech
Executive Director, School of Neuroscience, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Eminent Scholar in Cancer Research
Director, Center for Glial Biology in Health, Disease, and Cancer
Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

Stefanie Robel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, School of Neuroscience, College of Science, Virginia Tech

Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D.
Professor and Distinguished Research Scholar, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Research Professor, Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Craig Ramey, Ph.D.
Professor and Distinguished Research Scholar of Human Development, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Human Development, Virginia Tech
Professor of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Konark Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Alexei Morozov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Read Montague, Ph.D.
Inaugural Holder, Virginia Tech Carilion Vernon Mountcastle Research Professorship
Director, Human Neuroimaging Laboratory, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Director, Computational Psychiatry Unit, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Stephen M LaConte, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Brooks King-Casas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

Warren K. Bickel, Ph.D.
Inaugural Holder, Virginia Tech Carilion Behavioral Health Research Professorship
Director, Addiction Recovery Research Center
Professor of Psychology, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

John C. Chappell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Center for Heart and Regenerative Medicine Research, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences

Pearl Chiu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Stephanie DeLuca, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Jefferson College of Life Sciences
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D.
Founding Executive Director, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute ♦ Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology, Virginia Tech
Senior Dean for Research, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine ♦ Professor of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Chair, Department of Biomedical Science, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Deborah F Kelly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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