Our Team

Michael Fox, Ph.D.
Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Director, neuroSURF program
Director, School of Neuroscience, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Jenny Munson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering

Samy Lamouille, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Research Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Assistant Professor, Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Sora Shin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institue at VTC
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Ph.D.
Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Director, Center for Neurobiology Research
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, VTC School of Medicine

Jeff Stein, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Associate Director, Center for Transformative Research on Health Behaviors
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Brittany Howell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Associate Director, Center for Transformative Research on Health Behaviors
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Sharon Swanger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Shannon Farris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Yuchin Albert Pan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund Eminent Research Scholar in Developmental Neuroscience,
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Zhi Sheng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Stefanie Robel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Assistant Professor, School of Neuroscience, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery and Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Distinguished Research Scholar, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Research Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Craig Ramey, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Distinguished Research Scholar, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Research Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, College of Science
Research Professor, Department of Human Development, College of Liberal Arts and Human Science, Virginia Tech
Research Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Konark Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Alexei Morozov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Read Montague, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech Carilion Vernon Mountcastle Research Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Director, Center for Human Neuroscience Research
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Stephen M LaConte, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Radiology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Brooks King-Casas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Science
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Warren K. Bickel, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech Carilion Behavioral Health Research Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Director, Addiction Recovery Research Center
Co-Director, Center for Transformative Research on Health Behaviors
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.
Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Associate Professor, Department of Basic Science Education, School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering

Pearl Chiu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
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.
Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Director, Neuromotor Research Clinic
Associate Professor, School of Neuroscience, College of Science
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology, Virginia Tech
Senior Dean for Research, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Professor, Departmentof Biological Sciences, College of Science, Virginia Tech
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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